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UCLA Smashes Record as Fudd Goes No. 1, Johnson Dealt in Trade-Filled Night

Azzi Fudd heard her name called first on draft night, capping a stunning rise that took her from a quiet tournament finish to the top of the 2026 WNBA draft. The UConn guard, selected by the Dallas...

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Two House members exit to escape expulsion votes as ethics backlog fuels Capitol Hill frustration

Two House members announced their departures Monday rather than face potential expulsion, capping weeks of scandal that have left lawmakers demanding faster action on ethics investigations stalled ...

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Cruise Ship Murder: Teenager Charged As Adult in Stepsister's Death

A 16-year-old boy faces federal murder and sexual abuse charges in the November death of his 18-year-old stepsister aboard a Carnival cruise ship, federal prosecutors announced Monday after a judge...

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Military confirms deadly boat strike in Pacific, offers no proof of trafficking link

The US military announced Monday that it killed two people in a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, describing them as operatives involved in drug smuggling. The Southern Command said ...

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OpenAI breaks free from Microsoft, leans hard into Amazon as AI wars heat up

OpenAI is reshaping its corporate partnerships, signaling that its long relationship with Microsoft has become a constraint rather than an asset. The ChatGPT maker is doubling down on Amazon Web Se...

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What 300 Hours in the Cockpit Taught Me About Living Better

After crossing the 300-hour mark as a recreational pilot, flying two- and four-seater piston-powered aircraft, I've noticed something curious: the skills that keep you alive at altitude translate d...

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Trump's Gulf Gamble Blows Back on Everyone Else

Europe wanted no part of it. For weeks, the continent maintained a sensible distance from the conflict in Iran, arguing it bore no responsibility for a war it didn't start and couldn't control. Kei...

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Trump loses major defamation case against Wall Street Journal

A federal judge on Monday dismissed President Trump's $20 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, ruling that the president failed to meet the legal threshold required to prove ...

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Companies Racing to Deploy AI Without Building Safety Nets

Corporate America is deploying artificial intelligence at breakneck speed, but the guardrails to keep it in check are nowhere near ready. A new survey from Grant Thornton reveals a stunning gap bet...

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Trump posts then deletes AI image of himself as Jesus, sparks uproar among Christian base

Donald Trump managed to do something rare on Sunday: alienate a core slice of his own coalition. The president posted an artificial intelligence-generated image to Truth Social showing himself bath...

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Trump's Jesus-Like Image Triggers Backlash From Own Christian Base

A social media post showing President Trump in white and red robes, hand glowing as he touched a sick man's forehead, has ignited sharp criticism from prominent Christian voices, including those wh...

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Trump Administration Fires Two Immigration Judges Who Blocked Student Deportations

The Department of Justice has terminated six immigration judges, including two who ruled against the Trump administration in high-profile cases involving pro-Palestinian university students arreste...

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Trump's Iran gamble backfires as Tehran gains leverage in tense talks

Weekend negotiations in Pakistan have revealed an uncomfortable truth for the Trump administration: its military campaign has failed to weaken Iran and may have inadvertently strengthened Tehran's ...

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Texas Republican Gonzales bails from Congress after misconduct allegations

Rep. Tony Gonzales announced Monday night he will file for early retirement from Congress, stepping away amid sexual misconduct allegations that had triggered bipartisan calls for his ouster.Gonzal...

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Texas Republican Tony Gonzales exits Congress, dodging expulsion vote

Rep. Tony Gonzales announced Monday that he will resign from Congress, filing his retirement papers the following day. The Texas Republican's decision comes as lawmakers prepared to move forward wi...

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Swalwell Quits Congress Over Sexual Assault Allegations

California Democrat Eric Swalwell announced Monday he will resign from Congress, stepping away after sexual assault and misconduct allegations derailed his campaign for governor and triggered a Hou...

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Swalwell quits Congress over harassment allegations

Rep. Eric Swalwell announced Monday he will step down from his House seat following sexual harassment and assault allegations from four women.The California Democrat said the distraction to his con...

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Major Study Clears Tylenol in Pregnancy, Contradicting Trump Claims on Autism

A sweeping Danish study published this week found no connection between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism diagnoses in children, directly contradicting high-profile claims made by the T...

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Hungary's voters end Orban's 16-year grip in stunning rebuke

Viktor Orban's prediction that he only needed to win once, then "win properly," finally met its match on Sunday. His centre-right challenger Peter Magyar delivered exactly that kind of decisive vic...

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U.S. demands 20 years on Iranian uranium, talks stall over nuclear standoff

Negotiations between Washington and Tehran hit a wall this past weekend in Islamabad over the scope and duration of restrictions on Iran's nuclear program, with the U.S. pushing for a two-decade fr...

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Trump's Holy Week Tirade Against Pope Leo Could Cost Him Catholic Swing Voters

Donald Trump capped a profanity-laden Holy Week with direct attacks on Pope Leo XIV and posted an AI image of himself as a biblical healer, moves that threaten to fracture his support among America...

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Budapest's Strongman Falls: What Hungary's Election Means for Trump's America

Viktor Orbán spent 16 years building what he called an "illiberal" state in Hungary, wielding control over courts, media, and universities while courting authoritarian leaders worldwide. On Sunday,...

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The Economy Is Fine. Americans Hate It Anyway.

By nearly every traditional measure, the American economy is performing reasonably well. Unemployment sits at 4.3%. Inflation has cooled to 3.3% annually. The stock market is flat but stable. Yet A...

