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New York fires 2,000 prison guards after wildcat strike
New York fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return after strike

ALBANY, New York: New York fired over 2,000 prison guards this week for not returning to work after a weeks-long strike that disrupted...

Spring training roundup: Grand slam helps Astros rally past Marlins
Spring training roundup: Grand slam helps Astros rally past Marlins

(Photo credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images) Shortstop Jeremy Pena smacked a grand slam to fuel a six-run sixth inning as the host...

Golden moment: MLB award winners to wear special patch
Golden moment: MLB award winners to wear special patch

(Photo credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images) All major league players have a patch on the back of their jerseys, at the neck and above...

Injury-plagued Sixers, Mavericks look to escape doldrums
Injury-plagued Sixers, Mavericks look to escape doldrums

(Photo credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images) Both the Philadelphia 76ers and host Dallas Mavericks come into their matinee matchup on Sunday...

Pirates pick obvious first-time Opening Day starter
Pirates pick obvious first-time Opening Day starter

(Photo credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images) Paul Skenes is the Opening Day starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates, a first-time...

Tyrese Haliburton eyes another 'Reggie moment' as Pacers visit Bucks
Tyrese Haliburton eyes another 'Reggie moment' as Pacers visit Bucks

(Photo credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images) Tied for fourth place in the Eastern Conference, the Indiana Pacers and Bucks look for another...

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Dozens dead as U.S. launches large scale offensive in Yemen
U.S. comes to aid of Israel with deadly air strikes on Yemen

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. President Donald Trump has joined Israel's war on Yemen's Houthis, days after the group said it would resume...

SPHEREx telescope to create a three-dimensional map of the cosmos
NASA SPHEREx telescope is launched to study universe's origins

LOMPOC, California: NASA launched a new telescope into space this week to study the origins of the universe and search for hidden water...

Texas, New Mexico report 28 new measles cases in five days
Measles cases in Texas, New Mexico rise to 256

AUSTIN/SANTA FE: Texas/New Mexico have reported 28 new measles cases in the past five days, bringing the total to 256 since the outbreak...

NTSB urges FAA to restrict helicopters near Reagan National Airport
US agency to restrict helicopters over Reagan airport after collision

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that helicopters will be permanently banned from flying near Washington...

Virginia governor warns US must fast-track fusion or fall behind China
U.S. to fall behind China, Virginia governor warns

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The U.S. must accelerate its efforts to develop fusion energy or risk losing its edge to China, Virginia Governor...

China now dominates shipbuilding; US faces security risks
China's shipbuilding dominance poses security risk for US

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In the past 20 years, China has become the world's top shipbuilder, producing more than half of all commercial ships....

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