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US to withdraw troops from Niger after military deal revoked
The United States and Niger are discussing plans to withdraw American troops from the West African nation, ending more than a decade of U.S. military presence in the country. Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder confirmed during Tuesday's press briefing that "discussions have begun between the United States and Niger for the orderly withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country."
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Teen births in US fall to record low, as overall total drops by 2%: CDC
The overall number of births in the United States dropped in 2023 as teenage births reached a record low, according to new provisional federal data published early Thursday. In 2023, there were 3.59 million births recorded, a 2% decline from the 3.66 million recorded in 2022, according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
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Giuliani, Meadows indicted in Arizona fake elector scheme; Trump unindicted co-conspirator
Several former and current key aides to former President Donald Trump appear to be among those charged by the Arizona State Attorney General over their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes also announced charges against 11 named alleged fake electors and seven people whose names are redacted in the filing for their alleged role in efforts to subvert Joe Biden's 2020 victory in the state.
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Expanded so-called 'Don't Say Gay' education restrictions advance in Alabama
A bill aimed at furthering restrictions on discussions of "gender identity or sexual orientation" in public schools is progressing in the Alabama legislature, passing the state House on Tuesday. Current law states that classrooms in kindergarten through the fifth grade "shall not engage in classroom discussion or provide classroom instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with sta
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US secretly sent long-range missiles to Ukraine to use against Russian invaders: Officials
The Pentagon confirmed Wednesday the U.S. had secretly provided Ukraine with a long-range Army Tactical Missile System that can reach deep into Russian-occupied areas -- or even strike more deeply into Russia itself, potentially provoking a response from the Kremlin, though America intends them only for use in occupied territory. The missiles, also known as ATACMS, have a maximum range of 186 miles. Ukraine first used them over the past week, two U.S. officials said.
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College protests live updates: 93 arrested at USC
The student protests -- some of which have turned into around-the-clock encampments -- have erupted throughout the nation following arrests and student removals at Columbia University in New York City. Students at schools including Yale University, New York University, Harvard University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Southern California and more have launched protests. Police arrested 93 people on and around the University of Southern California campus, mostly on misdemeanor tr
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At Columbia, Speaker Johnson booed and heckled, calls on its president to resign if she can't 'bring order' to protests
During a visit to Columbia University on Wednesday, Speaker Mike Johnson joined his New York House Republican colleagues in calling on the school's president, Minouche Shafik, to resign unless she can improve what he called her failure to handle the anti-Israel protests on campus. In a news conference on the university's campus, Johnson said Shafik should step down "if she can't immediately bring order to this chaos." "As speaker of the House, I am committing today that the Congress will not b
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Arizona House votes to repeal controversial 1864 abortion ban, with help of 3 Republicans
Three Republicans on Wednesday joined Democrats in the Arizona House to vote to repeal the state's controversial 1864 ban on nearly all abortions, which was revived by a court ruling earlier this month and which only includes exceptions to save the life of the pregnant woman. "I've known for a while that the votes were there, it just takes a lot of fortitude, a lot of spine," Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, who sponsored the bill, told ABC News' Jaclyn Lee. Hamilton said she ha
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Michigan father 1st charged under new safe gun storage law after son shoots himself in the face
Michigan prosecutors charged a father for violating the state's newly enacted safe storage law after his son allegedly got a hold of a firearm and shot himself in the face in their home. Theo Nichols' 8-year-old son was in "extremely critical condition," at a Detroit hospital following the April 19 incident, police in Warren, Michigan, said at a news conference Wednesday. "In the wake of this tragic incident, we are reminded of the profound responsibility that comes with gun ownership," Macomb
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'So appalled': What witnesses told special counsel about Trump's handling of classified info while still president
In the summer of 2019, only hours after an Iranian rocket accidentally exploded at one of Iran's own launch sites, senior U.S. officials met with then-president Donald Trump and shared a sharply detailed, highly classified image of the blast's catastrophic aftermath. Worried that the image becoming public could hurt national security efforts, intelligence officials urged Trump to hold off until more knowledgeable experts were able to weigh in, the sources said.
