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Class-action lawsuit filed after the Potomac sewage spill

A class-action lawsuit has been filed after part of a decades-old sewer line in Maryland collapsed in January, sending raw sewage into the Potomac... A class action lawsuit has been filed after a ...
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Kennedy Center president departs – months before the art complex's scheduled closing

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump announced Friday afternoon that Richard Grenell is leaving the Kennedy Center. The arts complex is... President Trump announced Friday afternoon on his Truth ...
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A cholesterol test you've never heard of is now recommended to prevent heart disease

The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines.
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Judge blocks DOJ's criminal probe of Federal Reserve, blasting it as political

A federal judge has put the brakes on a criminal probe of the Federal Reserve, saying it was part of an improper campaign by the Trump... A federal judge put the brakes on the Justice Department's ...
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The U.S. says he's weak and unacceptable. But who is Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei?

Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei succeeded his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by a U.S. attack at the beginning of the conflict.
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And the Oscar goes to — wait, why is it called an Oscar?

The Academy Awards officially adopted the "Oscars" nickname in 1939. But who is Oscar, and who started calling them that? We ...
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TSA workers miss a full paycheck, while travelers keep paying airport security fees

Many TSA workers received no money in their paychecks Friday as the partial DHS shutdown drags on. Fees paid by airline passengers keep piling up,... Millions of spring break travelers are heading to ...
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After firings, funding cuts, and a shooting, can a demoralized CDC workforce recover?

It's been a year since mass firings began at the CDC, the federal public health agency. Then came a shooting, and the government shutdown. Atlanta is still feeling the economic and emotional effects.
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All 6 U.S. crew are dead after a military aircraft goes down in Iraq

The U.S. military confirmed that all six crew members on an KC-135 aircraft died after the refueling plane went down in western Iraq, raising the U.S. death toll after two weeks of war with Iran.
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'Scarpetta' is a captivating murder mystery — and a high-wire balancing act

Based on a series of novels by best-selling author Patricia Cornwell, Scarpetta follows two different mysteries from two ...
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How Italy became the darlings (and contenders, too) of the World Baseball Classic

With espresso shots, kisses on the cheek and Andrea Bocelli singalongs, Team Italy has charmed the baseball world. But their mission is more ambitious: Turn Italy into a bona fide baseball factory.
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'Derry Girls' creator returns with a gleeful riff on the murder mystery

In the hilarious Netflix series How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, three women learn that a long estranged school friend has died in a suspicious manner — and take it upon themselves to investigate.