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Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University announced Monday that it has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.
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Gunman in racist attack at a Texas Walmart pleads guilty and families confront him in court
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Maribel Hernandez and her husband, Leonardo Campos, were shopping at a Walmart in a Texas border city in 2019 when a gunman who wanted to stop what he believed was a Hispanic invasion opened fire, killing them and 21 others.
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Wife of former US Sen. Bob Menendez convicted in bribery scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — Nadine Menendez , the wife of former U.S. Sen.
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'The runners are coming': Lokedi breaks Boston Marathon course record, John Korir takes men's race
BOSTON (AP) — A rider dressed as Paul Revere eased his horse up to the Boston Marathon finish line and proclaimed, “The runners are coming.” And down Boylston Street they came. In record time. With a historic family first.
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Kenya's John Korir follows brother's advice to men's Boston Marathon title, place in history
BOSTON (AP) — Six months after claiming the top spot on the podium at the Chicago Marathon, John Korir toed the start line of his third Boston Marathon feeling good about his chances for another strong performance.
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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday . He was 88.
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Abortions are resuming at a Wyoming clinic after judge suspends laws
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s only abortion clinic is resuming abortions after a judge on Monday suspended two state laws. One suspended law would require clinics providing surgical abortions to be licensed as outpatient surgical centers.
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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday . He was 88.
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Global tributes pour in to honor Pope Francis after his death
LYON, France (AP) — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on Monday after the Vatican announced the pontiff's death at age 88.
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Canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, postponed after the death of Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis , has been postponed due to the death Monday of Pope Francis, the Vatican announced.
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