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DOGE official takes a leadership role at USAID, an agency Musk’s team has helped dismantle

Pete Marocco, a political appointee focused on gutting USAID, departs after briefing the House Foreign Affairs Committee behind closed doors,…

March 19, 2025 • By MATT BROWN and ELLEN KNICKMEYER — Associated Press

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Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer

FILE – University of Pennsylvania signage is seen in Philadelphia Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)(AP Photo/Matt Rourke,…

March 19, 2025 • By ZEKE MILLER and ANNIE MA — Associated Press

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Italian postal service sees surge in mail for Pope Francis, much sent from children

An employee of the Belsito postal distribution center in Rome sorts letters addressed to Pope Francis, who is currently being…

March 19, 2025 • By CHRIS WARDE-JONES — Associated Press

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Violent attacks on Tesla dealerships spike as Musk takes prominent role in Trump White House

A burnt-out Tesla car stands in the Steglitz district of Berlin, Friday, March 14, 2025, as four Teslas are suspected…

March 19, 2025 • By JONATHAN J. COOPER and GENE JOHNSON — Associated Press

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Who else has been stuck in space? A short history of long spaceflights

FILE – NASA astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore stand together for a photo enroute to the launch pad…

March 19, 2025 • By MARCIA DUNN — AP Aerospace Writer

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Vatican says Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical help to breathe as his health improves

People pray for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, where the…

March 19, 2025 • By NICOLE WINFIELD — Associated Press

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The Trump-Putin phone call gave the Kremlin leader a chance to pivot away from the war in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Prosecutor General's Office Board in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 19, 2025.…

March 19, 2025 • By The Associated Press

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European Union lays out how Apple must open its tech up to competitors under bloc’s digital rules

FILE – The Apple logo is illuminated at a store in Munich, Germany, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. AP Photo/Matthias Schrader,…

March 19, 2025 • By KELVIN CHAN — AP Business Writer

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The Latest: DOGE official to take USAID leadership role despite department helping to dismantle it

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks, during a joint press conference with Finland's President Alexander Stubb, at the Presidential Palace, in…

March 19, 2025 • By The Associated Press

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Can AI help you win your March Madness bracket? One disruptor bets $1 million on ‘yes’ (and Houston)

FILE – Two basketballs sit on the floor before a second round game between UCLA and Oklahoma in the NCAA…

March 19, 2025 • By EDDIE PELLS — AP National Writer

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USAID cuts jeopardize Agent Orange cleanup and other efforts critical to ties with Vietnam

FILE- Attendants sit next to a field contaminated with dioxin before a ceremony marking the start of a project to…

March 19, 2025 • By DAVID RISING and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL — Associated Press

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US Institute of Peace board sues after firings and DOGE staff accesses headquarters

People stand outside the headquarters of the United States Institute of Peace, Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark…

March 19, 2025 • By THALIA BEATY — Associated Press

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Quirky livestream that lets viewers help fish is a hit with millions

Undated photo of a school of fish, with a perch in the left corner, at a river lock in the…

March 19, 2025 • By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA — Associated Press

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Middle East latest: Israeli forces are retaking a key corridor that cuts Gaza in half

An Israeli tank maneuvers on the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)(AP Photo/Ariel…

March 19, 2025 • By The Associated Press

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Turkish police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, as government crackdown escalates

A man wears a banner featuring a photo of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as he and others protest outside the…

March 19, 2025 • By MEHMET GUZEL and SUZAN FRASER — Associated Press

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European telescope studying the dark universe unveils new images of distant galaxies

This photo provided by the European Space Agency shows various galaxies imaged by the Euclid mission. (European Space Agency via…

March 19, 2025 • By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN — AP Science Writer

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This cutting edge hair loss treatment is a repurposed drug from the 1990s

FILE – A barber cuts a client's hair at a barber shop in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.…

March 19, 2025 • By MATTHEW PERRONE — AP Health Writer

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Democrats clashed over their shutdown strategy. But the party’s identity crisis runs far deeper

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., center, is joined by House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., left, and House Democratic…

March 19, 2025 • By MATT BROWN — Associated Press

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The Doobie Brothers in 2025: A tour, a new album and a date with Songwriters Hall of Fame

FILE – Members of the Doobie Brothers, from left, Tom Johnston, John McFee, Michael McDonald and Pat Simmons pose for…

March 19, 2025 • By MARK KENNEDY — AP Entertainment Writer

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A 10-year-old boy in Tokyo ended up with Shohei Ohtani’s first home run of the season

A 10-year-old boy who caught the home run ball hit by the Los Angeles' Shohei Ohtani, shows the ball to…

March 19, 2025 • By STEPHEN WADE — AP Sports Writer

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Novak Djokovic’s players’ association sued the groups that run tennis. Why and what do they want?

FILE – Canada's Vasek Pospisil and Serbia's Novak Djokovic talk tactics during their double match against during their Round of…

March 19, 2025 • By HOWARD FENDRICH — AP Tennis Writer

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Widespread license violations exposed as North Macedonia mourns nightclub fire victims

People taking part in a protest hold balloons in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Tuesday, March 18, 2025 following…

March 19, 2025 • By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES and DEREK GATOPOULOS — Associated Press

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Takeaways from the AP’s report on how USAID cuts are imperiling Agent Orange cleanup

FILE- Attendants sit next to a field contaminated with dioxin before a ceremony marking the start of a project to…

March 19, 2025 • By DAVID RISING and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL — Associated Press

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Iran celebrates ancient fire festival ahead of Persian New Year as tensions with US loom

An Iranian man holds up a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the…

March 19, 2025 • By VAHID SALEMI — Associated Press