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Rwanda says it's in 'early stages' of talks with U.S. to take in deported migrants

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The tiny east African country of Rwanda says it's holding "early talks" with the Trump administration about taking in deported migrants from the U.S.

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German lawmakers reject Friedrich Merz as chancellor in a stunning 1st round

Friedrich Merz, left, reacts after he fell short of votes need to be chancellor in first round vote at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin on Tuesday.

The setback is a major embarrassment for the leader of the center-right Christian Democrats, less than three months after winning the most votes in Germany's federal election.

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Trump administration asks court to toss suit restricting access to abortion drug

The Department of Justice seal is seen during a news conference Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn.

The Trump administration on Monday asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three GOP-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access to abortion medication mifepristone.

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El Salvador president orders arrest of bus company heads for defying free ride policy

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Bukele had announced that all bus fares for a week would be completely free due to construction the government was carrying out on one of the main highways running through San Salvador.

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Trump restricts funding for 'gain-of-function' research — calling it dangerous

Gain-of-function research, became especially controversial and politically polarized during the COVID-19 pandemic.  One theory states the SARS-CoV2 virus spilled out of a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan, China.

President Trump issued an executive order Monday banning federal funding for any research abroad that involves a field of scientific study known as "gain-of-function" research. Here's what it means.

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States sue Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energy

Wind turbines of South Fork Wind are seen off the coast of Block Island, R.I., on Oct. 9, 2024.

Attorneys general from 17 states and D.C. are challenging an executive order Trump signed on his first day in office pausing approvals, permits and loans for all wind energy projects.

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Be square and get to the root of it! Celebrate Square Root Day today!

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Square root days happen only a few times in a century, and the man who brought the day fame is celebrating his sixth one.

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Former Palantir workers condemn company's work with Trump administration

The logo of the big data analytics software company Palantir Technologies on display during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on Jan. 23, 2025.

In a rare rebuke, more than a dozen former workers of the powerful data-mining and surveillance company say the firm's work with the Trump administration violates the company's founding principles.

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Israel's Plans for Gaza

Smoke rises from the area following an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis, Gaza on May 05, 2025.

Israel's cabinet has approved plans for Gaza that include expanding the war, taking territory with the intent to keep troops there, and major shifts in the way food and aid are distributed. Our correspondent in Tel Aviv tells us what are in the plans and what they could mean for Gaza.

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Trump's plan for movie tariffs leads to global confusion

The Hollywood sign in January 2024. Production in Hollywood has been declining.

Production in Hollywood has been suffering. But it's unclear how a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States would work – or who it would help.

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'James' wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for fiction

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The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday afternoon. Percival Everett won the award for fiction for his novel James, a powerful re-imagination of Huckleberry Finn.

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Fast-moving Eta Aquarid meteor shower to light up the predawn sky

An Eta Aquarid meteor streaks over north Georgia on April 29, 2012.

The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower is set to peak early on May 6 and will be viewable in the dark predawn skies.

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Minor infractions lead to big problems for international students

Thousands of international students studying at U.S. universities have had their visa records terminated by the Trump administration, sometimes for infractions as minor as a traffic violation.

After weeks of confusion, the Trump administration confirmed that it terminated visa records for thousands of international students because of past brushes with law enforcement, many of them minor.

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It's last call for Skype as the once-popular video calling app shuts down

A Skype logo is seen at the Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. The video conferencing app is shutting down on Monday.

Microsoft has announced that the pioneering online video calling service that's been around for more than two decades will go offline on Monday.

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A Maryland town backed Trump's cost-cutting pledge. Now it's a target

Emmitsburg Mayor Frank Davis voted for Donald Trump in hopes he would cut federal spending. Now Davis hopes those cuts don

Emmitsburg is home to the National Fire Academy, effectively the war college for U.S. firefighters. The Trump administration's decision to halt classes has some townspeople pondering their votes.

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Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz for the 'most ruthless and violent' prisoners

The former federal prison complex on Alcatraz Island is seen in 2005. The site has been operated by the National Parks Service for decades — but President Trump says he is ordering federal agencies to rebuild and expand a penitentiary site on the island in San Francisco Bay.

