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U.S. personnel are injured after Iranian-backed militants attacked an Iraq air base

A "number" of U.S. personnel are being evaluated for traumatic brain injuries, the U.S. military said, after barrage of missiles and rockets targeted the Ain al-Asad base on Saturday evening,

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NASA is looking for Ingenuity after losing contact with the Mars helicopter

The helicopter stopped communicating with the Perseverance rover during a test flight. Trouble for the overachieving rotorcraft would cut short its new phase of otherworldly flight exploration.

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121 potential gravesites found in a former Black cemetery at MacDill Air Force Base

The Air Force plans to expand its search for gravesites in a former Black cemetery at the Florida base. Headstones at the Port Tampa Cemetery were removed during construction of the base in the 1930s.

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State-backed Russian hackers accessed senior Microsoft leaders' emails, company says

Microsoft says hackers broke into its corporate email system and accessed the accounts of members of its leadership team, as well as those of employees on its cybersecurity and legal teams.

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Flour for Gaza to be shipped through the Israeli port in Ashdod, the White House says

Humanitarian groups had called for Israel to open the port to help alleviate the food crisis. All of Gaza's 2.2 million residents are at imminent risk of famine, the U.N. warns.

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As Houthi attacks on ships escalate, experts look to COVID supply chain lessons

Shipping experts hope lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Suez Canal disruption in 2021 and Somali pirate attacks more than a decade ago will mitigate widespread problems this time.

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Reported Israeli airstrike on Damascus kills commander with Iran's elite Quds Force

An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing a commander and one of his deputies, Syrian state media reported.

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Israel's anti-war movement includes mothers of soldiers serving in Gaza

A group of Israeli mothers, whose sons are fighting in Gaza, is calling to end the war. They hold a minority view, but draw inspiration from a successful protest by Israeli mothers in a previous war.

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Chris Christie dropped out. Where will his voters turn in the New Hampshire primary?

One woman called herself a super volunteer for Christie. Another man hosted the former New Jersey governor in his home. New Hampshire voters who backed Christie have to decide how to vote on Tuesday.

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Women and children are the main victims of the Israel-Hamas war, UN says

Women and children are the main victims in the Israel-Hamas war, with some 16,000 killed, according to the United Nations agency promoting gender equality.

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Grand jury indictment against Alec Baldwin opens two paths for prosecutors

Alec Baldwin once again is staring down a felony involuntary manslaughter charge after a grand jury indicted the actor in connection with the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer.

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Election-year politics threaten Senate border deal as Trump rallies opposition

Senators are closing in on a bipartisan deal on the border and immigration. But vocal opposition from the hard right and former President Donald Trump is threatening to topple the compromise.

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Mary Weiss, lead singer of The Shangri-Las, has died

With the 1960s pop girl group, Weiss found fame as a 15-year-old. She died on Friday, according to her husband.

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It's cold and snowing in D.C. But the March for Life goes on — after Roe ends

Marchers from across the country braved frigid temperatures and snow for the 51st annual March for Life — the second since the end of Roe v. Wade in America.

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Ousted Florida Republican cleared of rape allegation but faces video voyeurism charge

Police have asked prosecutors to charge the ousted chair Christian Ziegler with illegally video recording the sexual encounter he had with a female acquaintance on Oct. 2.

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The S&P 500 surges to a record high as hopes about the economy — and Big Tech — grow

The index surged over 1% to hit a record high, surpassing the previous peak hit around two years ago, driven by big gains in large tech companies and by hopes about the economy.

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Sen. Tim Scott plans to endorse Trump ahead of New Hampshire primary

The South Carolina Republican, a prominent figure in Congress, dropped his own bid for president in November. Now Scott is throwing his support behind former President Donald Trump.

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What to know about this weekend's brutal cold front in the central and eastern U.S.

A burst of arctic air is forecast to be warmer than last week. But nevertheless, the cold front will be expansive, bringing dangerous cold temperatures from Kansas to Pennsylvania.

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Alec Baldwin is indicted in fatal shooting of cinematographer after new gun analysis

Special prosecutors brought the case before a grand jury in Santa Fe, New Mexico this week, months after receiving a new analysis of the gun that was used.

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'Sports Illustrated' lays off most of its staff

The union representing the magazine's staff said that SI's publisher plans to cut "a significant number, possibly all" of its union-represented staff.

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Israeli protesters demand Gaza cease-fire in rare anti-war march through Tel Aviv

Civil rights lawyers pushed back against a crackdown on protests, securing permission to hold a rally to stop the war in Gaza.

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Charcuterie sold at Costco and Sam's Club is being linked to a salmonella outbreak

The CDC says there have been at least 47 illnesses across 22 states tied to the outbreak, which officials believe is linked to charcuterie meat trays sold at the two wholesale stores.

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Jack Burke Jr., who was the oldest living Masters champion, dies at age 100

In 1956, Burke staged the greatest comeback ever at Augusta National. He was a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, won the PGA Championship and was equally skilled as a teacher.

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Los Angeles Innocence Project takes Scott Peterson's case, decades after conviction

This week, Peterson's legal team filed motions seeking evidence and DNA testing. They're the first new court filings in his murder case in a year.

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Jordan accuses Israel of deliberately targeting its Gaza field hospital

Jordan said its field hospital in Khan Younis was hit by shells and gunfire, injuring a doctor and a patient. Israel denied the claim and said it was engaged in a skirmish with Hamas fighters nearby.

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Boeing 747 cargo plane with reported engine trouble makes emergency landing in Miami

A plane flown by Atlas Air experienced an engine malfunction and made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff. A witness said she saw sparks shooting from the plane.

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Up First briefing: Congress averts shutdown again; DOJ report details Uvalde failures

Congress passed a stopgap bill to fund the government through early March and avert a shutdown. The Justice Department details "cascading failures" in the police response to the Uvalde shooting.

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A rising tide of infrastructure funding floats new hope for Great Lakes shipping

Trains and trucks move the bulk of goods across the U.S. Some sailors say the Great Lakes waterways are underused shipping options and hope $17 billion of federal investment can help revitalize them.

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A Chinese and a Taiwanese comedian walk into a bar ...

Taiwanese comedian Vickie Wang and Chinese comedian Jamie Wang work through the lived experience of cross-strait tensions through comedy.

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German government wants companies to 'de-risk' from China, but business is reluctant

Tough new rhetoric on China from some members of Germany's governing coalition has led to disagreement rather than unity on what the government's policy should be.

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