Alex Brandon
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AP
Facing potential headwinds with both young voters and Black voters, President Biden's Morehouse College commencement address focused on his view of the importance - and future of - democracy.
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The state-run IRNA media outlet reported that the aircraft carrying Raisi and other senior officials went down as the president returned from an event on the border with Azerbaijan.
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The families of the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas during the October 7th attack held a rally Saturday night. A number of Western ambassadors attended.
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The three were identified as Shani Louk, Amit Buskila and Yitzhak Gelernter. Israel's military said they had been killed by Hamas militants when they attacked a music festival on Oct. 7.
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President Biden will deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday. Students there have mixed opinions about welcoming the president.
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Signaling a new tactic by anti-abortion groups, a Texas man has taken legal action against his ex-girlfriend over her alleged out-of-state abortion. Texas has a strict abortion ban.
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Singer-songwriter Brittany Howard makes her voice acting debut in Thelma the Unicorn, a mini pony who longs to be a star, and her dream comes true when she disguises herself as a unicorn.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is linking southern border crossings to crime in the state's 9 Indian reservations. The issue plays well politically as she faces criticism over her botched book launch.
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The actress Kate Hudson had always wanted to write her own music, but she didn't have the courage until now. She talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about her debut album, Glorious.
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Houston is reeling after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds knocked out electricity to nearly 1 million homes and businesses and causing widespread damage. Four people were killed.
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A small city in Texas is calling on people named Kyle to help break the Guinness World Record for the largest same-name gathering. Calling all Kyles to the annual Kyle fest in Kyle, Texas!
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President Xi Jinping of China and Russia's Vladimir Putin doubled down on their alliance against the West this week during the Kremlin leader's visit to Beijing. -
Comcast announced that it plans to offer a new streaming bundle with Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+, which sounds a lot like the cable channels packages that consumers left cable TV to get away from.
