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As Russia edges toward a possible offensive on Kharkiv, some residents flee. Others refuse to leave

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A 79-year-old woman makes the sign of the cross and, gripping her cane, leaves her home in a quaint village in northeast Ukraine.

Venice Biennale titled 'Foreigners Everywhere' platforms LGBTQ+, outsider and Indigenous artists

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Outsider, queer and Indigenous artists are getting an overdue platform at the 60th Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition that opens Saturday, curated for the first time by a Latin American.

Ingram, Valanciunas lift Zion-less Pelicans past Kings and into the playoffs

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Hustle plays and production from up and down the lineup helped the New Orleans Pelicans overcome the absence of leading-scorer Zion Williamson, keep their season alive and avoid a historically significant loss.

Maurizio Cattelan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition inside women's prison

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A pair of nude feet — dirty, wounded and vulnerable — are painted on the façade of the Venice women's prison chapel. It's the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and part of the Vatican's pavilion at the Venice Biennale contemporary…

Jordan Montgomery wins in debut, Diamondbacks get 22 hits in 17-1 win over Giants

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Jordan Montgomery pitched six strong innings in his season debut, Blaze Alexander hit a grand slam and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 17-1 on Friday night.

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Justin Turner's homer, RBI single highlight Blue Jays' 5-1 win over the Padres

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Justin Turner hit a solo homer and drove in another run with a single as the Toronto Blue Jays won for the fifth time in six games, beating the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Friday night.

Review: Country star Kane Brown disappoints at Target Center

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Compared to two years ago in Minneapolis, he was slicker and less personal in a too-short concert.

House on the brink of approving Ukraine and Israel aid after months of struggle

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The House is preparing in a rare Saturday session to approve $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, Democrats and Republicans joining together behind the legislation after a grueling months-long fight over…

Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight deadline

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After its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans' data nearly forced the…

Senate approves renewal of warrantless surveillance program well after deadline, sending bill to Biden for signature

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Senate approves renewal of warrantless surveillance program well after deadline, sending bill to Biden for signature.

California is rolling out free preschool. That hasn't solved challenges around child care

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A year before I-Ting Quinn's son was old enough for kindergarten, she and her husband had the option to enroll him in ''transitional kindergarten,'' a program offered for free by California elementary schools for some 4-year-olds.

Israel and Iran's apparent strikes and counterstrikes give new insights into both militaries

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Israel demonstrated its military dominance over adversary Iran in its apparent precision strikes that hit near military and nuclear targets deep in the heart of the country, meeting little significant challenge from Iran's defenses and…

Donald Trump will use his weekend reprieve from the courtroom to campaign in North Carolina

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On a weekend reprieve from the courtroom, former President Donald Trump will campaign Saturday in North Carolina as he juggles legal troubles and his rematch against President Joe Biden.

Venezuela's main opposition bloc agrees on candidate to challenge Maduro in presidential election

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Venezuela's main opposition coalition agreed Friday to unite behind former diplomat Edmundo González as its challenger to President Nicolás Maduro in this summer's election, acting one day before the deadline to formalize its candidate.

The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

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When Washington state opened some of the nation's first legal marijuana stores in 2014, Sam Ward Jr. was on electronic home detention in Spokane, where he had been indicted on federal drug charges. He would soon be off to prison to serve…

Haiti's former capital seeks to revive its hey-day as gang violence consumes Port-au-Prince

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They call it Okap, home to Haiti's kings, emancipated slaves and revolutionaries.

Record Store Day celebrates indie retail music sellers as they ride vinyl's popularity wave

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Special LP releases, live performances and at least one giant block party are scheduled around the U.S. Saturday as hundreds of shops celebrate Record Store Day during a surge of interest in vinyl and the day after the release of Taylor…

Melania Trump, long absent from campaign, will appear at a Log Cabin Republicans event in Mar-a-Lago

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Former first lady Melania Trump will attend a fundraiser Saturday for the Log Cabin Republicans, an advocacy group for LGBTQ+ members of the GOP, in a rare political appearance after months of being absent from her husband's campaign.

A man escaped Sudan's bloody civil war. His mysterious death in Missisippi has sparked suspicion

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As a child, Dau Mabil escaped war-torn Sudan and built a new life in Mississippi. This month, fishermen found the body of the 33-year-old Mabil floating in a river, prompting calls for a federal investigation into his disappearance and…

Lawsuits under New York's new voting rights law reveal racial disenfranchisement even in blue states

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Weihua Yan had seen dramatic demographic changes since moving to Long Island's Nassau County.

New NHL team marks coming-of-age moment for Salt Lake City as a pro sports hub

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To casual sports fans and people outside northern Utah, it may look like an NHL team fell into Salt Lake City's lap in the span of two weeks.

Soar, slide, splash? It's skiers' choice as spring's wacky pond skimming tradition returns

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A costumed skier races down a slope, hits a pond and hydroplanes halfway across. He pirouettes and then plunges into the icy water before jumping up and waving to the cheering crowd.

Today in History: April 20, 2 students kill 12 at Columbine High School

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Today is Saturday, April 20, the 111th day of 2024. There are 255 days left in the year.

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Verstappen wins again. This time he takes first Formula 1 sprint race of the season

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Max Verstappen, continuing his dominance in Formula 1, took Saturday's first sprint race of the season — the prelude to the full-blown Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.

William Contreras drives in 2 runs for Brewers in a 2-1 win over Cardinals in 10 innings

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William Contreras drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and finished with two RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Friday night.

Friday's prep sports results

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Scores and results from around the metro

Panama Papers trial's public portion comes to an unexpectedly speedy end

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The public portion of a trial of more than two-dozen associates accused of helping some of the world's richest people hide their wealth came to an unexpectedly speedy conclusion Friday when a Panamanian judge said she would take the two…