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Records shattered as summer heat hits Southwest in March; 'This is what climate change looks like'
Scientists say a record-smashing March heat wave in the U.S. Southwest shows climate change is already driving more dangerous weather extremes
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Tons of aid flows into Cuba as humanitarian convoy arrives on the struggling island
Some 650 delegates from 33 countries and 120 organizations have started arriving in Cuba as part of a solidarity caravan transporting some 20 tons of humanitarian aid as the island grapples with a severe energy crisis
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Judge sides with New York Times in challenge to policy limiting reporters’ access to Pentagon
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Pentagon, ruling that key portions of the new rules are unlawful
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TSA officers are quitting as a funding standoff forces them to staff airports without pay
The public is experiencing the consequences of a partial U.S. government shutdown in long wait times at some airports as Transportation Security Officers take time off to manage the financial strain
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White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint
The White House is laying out a new framework that it wants Congress to use to shape national rules for artificial intelligence without curbing growth in the sector
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Officials say at least 10 people were killed in a South Korean factory fire
Officials say at least 10 people were killed in a South Korean factory fire
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Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds
The Justice Department has filed a new lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing it of failing to address antisemitism on campus
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Iranians mark Persian new year with heavy hearts as war cuts contact with loved ones
Iranians abroad and in Tehran are approaching Persian new year with grief and fear as war and a crackdown cut them off from loved ones
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High oil prices knock down stocks and erase Wall Street's hopes for a cut to interest rates
Another climb for oil prices shook stock markets, as hopes collapsed for a possible cut to interest rates this year by the Federal Reserve
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US to set up 12 regional disaster response hubs as it consolidates emergency humanitarian aid
The State Department is setting up 12 regional hubs to coordinate disaster and emergency humanitarian responses under the auspices of a new bureau that will oversee some of the functions that had been handled by the now-dismantled U.S. Agency for International Development
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