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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and opponent kick off their election campaigns

Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference following the First Ministers Meeting at the National War Museum on Friday.

Trump's frequent attacks on Canada's sovereignty have infuriated Canadians and led to a surge in Canadian nationalism that has bolstered Liberal poll numbers.

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Pope Francis makes first public appearance ahead of hospital discharge

Pope Francis gestures as he appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14.

The Pontiff's expected discharge comes after a five-week hospitalization for a severe respiratory infection.

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Palestinian deaths in Gaza rise above 50,000 as Israel expands its military campaign

Palestinians walk amid the rubble of destroyed homes and buildings in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip, March 14.

The death toll reached the milestone just days after Israel resumed its military campaign in Gaza, breaking a ceasefire with Hamas.

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As Ovechkin nears the NHL goals record, the hockey world leans in to savor the moment

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals celebrates after scoring against the Philadelphia Flyers on April 16, 2024, in Philadelphia. He

For years, Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career regular-season goals was widely thought to be untouchable. Now, the Washington Capitals star has just a handful to go to claim the record as his own.

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This Harlem pastor fights mental health stigma — and shares his own struggles

Pastor Michael A. Walrond, who leads the First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, says mental health wasn

First Corinthian Baptist Church founded a separate nonprofit that employs therapists to bring mental health care to a community where stigma remains a high barrier to healing.

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Humming along in an old church, the Internet Archive is more relevant than ever

The Internet Archive office is housed in a former Christian Science church in San Francisco. Six weeks into the administration, the Internet Archive said it had cataloged some 73,000 web pages that existed on the U.S. government websites prior to Trump

The Trump administration's erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world's digital history.

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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 19, including Hamas official

People take part in a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, March 22, 2025.

Israeli strikes across the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 19 Palestinians overnight, including a Hamas political leader, as the military ordered new evacuations in the southern city of Rafah.

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Turkish court orders key Erdogan rival jailed pending trial on corruption charges

A protester holds a flare next to riot police officers during a protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, March 22, 2025.

Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was detained following a raid on his residence earlier this week, sparking the largest wave of street demonstrations in Turkey in more than a decade.

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The U.S. lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials, says Kabul

Acting interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, speaks during the funeral prayers of Khalil Haqqani, the minister for refugees and repatriation, during his funeral procession in eastern Paktia province, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2024.

The U.S. has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including the interior minister, officials in Kabul said Sunday.

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Hundreds arrested in Turkey in protests against the detention of Istanbul's mayor

A protester shouts slogans during a protest against the arrest of Istanbul

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the top challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is accused of corruption and terror links. The opposition says Imamoglu's arrest is politically motivated.

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Trump says Boeing will build the new generation of fighter jets, the F-47

President Trump speaks as an image of an F-47 fighter jet is displayed in the Oval Office in Washington on Friday.

Trump said Boeing had won the contract to build the U.S. Air Force's next generation of fighter jets. Little is known about the jet's specifications, appearance or capabilities.

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Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday, doctors say

Surgeon Sergio Alfieri speaks to journalists on Saturday in the entrance hall of Rome

The pontiff spent over five weeks being treated for bronchitis that evolved into a severe respiratory illness. When he returns to the Vatican, he will need to rest for two months, his doctor said.

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Trump revokes classified access for Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and others

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump stand before sending off former President Joe Biden and Jill Biden to board a Marine helicopter en route to Joint Base Andrews after the inauguration on Jan. 20, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

While mostly symbolic, the move to revoke security clearances for over a dozen former officials has been seen as a warning to President Trump's adversaries.

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Israel strikes multiple sites in southern Lebanon in response to rocket attack

Smoke billows from the site of Israeli artillery shelling that targeted the area of the southern Lebanese village of Yohmor on Saturday.

Lebanese health officials said two people were killed, including a child, and several more were injured.

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Where is the NCAA basketball tournament game-winning buzzer-beater?

Liam McNeeley #30 of the Connecticut Huskies shoots the ball while defended by Mohamed Wague #5 of the Oklahoma Sooners during the first half in the first round of the NCAA Men

A wider disparity between major conferences and lesser-known conferences has lent itself to fewer close games in the early rounds of both the men's and women's NCAA tournaments.

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A VA rescue effort saved 15,000 veterans' homes. Some in Congress want to scrap it

Iraq war veteran Kevin Conlon is among tens of thousands of veterans left facing foreclosure because of a debacle in the VA home loan program. 

An NPR investigation uncovered 40,000 vets facing foreclosure due to a VA mistake. A rescue program is helping many of them, but others fear being left out if Congress cuts this new lifeline

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DHS revokes legal protections for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak in Alaska during a tour on Monday.

