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Upstart Lions solidify future with extensions to star receiver and lineman

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The Detroit Lions are officially solidifying their future.

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10 years after Flint's lead water crisis was discovered, a lack of urgency stalls 'proper justice'

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FLINT, Mich. — Ten years ago, smiling politicians posed for cameras while pushing a button, swapping the main tap water source for this majority-Black, impoverished city to the Flint River — the untreated water that started flowing from…

Hamas releases video of Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin

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A video of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin was released Wednesday by Hamas' military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades.

Dolphin dead after being repeatedly shot in Louisiana, $20,000 reward offered for info

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A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to whoever was responsible for fatally shooting a bottlenose dolphin found riddled with bullets on a Louisiana beach last month.

New book chronicles half-century of Asian American life, through the lens of one photographer

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When Corky Lee was a high school junior in New York City in the 1960s, he wondered why Asian Americans were missing from history class narratives about who had built America and who could be considered American.

Argentine students and professors protest university budget cuts under Milei

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Thousands of students and professors filled the streets of Buenos Aires and other cities to demand university funding amid President Javier Milei's harsh budget cuts.

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Chris King, rapper and Justin Bieber associate, shot dead in Nashville at 32

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Police in Nashville, Tennessee, are investigating a shooting that killed rapper Chris King and injured another man on April 20.

N.J. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. dies at 65

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Rep. Donald Payne Jr. dies at 65

Supreme Court wrestles with abortion clash over emergency room treatment for pregnant women

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The Supreme Court considers whether Idaho's near-total abortion ban conflicts with a federal law aimed at ensuring certain standards for emergency medical care for patients, including pregnant women.

Aid into Gaza increased after Israel killed 7 workers, but groups say they're not celebrating

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After Israeli strikes killed seven World Central Kitchen workers, aid convoys have entered northern Gaza for the first time since the start of the war.

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TikTok CEO Shou Chew says fight over ban will head to court: 'We aren't going anywhere'

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TikTok CEO Shou Chew posted a video criticizing the potential ban after President Biden signed it into law.

Ukraine uses long-range ATACMS against Russia for the first time

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The U.S. sent Ukraine powerful ballistic missiles for the first time earlier this month, and Ukraine has already used them to strike deep inside Crimea.

Arizona lawmakers set to try again to repeal 1864 abortion ban

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Arizona lawmakers will again attempt to repeal a near-total ban on abortion from 1864 that was upheld by the state Supreme Court earlier this month.

Haiti police bolster security around the palace ahead of transition

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Threats of violence hang over the National Palace in Port-au-Prince before a nine-member presidential transition council is to be sworn in there.

Heroic U.K. 6-year-old saves family from burning home ‘just at the right time’

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On the afternoon of April 4, Olivia Patterson looked up from her neighbor’s backyard in North Yorkshire, England, and saw smoke billowing from the roof of her house.

WATCH: Rudy Giuliani criticizes NYPD handling of Columbia protests

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Speaking from a vehicle parked near pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani criticized the NYPD for failing to take tougher action.

A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states

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A conservative quest to limit DEI initiatives is gaining momentum in state capitals and college governing boards, with officials in about one-third of the states now taking some sort of action against it.

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Kellie Pickler makes emotional return to stage in 1st performance since husband’s death

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Kellie Pickler’s made a powerful return to stage one year after the death of her husband, producer/songwriter Kyle Jacobs.

Biden signs a bill that could ban TikTok — after the 2024 election

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Congress voted to set up a path for a TikTok ban in the U.S. within a year, meaning the app will not be banned until after the 2024 election.

Doctors combine a pig kidney transplant and a heart device in bid to extend a woman’s life

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Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a pair of surgeries that also stabilized her heart.

GOP senator bashes Marjorie Taylor Greene: 'She is dragging our brand down'

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Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., went after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Tuesday, saying that Greene was a threat to the Republican Party and was "dragging our brand down."

Christina Applegate gets graphic about symptoms after eating 'someone else's poop bacteria'

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Since revealing she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2021, Christina Applegate has been candid about her health and how’s she’s doing.

Biden campaign plans to keep using TikTok through the election

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Joe Biden’s re-election campaign plans to continue using TikTok for at least the next year, despite the president signing a law on Wednesday that would ban the social media platform nationwide if its China-based parent company doesn’t sell…

Billie Eilish, Reneé Rapp, Phoebe Bridgers: Queer women finally get their due in music

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For more than half a century, the impact queer women have had on the modern music industry has gone largely unsung. That’s starting to change.

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Biden delivers remarks on aid packages for Ukraine and Israel

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Watch live coverage as President Biden delivers remarks on the National Security Supplemental package that passed Congress to provide additional aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

Reggie Bush getting Heisman Trophy back after it was stripped from him 14 years ago

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One-time USC football great Reggie Bush will again be known as a Heisman Trophy winner, regaining the college game's top honor after an improper benefits scandal tarnished his storied amateur career, officials said Wednesday.

Climate change threatens the coastal Gullah Geechee

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Residents of coastal Gullah Geechee communities are at risk of losing their homes with more frequent storm surges, rising sea levels and other impacts of climate change.

Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police

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Trillions of cicadas are emerging from underground this month. In one South Carolina county, they're so loud that residents are calling the sheriff’s office.

Etsy crochet buyers say AI-made images are being used to sell disappointing patterns

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A yarn-woven Garfield, a highland cow and a baby dragon are just some of the cute plush items displayed in the Etsy stores of crochet-pattern merchants.