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<p>Students, faculty and members of the Harvard University community rally last week in Cambridge, Massachusetts</p>

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<p>US Representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene smiles and claps during Trump’s address to Congress in March 2025</p>

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<p>Nadine Menendez, the wife of former senator Bob Menendez, was found guilty on 15 charges for her role in a bribery scheme</p>

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Wife of disgraced senator Bob Menendez is found guilty of taking bribes and faces decades behind bars

<p>Former NFL player and ESPN commentator Shannon Sharpe has been accused of sexual battery and assault in a civil lawsuit asking for $50 million</p>

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<p>The value of the U.S. dollar sank to its lowest point in three years on Monday after Donald Trump attacked the chair of the Federal Reserve online</p>

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US dollar hits three-year low after Trump rips fed chair Jerome Powell

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Four Democrats denied visit with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

<p>Usha Vance, left, Vice President JD Vance, their children Mirabel, from second left, Ewan and Vivek, and President Donald Trumpattend an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington on Jan. 20</p>

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<p>Researchers said they had found the ‘strongest evidence yet’ of life beyond our solar system in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18 b. Other scientists aren’t convinced</p>

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<p>Shipping containers sit stacked on trains at the Port of Los Angeles. An expert says if Donald Trump’s tariff plan continues, the U.S. will ‘absolutely’ enter a recession</p>

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<p>Delta flight catches fire in Orlando</p>

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<p>Attorneys for Karmelo Anthony (pictured) suggested that the defendant may claim self-defense </p>

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Track meet murder suspect facing an ‘uphill battle’ with self-defense claim, legal expert says

<p>Two Mississippi Capitol Police officers were indicted on manslaughter charges in connection to the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old Black man</p>

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<p>Charlotte Pohl and Maria Lepère were allegedly deported from Honululu, Hawaii, last month </p>

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<p>Fewer Americans are moving to Florida and Texas, new data has shown, as higher cost of living, economic uncertainty and increasing risk of natural disasters causes concern among homeowners. Tampa had a net inflow of just over 10,000 residents in 2024, compared to 35,000 people the year before</p>

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White House slams ‘fake news’ report that search is underway for Pete Hegseth replacement amid Pentagon chaos

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<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted the White House did not make a mistake in deporting a man living in Maryland</p>

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<p>Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reported her handbag stolen over the weekend</p>

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<p>The Chinese Ministry of Commerce promised to retaliate against any country that reaches an agreement with the U.S. that limits its trade with China</p>

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China issues warning to countries that strike trade deals with Trump

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Trump and Melania host White House Easter Egg Roll - where Big Tech has become the primary sponsor

<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters amid talks with Russia and Ukraine about a ceasefire agreement. A new report details sweeping changes he has planned at the State Department</p>

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Leaked memo reveals plan for huge State Department overhaul: Africa, climate and women’s issues all primed for the chop

<p>Some parliamentarians are reportedly lobbying to prevent the US president addressing parliament (Niall Carson/PA)</p>

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Brits call for Trump to be blocked from addressing Parliament during UK visit

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<p>Parents in Montgomery County who object for religious reasons want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use the books</p>

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<p>Bible sales have gone up in the UK</p>

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<p>Pope Francis’s poor health caused concern in the Vatican for some time and, as always happens, leading candidates to replace him, known as ‘papabile’, emerged before his death</p>

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<p>Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Santa Marta chapel at the Vatican, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018</p>

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<p>The Kardashian Easter baskets include an $845 unreleased Louis Vuitton bag</p>

The Kardashians’ luxurious Easter baskets include a $900 designer purse

<p>The U.S. spent an estimated $71 billion on GLP-1 class weight loss drugs like Ozempic in 2023. That sum is a more than 500 percent increase over the previous five years</p>

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Thousands of phone chargers recalled over fire risk

<p>Since the beginning of the year, more than 30 million poultry birds have been culled amid the spread of bird flu and a new outbreak has been reported in Ohio. The news comes as officials are trying to bring sky-high egg prices down.</p>

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Bird flu has wiped out more than 30 million chickens so far this year

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<p>Police allege that Charles Sheldon Bates, 61, a former Boy Scouts leader, possessed over 100 child sex abuse images</p>

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Boy Scout troop leader faces 42 charges for sex crimes that spanned over two decades, cops say

<p>This image provided by Mike Olason shows the newly-discovered comet SWAN on April 6, 2025. (Mike Olason via AP)</p>

Astronomers left disappointed as green comet meets fiery end

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Pork products spark health alert over possible metal contamination

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<p>Joe Rogan (left) and comedian Tim Dillon (right) have mocked Douglas Murray’s comments over Israel-Gaza, a week before</p>

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Joe Rogan and guest ridicule Douglas Murray’s ‘war tourism’ comments

<p>A drone flies at one of the Federal Aviation Administration’s designated drone testing sites run by nonprofit Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance Inc., at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, N.Y., on June 11, 2021</p>

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US airports face an increasing collision risk as drone use spikes

<p>US Marine Corps Lieutenant General James Glynn, right, with a Philippine army officer after the opening ceremony of the Balikatan exercises in Quezon City</p>

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US and Philippines launch ‘Super Bowl’ of military exercises around South China Sea

<p>A Ukrainian service member of the 25th Sicheslav Airborne Brigade fires a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launch system towards Russian troops near the frontline town of Pokrovsk, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine</p>

