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Some states still under watch for wind and potential tornadoes
US death toll from extreme weather over the weekend rises to 36

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Severe storms and tornadoes continued to threaten parts of Pennsylvania, New York, and several Mid-Atlantic...

Trump administration pushes food firms to drop artificial dyes
RFK Jr. tells US food companies to ban artificial dyes

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The Trump administration is pressuring major food companies to remove artificial dyes from their products,...

Thunder clinch division with wipeout of 76ers
Thunder clinch division with wipeout of 76ers

(Photo credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images) Aaron Wiggins scored 26 points and Jaylin Williams had his second career triple-double...

Spring training roundup: Red Sox rally to top Tigers
Spring training roundup: Red Sox rally to top Tigers

(Photo credit: Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Jarren Duran hit a leadoff home...

Spring training roundup: Pirates charge past Phillies
Spring training roundup: Pirates charge past Phillies

(Photo credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images) Javier Rivas hit a walk-off solo home run to complete a three-run uprising and hand...

Can Magic stop Rockets' win streak like they did the Cavs'?
Can Magic stop Rockets' win streak like they did the Cavs'?

(Photo credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images) After posting its most impressive victory of the season, the Orlando Magic look to carry...

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US: Maine violated federal law by allowing transgender girls in sports
US finds Maine policy on transgender athletes violates law

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration announced this week that Maine's education officials violated federal law by allowing transgender...

Some states still under watch for wind and potential tornadoes
US death toll from extreme weather over the weekend rises to 36

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Severe storms and tornadoes continued to threaten parts of Pennsylvania, New York, and several Mid-Atlantic...

United Nations building in Gaza destroyed, 1 dead, 5 injured
UN staffer killed in Gaza, 5 others severely injured

As Israeli tanks rolled into Gaza on Wednesday heralding a new ground invasion, a UN building was destroyed in a bombing, killing one...

Massive job cuts at Johns Hopkins as US administration pulls funding
Johns Hopkins to cut 2,000+ jobs after Trump halts $800 million grant

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Johns Hopkins University announced this week that it will cut over 2,000 jobs in the U.S. and other countries. This...

US to revoke more student visas after Columbia arrest
Rubio says US to revoke more student visas in coming days

LA MALBAIE, Canada: The United States will likely revoke visas of more students in the coming days, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

US cuts VOA funding, puts 1,300 staff on leave
VoA staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable'

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. government has placed more than 1,300 Voice of America (VOA) employees on leave and slashed funding for...