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Vance's brutal week: Iran talks collapse, Hungary ally crushed at polls

JD Vance returned from a seven-day diplomatic sprint with nothing to show for it. In Hungary, the American vice-president stood on stage backing Viktor Orbán against electoral odds. In Pakistan, he...

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House Ethics Panel Opens Probe Into Swalwell Over Sexual Misconduct Claims

The House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell on Monday, examining whether the California Democrat engaged in sexual misconduct involving a subordinate employee.The c...

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Mass Deportation Hardliners Demand Trump Pick Up the Pace

A determined coalition of conservative activists is escalating pressure on President Trump to deliver the sweeping deportation agenda that defined his campaign, warning that backsliding on immigrat...

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Billionaire Floods Georgia GOP Race With Hard-Line Culture War Ads

Rick Jackson is saturating Georgia's political airwaves with a barrage of provocative campaign spots targeting immigrants, transgender rights and diversity initiatives as he fights for the Republic...

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Trump's Epstein letter lawsuit tossed by Florida judge

A federal judge in Florida has dismissed Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch, ruling that the complaint failed to meet the legal threshold required ...

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Trump's AI Jesus Image Triggers Backlash From Christian Base

Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image to Truth Social on Sunday that depicted him as a Christ-like figure, complete with divine light radiating from his hands as he healed a sick patient in a h...

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Trump's deportation blitz: what the numbers reveal

President Donald Trump's campaign promise of aggressive immigration enforcement has begun to take concrete form. Since his inauguration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border P...

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Anthropic's growth rate has no historical parallel in American business

Anthropic's revenue trajectory defies the playbook of American business history. The AI company just announced its run-rate revenue has surpassed $30 billion, a number that seemed almost impossible...

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US Military Strikes Kill 5 in Eastern Pacific Drug Boat Operations

The US military conducted strikes against two vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday, resulting in five deaths and one survivor, according to military officials. The targets were accused ...

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Big Tech's Power Hunger Revives Carbon Capture Dreams

The artificial intelligence boom is creating an unlikely champion for a technology that has languished for years: carbon capture from power plants. As massive data centers consume ever more electri...

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Kratom Poisoning Cases Spike 1,200% as Synthetic Knockoffs Draw Fire

A surge in kratom-related poisonings across the United States has prompted fresh scrutiny of the botanical market, but researchers warn that cracking down on the substance entirely could backfire o...

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Silicon Valley's Checkbook: Billionaires Now Paying Premium Prices to Kill Tax Plan

California's signature-gathering market just got expensive. As campaigns compete to block a proposed billionaire tax, petition collectors are commanding $15 per signature, a notable jump reflecting...

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Swalwell exits California governor race over sexual assault claims

Representative Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, has withdrawn from the race following allegations of sexual assault and misconduct from multiple women, includi...

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TikTok Tarot Reader Fights $10M Judgment Over False Murder Accusations

A self-described psychic who made inflammatory claims on social media about a University of Idaho professor's involvement in a 2022 student murder case is now challenging a $10 million civil judgme...

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Mediators Race to Salvage Iran Deal Before April Deadline

Diplomats from Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey are intensifying shuttle negotiations with Washington and Tehran, hoping to resolve stalled nuclear talks before a ceasefire agreement expires on April 21...

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McIlroy warns rivals: Back-to-back Masters just the start

Rory McIlroy has no intention of coasting after joining an exclusive group of champions. The Northern Irish star successfully defended his Masters title at Augusta National, edging Scottie Scheffle...

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AI Creates a Three-Way Split: Users, Skeptics, and Open Resisters

Artificial intelligence is no longer a monolithic force. Instead, it's splintering society into three sharply divided groups with fundamentally different relationships to the technology, creating w...

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Oil hits $100 as Trump blockades Hormuz, US-Iran talks collapse

Crude prices surged past the $100 mark on Monday following the breakdown of weekend negotiations between Washington and Tehran, coupled with President Trump's decision to seal off a critical shippi...

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King Charles has a chance to deliver hard truths to America

King Charles III is walking into one of the most delicate diplomatic moments of his reign. When he addresses a joint session of Congress on April 28, he will carry the weight of British-American re...

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How grassroots immigration activism is forcing Trump to hit the brakes

A sprawling movement defending immigrants is having a measurable effect on Trump administration enforcement operations, slowing the pace of what critics call abusive practices through sustained pub...

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Swalwell Exits California Governor Race After Sexual Assault Allegations

Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell has ended his bid for California governor following multiple accusations of sexual assault and misconduct that emerged this week.The allegations center on cl...

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Bernie Sanders warns billionaire class could trigger economic crisis

Senator Bernie Sanders delivered a stark message about the nation's economic future during a rally in Manhattan on Sunday, declaring that without action against the wealthy elite, Americans face de...

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Trump escalates Iran threats after Pakistan peace talks collapse

President Donald Trump threatened military strikes on Iranian infrastructure and announced plans for a Strait of Hormuz blockade following the breakdown of nuclear negotiations in Pakistan.The thre...

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Trump Blasts Pope as Weak on Crime, Unfit for Foreign Policy

President Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV on Sunday in a lengthy Truth Social post, labeling him "WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy" and escalating a growing rift between the two leaders.T...

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DHS Opens Probe Into Swalwell's Nanny Over Work Authorization Questions

The Department of Homeland Security is investigating allegations that California Representative Eric Swalwell hired a Brazilian national without proper work authorization, according to an announcem...

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