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As Trump battles for 'absolute immunity,' question resurfaces about assassinating rivals
It was maybe the most memorable moment so far in Donald Trump's case for "absolute presidential immunity" -- and it could come up again at the U.S. Supreme Court in historic arguments on Thursday. The arresting question: Could a commander in chief order SEAL Team 6 to assassinate a political rival and not face criminal prosecution? The exchange took place at the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington in January, where Trump took his immunity fight after the theory was flatly rejected by U.S. Dist
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Trump asks judge in Georgia election case to dismiss 2 more counts against him
Former President Donald Trump, in a court filing Wednesday, asked the judge overseeing his Georgia election interference case to dismiss two more counts against him. Trump's filing urges the judge to dismiss counts 15 and 27 of the indictment, which charge him with conspiracy to commit filing of false documents as well as the filing of false documents. The first charge relates to the so-called alternate elector plot, and accuses Trump and other defendants of mailing false documents related to
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Biden needles Trump over his hair and 'Mar-a-Lago values' as he addresses union
President Joe Biden on Wednesday needled rival Donald Trump, laying into the former president as he welcomed the North America's Building Trades Union's endorsement. … Because of you, in 2024 we're going to make Donald Trump a loser again! "So, it's either Scranton values or Mar-a-Lago values," Biden went on to say, drawing a contrast between his background and Trump's as he repeated an economic argument rolled out during campaign stops in Pennsylvania last week.
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Trump, Giuliani, Meadows are unindicted co-conspirators in Michigan fake elector case, hearing reveals
Former President Donald Trump, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, and Rudy Giuliani are unindicted co-conspirators in the Michigan attorney general's case against the state's so-called "fake electors" in the 2020 election, a state investigator revealed in court on Wednesday. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged 16 Republicans last year with forgery and conspiracy to commit election forgery for allegedly attempting to replace Michigan's electoral votes for Joe Biden with electoral
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Ramadan reimagined in 2024: Reporter's notebook
It was a very challenging time for many Americans, including Muslim Americans like me. The latter is what I saw this Ramadan, the Islamic holy month – but far louder and clearer than before. It was the first time I saw Muslim influencers, Muslim chefs, Muslim artists, Muslim business owners, Muslim entertainment industry employees, and Muslim community organizers enhancing and re-shaping celebrations, to meet a moment and an evolving Muslim American community.
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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death for songs critical of regime
An Iranian court sentenced outspoken rapper Toomaj Salehi to death after his arrest over songs that criticized the government, his lawyer said Wednesday. "The primary court sentenced Toomaj Salehi to the harshest punishment, death, on the charge of 'corruption on Earth,'" Salehi's lawyer, Amir Raesian, said in an interview with Iranian news outlet Shargh Daily. The sentence by the Islamic Republic Revolution Court of Isfahan contradicted an Iranian Supreme Court ruling that said Salehi's case
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New search underway tied to Gilgo Beach murder investigation: Sources
Investigators are searching a wooded area in Manorville, New York, as part of the Gilgo Beach murders investigation, law enforcement sources told ABC News. The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office declined to comment on the specific nature of the search. "The Suffolk County Police Department, the New York Police Department and the New York State Police are working with the District Attorney's Office on an ongoing investigation," the district attorney's office said.
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Biden says US to begin sending military equipment to Ukraine within 'hours'
The U.S. will begin sending military equipment to Ukraine within "a few hours" after the passage of a long-stalled foreign aid package, President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday. In remarks from the White House, Biden said he had just signed the $95 billion package. "It was a difficult path [to my desk] and it should have been easier, and it should have gotten there sooner," Biden said of the legislation, which was first requested by the administration last fall and seemed all but dead due to
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Security plan for Gaza aid workers still unclear with military pier to open soon
The Biden administration's plan to begin operating a pier next month off the Gaza coast to enable millions of humanitarian aid packages a day still faces several unresolved logistical issues, including who will provide security to the United Nations aid workers willing to distribute the supplies, officials say. "The safety and security of our humanitarian partners is the most important thing," Sonali Korde, assistant administer to the State Department's U.S. Agency for International Development
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NASA's Voyager 1 sending readable data back to Earth for 1st time in 5 months
After more than five months without contact, NASA has finally reconnected with Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from Earth. NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) said Voyager 1 had not been sending readable data back to Earth since Nov. 14, 2023, despite the spacecraft still receiving mission controller commands. In December 2023, the JPL announced the problem was with one of Voyager 1's onboard computers called the flight data subsystem (FDS).
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Broncos, Jets, Lions and Texans have new uniforms. Let's rank them
Which new uniforms are winners this season?
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Bengals All-Pro Trey Hendrickson reportedly joins Tee Higgins in requesting trade
Hendrickson is coming off a career-high 17.5-sack season.
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Luka makes Clippers look old, Suns are in big trouble & a funeral for Lakers | Good Word with Goodwill
Vincent Goodwill and Tom Haberstroh break down last night’s NBA Playoffs action and preview several games for tonight and tomorrow.
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Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy to get PGA Tour loyalty payouts
The PGA Tour is distributing equity to its players, past and present, who have helped build the Tour and remained in its ranks.
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Moment members of public step in to calm horse charging through London
Footage taken by a Brazilian tourist shows several pedestrians stepping to soothe the black horse which caused damage after running through the London streets on Wednesday.
