The United Nations Security Council issued its first demand for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the U.S. angering Israel by abstaining from the vote.
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Nevada’s first moose hunt will be tiny as southern expansion defies climate change
Government biologists admit they don’t fully understand why the moose have moved so far south, where seasonal conditions are warmer and drier than they traditionally prefer.
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Boeing CEO to resign as manufacturing issues plague storied plane maker
David Calhoun’s departure at the end of the year is part of a broad management shakeup at Boeing.
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Court will pause collection of Trump’s fraud judgment if he puts up $175 million
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has been trying to avoid having to post a bond for the entire $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals a New York trial judge’s ruling.
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Trump’s New York hush money case is set for trial April 15
A New York judge bristles at what he suggested were baseless Trump defense claims of ‘prosecutorial misconduct’ during the hearing Monday.
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Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar’ heir and author, dies at age 98
Laurent de Brunhoff revived his father’s popular – and in some cases controversial – picture book series about an elephant-king.
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3 of 4 suspects charged in Russia concert hall attack admit guilt during court hearing
The court ordered that the men, all of whom are citizens of Tajikistan, be held in pre-trial custody until May 22.
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Pope skips homily at start of busy Holy Week during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square
Palm Sunday kicks off a busy week for Francis leading up to Easter Sunday when the faithful commemorate the resurrection of Christ.
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Poland demands explanation from Russia after a missile enters its airspace during attack on Ukraine
It was Russia’s third big missile attack on Ukraine in the past four days, and the second to target the capital, Kyiv.
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80th anniversary of the ‘Great Escape’ from Nazi German POW camp marked in Poland
Most of the soldiers who escaped from Stalag Luft III on the night of March 24, 1944, faced a tragic end. Only three made it to safety. The others were recaptured and 50 of them were executed.