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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he won’t tear down the Kennedy Center but said it needs to be closed for about two years for work that cannot be done with patrons coming and going for shows and other performances. Related Articles Trump administration cuts number of sites for…
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Crean Lutheran boys basketball coach Austin Loeb wishes his team was playing a game this week. The Saints will have a break of 12 or 14 days before they play their first playoff game. Loeb doesn’t like it, but Crean Lutheran will try to make the most of it. “It’s bad,” he said. “But I’m…
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative activist Ed Martin has been removed as head of the Justice Department group tasked with scrutinizing the federal prosecutions of President Donald Trump and is no longer working out of department headquarters, according to a person familiar with the matter. Martin remains…
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By JON GAMBRELL and SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Turkey is attempting to bring both the U.S. and Iranian officials to the negotiating table, possibly by the end of the week, in hopes of easing the threat of U.S. military action against Iran. Neither the U.S. nor Iran has confirmed…
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Before he throws a meaningful pitch for the Dodgers, their new closer will pitch for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic. Edwin Diaz was named to the Puerto Rican team for the international competition on Monday. Diaz signed a three-year, $69 million contract as a free agent in December. Diaz becomes the fifth Dodgers…
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By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Every Homeland Security officer on the ground, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras, Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday. Noem made the announcement on the social media platform X. She said the body-worn camera program is being expanded nationwide as funding becomes…
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By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA ran into exasperating fuel leaks during a make-or-break test of its new moon rocket Monday, calling into question how soon astronauts could take off for a trip around the moon. Related Articles NASA delays the first Artemis moonshot with astronauts because of extreme cold at the…
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By OLIVIA DIAZ and TRAVIS LOLLER A Virginia man having an affair with the family’s Brazilian au pair was found guilty Monday of murdering his wife and another man that prosecutors say was lured to the house as a fall guy. Related Articles Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn…
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER The Trump administration is eliminating four out of the six locations that had been slated for a practice test to try out new methods for the 2030 census, raising concerns that the U.S. Census Bureau might not learn enough about communities that have been traditionally difficult to count. Related Articles Every Homeland…
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The USC men’s basketball team has no choice but to embrace in-game intensity. The number of injured players seems perpetually stuck at three, and it’s led to a string of close games. The Trojans (16-6 overall, 5-6 Big Ten) beat Rutgers 78-75 on Saturday when Chad Baker-Mazara made a defensive stop at the last second,…
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