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This picture taken from the grounds of the Ahli Arab Hospital, also known as the Maamadani (Baptist) Hospital, shows a cloud of smoke erupting following Israeli bombardment on a building in the Daraj neighbourhood of Gaza City on May 31, 2025.

This picture taken from the grounds of the Ahli Arab Hospital, also known as the Maamadani (Baptist) Hospital, shows a cloud of smoke erupting following Israeli bombardment on a building in the Daraj neighbourhood of Gaza City on May 31, 2025. Omar AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

Hamas pushes back on the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal offered by the U.S.

A new White House proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza that's been accepted by Israel is now facing pushback from Hamas, in a development a top U.S. diplomat is calling "unacceptable."

Sunday

People walk through the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 17.

People walk through the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 17. Sophie Park/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Education

Trump again blasts Harvard over international students as judge blocks revocation

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the home countries of some of Harvard's international students are "not at all friendly to the United States" and "pay NOTHING toward their student's education."

Wednesday

Southwest Airlines planes are seen at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in 2021. The airline is requiring using portable chargers in-flight to make them visible to the crew.

Southwest Airlines planes are seen at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in 2021. The airline is requiring passengers using portable chargers in-flight to make them visible to the crew. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Southwest Airlines will require passengers to keep chargers visible due to fire risk

This year, there have been at least 22 incidents involving lithium batteries in air travel, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts scores touchdown on a tush push during Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs in February.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts scores a touchdown on a tush push during Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs in February. Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images hide caption

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Sports

The 'tush push' lives on. NFL teams vote to keep the controversial play

The effort to ban the play has faced pushback from teams that regularly employ it, perhaps none more successfully than the Philadelphia Eagles.

Monday

Police tape is seen outside the American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic in Palm Springs, which was damaged in a bombing on Saturday.

Police tape is seen outside the American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic in Palm Springs, which was damaged in a bombing on Saturday. Gabriel Osorio/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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National

What we know about the Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing

Authorities say the prime suspect in the bombing was also the sole fatality of the attack. Reproductive health care advocacy groups warned about threats faced by medical providers.

Sunday

A damaged building is seen after an explosion in Palm Springs, Calif., on Saturday.

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FBI says primary suspect in Calif. fertility clinic bombing likely died in the blast

Investigators have identified Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, as the primary suspect in the explosion that injured four others.

PALM SPRINGS CLINIC BLAST

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Documents unearthed from wooden crates in the basement of Argentina's top court included Nazi notebooks, photographs and postcards.

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World

A trove of forgotten Nazi documents is found in Argentina's Supreme Court basement

Inside boxes found in the basement were documents "intended to consolidate and propagate Adolf Hitler's ideology in Argentina," the court said. Supreme Court President Horacio Rosatti has ordered a review.

In a darkened night sky, the planets Venus, bottom, and Jupiter are seen as bright orbs above Matthews, N.C., in 2015.

The planets Venus (bottom) and Jupiter are seen in the sky above Matthews, N.C., in 2015. A Soviet probe launched more than 50 years ago — and never reached Venus, its intended destination — likely crash landed in the Indian Ocean on Saturday. Chuck Burton/AP hide caption

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Space

A Soviet-era space probe crashed back to Earth after more than 50 years in orbit

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine malfunction.

This photo shows a red plastic cutting board with many white cut marks on it. A shiny silver knife blade rests on the cutting board.

Some chefs have switched from plastic cutting boards to wooden alternatives. One study of plastic cutting boards found that they shed as many as dozens of grams of microplastics per person per year. MyImages_Micha/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption

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Health

Should you toss your plastic kitchen tools for health reasons? Here's the scoop

Some of the microplastics we ingest may come from the kitchen tools we use to prepare what we eat. If you want to reduce your reliance on plastic, here are some ideas.

Should you toss your plastic cutting board and cooking utensils? Experts weigh in

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Harry Miller, a veteran of the Army and Air Force, is pictured in the library of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C.

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History

80 years after VE Day a veteran says, 'I hope people will see the futility of it all'

Army veteran Harry Miller was stationed in Germany when the Nazis surrendered. Upon hearing the news, he recalls that American troops went to sleep or shook hands. "And some just couldn't believe it."

Monday

The crescent moon and Venus are pictured in Bangkok in 2023. A failed Soviet lander bound for Venus in 1972 and stranded in orbit is finally set to return to Earth.

The crescent moon and Venus are pictured in Bangkok in 2023. A failed Soviet lander bound for Venus in 1972 and stranded in orbit is finally set to return to Earth. Jack Taylor/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Space

A Soviet probe orbiting Earth since 1972 will soon reenter the planet's atmosphere

Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades. It's still unknown if the craft will fall to Earth intact or burn up upon atmospheric reentry.

Sunday

President Trump is pictured at the Vatican in 2017 with Pope Francis, who died last month. Trump posted on social media Friday what appears to be an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope.

President Trump is pictured at the Vatican in 2017 with Pope Francis, who died last month. Trump posted on social media Friday what appears to be an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope. Alessandra Tarantino/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Catholic leaders criticize Trump for posting apparent AI photo of himself as the pope

When asked about the image, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York who is friendly with Trump, said "it wasn't good" and that he hoped Trump had nothing to do with it.

Tuesday

A photo shows an Amazon package in a facility in Horn-Bad Meinberg, western Germany, in December 2024.

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Business

Trump called Bezos after a report that Amazon would post products' import charges

After a news report earlier Tuesday, Amazon spokesperson Tim Doyle said a team only considered listing import charges on items in its ultra-low-cost store. "This was never approved and is not going to happen."

Monday

A transfer truck arrives at a DHL facility in Ludwigsfelde near Berlin, Germany, in May 2022. The company said this week it would resume shipping packages over $800 to individual U.S. customers.

A transfer truck arrives at a DHL facility in Ludwigsfelde near Berlin, Germany, in May 2022. The company said this week it would resume shipping packages valued over $800 to individual U.S. customers. Michael Sohn/AP hide caption

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Business

DHL reverses course and resumes shipping packages valued over $800 to U.S. consumers

The policy reversal comes one week after the global shipping company said it would halt such shipments due to new U.S. customs rules.

Sunday

This screenshot from a video posted on X by the Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Division shows law enforcement officers raiding a nightclub in Colorado Springs.

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Drug Enforcement Administration Rocky Mountain Division

National

The DEA says 114 immigrants in the U.S. illegally were arrested at a Colorado nightclub

The Drug Enforcement Administration said the arrests occurred as part of a raid at an underground nightclub in Colorado Springs.

Wednesday

Cardinal electors attend the papal conclave inside the Sistine Chapel on April 18, 2005.

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Word of the week

Word of the Week: The papal 'conclave' is secretive. The word's origin explains why

The word itself predates Christianity, but the conclave with its secretive deliberations and ancient trappings still captures the public's curiosity.

Word of the Week: The papal ‘conclave’ is secretive. The word's origin explains why

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