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Fantasy Baseball Trade Analyzer: It might be time to sell low on Corbin Carroll
Fantasy baseball analyst Fred Zinkie offers up some big-picture trading tips before April wraps up, along with some key players to make moves on.
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Biden is sending $61 billion to Ukraine. Much of it will pass through the US economy first.
Washington is spending another $61 billion to help Ukraine. But most of the money will flow through the US economy first.
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Microsoft to report Q3 revenue as Wall Street looks for AI growth
Microsoft will report its Q3 earnings after the bell Thursday, as investors look for AI growth.
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Lions, Penei Sewell reportedly agree to 4-year, $112M deal that makes him highest-paid OT in NFL
The Lions are handing out extensions like they just pulled the winning lottery ticket.
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Code red: Heat had extra fuel against Celtics in Game 2, even series with fiery win
This was supposed to be the league's most lopsided series. Miami's talent gap against the 64-win Celtics seemed insurmountable. Oh, how the tables have turned.
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Stocks are sending mixed signals, but investors shouldn't 'lose faith now': Morning Brief
Investors face mixed signals from Wall Street — as well as a historical calendar that suggests some chop might be around the corner.
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2024 NFL Draft: Dream fantasy football landing spots for top rookies
With the 2024 NFL Draft nearly here, fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon plays matchmaker for the top prospects at each position.
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Behind the ’Nova Knicks that helped shape New York into a contender
The deep connections forged by Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo have only grown as the Knicks solidify their standing in the Eastern Conference.
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2024 NFL Draft Care/Don't Care: Minnesota's QB conundrum, the WR bonanza and more
Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon reveals his final thoughts on the eve of the 2024 NFL Draft, including what the Vikings will do at the most important position.
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The Cheap Seats: Which pitchers could surpass 200 IP, when to trust a reliever and more
Fantasy baseball analyst Scott Pianowski talks pitching, The Sopranos and more in his latest mailbag.
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Retirement confidence in the US ticks up; new rule for financial advisors is set to start
Two-thirds of Americans reported that they feel confident they have enough money for a comfortable retirement, up a notch from last year.
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Stock market today: Tesla surges 12%, stocks go nowhere amid earnings rush
Tesla's surge is putting Big Tech earnings center stage as investors look to megacaps to lift stocks.
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Timberwolves C Naz Reid wins NBA Sixth Man of the Year
Naz Reid helped fuel the Timberwolves' rise from the bench this year.
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'You LOVE to see it': Robert Griffin III, Johnny Manziel, many others congratulate Reggie Bush on Heisman
So many people were happy to see Bush get his Heisman back.
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New figures reveal huge jump in UK shoplifting crimes
Shop owners have asked the government to specifically outlaw attacks on retail workers, as new figures showed a rise in shop thefts.
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Apple TV+ 'The Big Door Prize' Season 2 comes back wackier and more intriguing, with 'Succession' star Justine Lupe
David West Read's Apple TV+ show The Big Door Prize Season 2 into more comedic territory, with Chris O'Dowd, Justine Lupe, Ally Maki, Mary Holland, Josh Segarra.
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'Unmatched performance and versatility': Grab an Apple iPad for $249 — plus more big deals we found today
Also on our cheat sheet: A $14 Sam's Club membership, $30 sandals that fans call 'better than Birks' and other spring savings.
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TikTok vows to take US ban bill to the courts. It faces an uphill climb.
TikTok has vowed to challenge in court a new law that could result in a ban of the video app in the US, but it could find that it is on less-than-solid legal ground.
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Monye hails Kildunne as 'best in the world' ahead of Grand Slam decider
Ugo Monye believes Red Roses flyer Ellie Kildunne has achieved her aim of being the best rugby player on the planet.
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When is Benedict Cumberbatch’s new show Eric out on Netflix?
Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch must rely on a giant puppet to find his missing son in new Netflix series Eric. Here is everything we know about it so far.
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Stock market today: US futures tumble after Meta's reality check, with GDP on deck
Meta's AI reality check has dented hopes for a Big Tech revival for stocks, with a GDP update waiting in the wings.
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Adobe's new upscaling tech uses AI to sharpen video
Adobe has unveiled VideoGigaGAN, an experimental AI feature that can upscale video by eight times without the usual artifacts like flickering or distortion.
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Why stress at work is contagious, according to science
Research suggests that stress can be spread from person to person in a similar way to infectious diseases.
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The Morning After: Testing the Rabbit R1's AI assistant skills
The biggest news stories this morning: TikTok Lite axes ‘addictive as cigarettes’ reward-to-watch feature, Joe Biden signs the bill that could ban TikTok, JetBlue’s in-flight entertainment system just got a watch party feature.
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Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins’ Jason Fox says what he really thought of Matt Hancock
Jason Fox has said he didn't feel that Matt Hancock let down his barrier on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.
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