The Department of Homeland Security's new policy, revoking legal protections for hundreds of thousands, impacts people who are already in the U.S. and who came under a humanitarian parole program.

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South Sudan "on the brink" UN warns amid renewed violence

Southern Sudanese who have returned to the south by barges  stand on the banks of the Nile river in Juba

The worlds youngest country teetering on the brink of another conflict and the possibility of regional war.

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Can't-miss interviews: Martha Stewart, Japanese Breakfast and an astronaut

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Rounding up the big interviews you might have missed, from gardening tips with Martha Stewart to a conversation with a former astronaut about what happens to our bodies after that much time in space.

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From Martha Stewart to Japanese Breakfast, 7 can't-miss interviews this week

Hundreds stand outside of a New York courthouse to protest the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder who was arrested by federal immigration agents in New York City.

Rounding up the big interviews you might have missed, from gardening tips with Martha Stewart to a conversation with a former astronaut about what happens to our bodies after that much time in space.

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Bernie Sanders is drawing record crowds as he pushes Democrats to 'fight oligarchy'

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a "Fighting Oligarchy" tour event at Arizona State University, Thursday in Tempe, Ariz.

The populist message of Sen. Bernie Sanders' "Fighting Oligarchy" tour has resonated with voters frustrated by President Trump's agenda — and the Democratic Party's muddled response.

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Flights resume at London Heathrow after a daylong closure sparked travel chaos

Travellers arrive at Terminal 5 as Heathrow Airport slowly resumes flights after a fire cut power to Europe

Heathrow Airport said it was "fully operational" on Saturday, after an almost daylong closure sparked by an electrical substation fire. But airlines warned that severe disruption will last for days.

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Court hearing centers on Newsmax CEO's role in spreading election-fraud claims

Newsmax Media CEO Christopher Ruddy, shown here in 2018, was the focus of a court hearing in a lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems against the network. Dominion is suing Newsmax for defamation over false claims of election fraud broadcast on the network following the 2020 presidential election.

Newsmax is being sued for defamation by Dominion Voting Systems — the same company that sued Fox News over false 2020 election-fraud claims and walked away with a nearly $800 million settlement.

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Trump has U.S. Indo-Pacific allies guessing on trade and security

South Korean and U.S. Navy vessels steam in formation during a joint naval exercise in international waters off South Korea

As with Europe, the Trump administration is sending conflicting signals to America's long-standing allies in Asia, with whom the U.S. has deep-rooted security agreements that date back to the 1950s.

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Some European countries and Canada issue advisories for travelers to the U.S.

The German and the U.S. flags fly in front of the Chancellery in Berlin, on Oct. 18, 2024.

The advisories come after some citizens from European countries and Canada have been detained and deported by immigration officials while traveling to the United States.

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The Social Security Administration's many proposed changes are worrying advocates

The entrance of the Social Security Administration

The Trump administration has announced a flurry of changes at the agency that oversees Social Security. Advocates warn these moves could lead to people having a harder time getting help with benefits.

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George Foreman, the glowering heavyweight who became a lovable champion, dies at 76

Former heavyweight champion George Foreman has hit glove lifted into the air after referee Al Munoz gave Foreman the victory in his heavyweight fight against Bert Cooper in Phoenix, on June 2, 1989.

The heavyweight who lost the "Rumble in the Jungle" to Muhammad Ali before authoring an inspiring second act as a 45-year-old champion and a successful businessman was 76.

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Voice of America staff sue Trump administration for shutting down network

Staff at the government broadcaster Voice of America have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, which put nearly 900 employees on leave and froze funding last week.

Six Voice of America journalists and a director at its parent agency have sued the Trump administration, alleging its moves to shut down the U.S.-funded network are unconstitutional.

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The long history of Russia's broken promises to Ukraine

A demonstrator holds a sign that reads "Remember Budapest Memorandum 1994" during a protest outside the embassy of the United States of America in Warsaw, Poland earlier this month.

Representatives from Russia and Ukraine will be in meetings to try to hammer out details of a ceasefire on Monday. But peace is still a long way off.

For starters it's only a partial ceasefire—no strikes on energy infrastructure. It's only for 30 days.

And the Ukrainians and Russians aren't even meeting with each other. The U.S. will be a go-between.

One of the biggest things working against a new agreement, is what happened after Ukraine's last agreement with Russia. And the ones before that.

Ukraine says it won't trust a promise from Russia. It needs security guarantees. To understand why, you've got to go back to the birth of independent Ukraine.

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Homeland Security makes cuts to civil rights and immigration oversight offices

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks to staff at DHS headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28.

DHS confirms it is implementing a reduction in force in three oversight offices as part of the effort to cut the federal workforce.

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