The prison on a forbidding island off San Francisco was operated at a prohibitive cost.Now, President Trump says it's time to substantially enlarge and rebuild Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary.

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Why midwives are worried

A pregnant woman brought her child to a health clinic in Farchana, Chad. They are sitting under a mosquito net. MIdwives play a critical role in addressing the country

In Chad, they're a key force in addressing the country's high rate of maternal mortality. But U.S. aid cuts have affected their salaries.

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Talk therapy is up, and use of psych meds without therapy is down, a study finds

The study found that more people who start psychotherapy stick with it than in previous years.

A study from the American Journal of Psychiatry suggests that psychotherapy is becoming more accessible to people. The study looks at trends in mental health treatment from 2018 to 2021.

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With disability rights under attack, history offers hope and a possible playbook

If Congress cuts Medicaid funding, health policy researcher Ari Ne

Harvard researcher Ari Ne'eman says the policy shifts underway under the Trump administration pose a unique threat to people with disabilities, but that they've fought for rights before and won.

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Why Israel plans to limit life-saving aid into Gaza. And, Diddy's trial begins today

Palestinians receive bags of flour and other humanitarian aid distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.

Israel's cabinet approved a plan to limit the way life-saving aid is distributed in Gaza. And, Diddy's trial begins today wth jury selection.

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Trump diminishing 'own scope of control' with Rubio in dual roles, says John Bolton

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaves after high-level talks on Ukraine and its security, at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris Thursday, April 17.

Marco Rubio serving as both Secretary of State and national security adviser could be "ultimately disadvantageous" to President Trump, says former adviser John Bolton.

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Jury selection in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial begins today

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 15: Sean "Diddy" Combs attends the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The trial for the rap mogul, who faces criminal charges for sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transporting to engage in prostitution, is underway. Opening statements are slated for May 12.

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NIH cuts baby 'Safe to Sleep' team. Here's what parents should know

The Safe to Sleep campaign has greatly reduced cases of sudden infant death syndrome and other sleep-related deaths.

For three decades the NIH has led 'Safe to Sleep,' helping parents reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related injuries. The NIH cuts come as cases have been rising.

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A Soviet probe orbiting Earth since 1972 will soon reenter the planet's atmosphere

The crescent moon and Venus are pictured in Bangkok in 2023. A failed Soviet lander bound for Venus in 1972 and stranded in orbit is finally set to return to Earth.

Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades. It's still unknown if the craft will fall to Earth intact or burn up upon atmospheric reentry.

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'Tailoring Black style' is the theme of the 2025 Met Gala. Here's what to know

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky at the 2023 Met Gala. The rapper is one of the co-chairs of this year

Expect to see a focus on menswear: jackets, trousers, suits, hats, and maybe a cane or two.

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Tourist boats capsize in sudden storm in southwest China, leaving 10 dead

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers conduct a search and rescue operation at one of the two passenger boats capsized in Qianxi City, southwest China

More than 80 people fell into a river when strong winds hit the scenic area in Guizhou province late Sunday afternoon, state broadcaster CCTV said.

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Israel plans new control of food and supplies in Gaza

Wedad Abdelaal and her husband Ammar , feed their 9 month old son Khaled, in their tent at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Mawasi Khan Younis, Gaza Strip on Friday.

The United Nations and major groups currently running aid operations in Gaza, briefed by Israel on the plans, said they would not cooperate with the plans.

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An exhibit honoring victims of gun violence is taken down at ATF headquarters

Attorney General Merrick Garland looks at an exhibit titled the Faces of Gun Violence while on a tour led by Steve Dettelbach, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, at ATF headquarters on April 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C. The display has now been taken down.

The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S.

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Catholic leaders criticize Trump for posting apparent AI photo of himself as the pope

President Trump is pictured at the Vatican in 2017 with Pope Francis, who died last month.  Trump posted on social media Friday what appears to be an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope.

When asked about the image, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York who is friendly with Trump, said "it wasn't good" and that he hoped Trump had nothing to do with it.

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Does a president need to uphold the Constitution? Trump says 'I don't know'

President Donald Trump arrives to give a commencement address at the University of Alabama, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The president says a third term is 'not something I'm looking to do,' and the US economy is in a 'transition period'

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