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Ukraine’s leaders and the Russian President also paid tribute to Pope Francis who has died aged 88

<p>Dylan Meyer attends the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022</p>

Kristen Stewart marries Dylan Meyer in intimate ceremony at Los Angeles home

<p>Adele steps out for a date night at Los Angeles Lakers game </p>

Adele makes rare appearance with her fiancé Rich Paul amid music break

<p>'Sinners' actor Delroy Lindo</p>

Blade actor who left Marvel reboot says troubled film ‘went off the rails’

Ben Kingsley as Itzhak Stern and Liam Neeson playing Oskar Schindler

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<p>Pedro Pascal in 'The Last of Us'</p>

Pedro Pascal says he’s ‘in active denial’ after huge Last of Us twist

<p>Six teenage girls were traveling in an SUV that veered into a tree in Marin County near San Francisco on Friday evening, California Highway Patrol said. No other vehicles were involved in the crash</p>

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4 California teens killed and 2 injured after SUV crashes into tree

<p>Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade was called out to a gender reveal party near the mouth of the River Tyn</p>

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Surprise! Gender reveal party’s pink flare mistaken for marine emergency

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Nicola Coughlan says she wouldn’t touch Harry Potter series ‘with a 10ft pole’

<p>Homeless people gather with their belongings and tents in the Mission District in September 2024. Homelessness has become a problem across California</p>

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California city may start arresting homeless people who refuse offer of shelter

<p>An adult woman and 12-year-old boy are dead following historic flooding in Oklahoma Saturday</p>

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Woman and boy killed as car swept away in ‘historic’ Oklahoma flooding

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<p>Several universities have agreed to corporate with ICE to quiz students about their immigration status.</p>

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Fresh fears spread across colleges after campus cops partner with ICE

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Trump officials may pull a further $1 billion in funding from Harvard

<p>Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday after announcing a 90-day pause on tariffs for 'more than 75' nations. As the president nears the end of his first 100 days, he has issued a record-breaking high of 124 executive orders</p>

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Trump has signed just five bills into law - while issuing 124 executive orders

<p>Trump’s popularity could hit a historic low, Clinton’s former special adviser claimed.</p>

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Bill Clinton special adviser issues damning analysis on Trump’s first 100 days: ‘He’s fallen into the trap’ and ‘overread his mandate’

<p>Elon Musk looks on during a Cabinet Meeting. A new report details how he could soon leave his government role due to the constant criticism </p>

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Musk wants to leave politics because he’s tired of ‘attacks’ from the left, report says

<p>Political strategist James Carville branded Bill Maher ‘supremely naive’ after he praised Donald Trump following a private dinner the pair shared at the White House.</p>

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Carville blasts ‘supremely naive’ Maher over Trump White House dinner

<p>Donald Trump posed with what appears to be a digitally altered image and claimed Kilmar Abrego Garcia has 'got MS-13 tattooed onto his knuckles’</p>

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Trump appears to show altered image of wrongfully deported man’s hand

<p>Incoming freshmen take part in their Oath of Office Ceremony during Induction Day at the U.S. Naval Academy in June 2023. Author Ryan Holiday was scheduled to speak to the entire sophomore class until the school's leaders discovered he planned to reference the nearly 400 books that were banned from the academy's library </p>

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Navy cancels speech by podcaster who planned to reference its ban on more than 300 books

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<p>Ocean is also a deeply personal film, with the much-loved naturalist describing how his lifetime has coincided with a ‘great age of ocean discovery’</p>

David Attenborough to release feature film, Ocean, for 99th birthday

<p>Pedro Pascal in ‘The Last of Us’</p>

The Last of Us’s huge twist has exposed the series’ fatal flaw

<p>The Academy has now made it a requirement for members to have watched all nominated films before being allowed to vote </p>

Oscars implements major change to voting requirements

<p>Green Day drummer Tré Cool playfully responded to Charli XCX's Coachella dig</p>

Green Day fire back at Charli XCX’s Coachella ‘headliner’ dig

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Whoopi Goldberg and Martin Scorsese lead tributes to Pope Francis

<p>Kaitlyn Dever in 'The Last of Us'</p>

The Last of Us voice actor says HBO was wise to change death scene

<p>Ben Stiller pushed back against Variety’s claims that the Michael B. Jordan-led ‘Sinners’ was ‘a ways away’ from profitability</p>

Ben Stiller slams headline about Sinners’ box office performance

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John Simm was ‘not surprised’ by shocking revelation on DNA series

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The Last of Us fans ‘robbed’ after ‘missing’ scene from season two

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<p>Hazel was born with facial paralysis</p>

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Rare neurological disorder leaves baby girl unable to blink or smile

A mother first noticed something was wrong during pregnancy when her daughter’s eyes appeared open during ultrasound scans

<p>Nearly half of Americans will skip Easter egg traditions due to high prices, survey finds</p>

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Nearly half of Americans will skip Easter egg traditions due to high prices, survey finds

<p>Remi Bader speaks with her dad about how his actions impacted her body image</p>

Influencer Remi Bader confronts her father in an emotional sit-down

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Tyla responds to claims her Coachella outfit was nod to Britney Spears

<p>Justin Sylvester weighs in on Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus’ new relationship </p>

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