The 2 sides continued fighting each other in the streets of Khartoum throughout the day, underscoring the fragility of efforts to bring even a pause in the intensifying violence that has raised the specter of civil war.
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Odd spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky
The sight was exotic, but the cause was simply excess fuel that had been released from a SpaceX rocket that launched from California about 3 hours before the spiral appeared.
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Crime in New York City is not worst ever, despite claims
Social media users are claiming crime in New York City is the worst it’s been in a generation, especially in Manhattan where former President Donald Trump faces criminal charges.
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Kansas City man opened fire ‘within a few seconds’ of seeing 16-year-old at door
The man, Andrew D. Lester, who is white, allegedly told police he feared for his safety when he answered the door and saw Ralph Yarl there.
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Southwest passengers face delays after nationwide grounding
The hold on departures was lifted by late morning but not before traffic at airports from Denver to New York City backed up.
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Sweden public radio exits Twitter, says its audience already has
Sveriges Radio, which has been active on Twitter since 2009, noted the ‘recent turbulence’ around Twitter’s operations and said it was worrying that the social media platform has reduced its workforce dramatically.
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Putin, Zelensky rally troops with war poised for new phase
While official coverage of Vladimir Putin showed him in mostly formal settings, photographs issued by Volodymyr Zelensky’s office showed the Ukrainian president taking selfies with soldiers, eating cake with them and drinking out of paper cups.
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Fox News, Dominion settle for $787 million over false election claims
The announcement averts a prolonged trial in a case that exposed how the top-rated network chased viewers by spreading false claims about the 2020 presidential election.
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U.S. reporter held by Russia on spying charges denied release
Evan Gershkovich was arrested on March 29 and accused of trying to obtain classified information about a Russian arms factory.
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Everything is bigger in Texas, including Maine’s help wanted signs
Three nonprofits are collaborating on a $25,000 ad campaign in San Antonio that is meant to draw veterans and health care workers to join Maine’s workforce.