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German exit polls: far-right party has big lead in regional election but unclear whether it will be able to govern

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Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions

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Volcanic island in Indonesia erupts, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights

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Iran claims a strike on a US ship in the Strait of Hormuz but the US denies it

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US envoys Witkoff and Kushner hold talks in Ukraine after meeting with Putin

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Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions

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German region votes in election that could bring first far-right state government to power

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The Iranian school struck in the war's earliest attacks is now a memorial for children

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Building collapse in New Delhi kills 1 and traps dozens of others

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California made Gavin Newsom famous. Will it drag down his 2028 presidential ambitions?

Trump’s first major midterm money move: A $10M Texas Senate ad blitz

Trump keeps heralding an economic boom, but even a solid jobs report is causing problems for him

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Eyes to the Skies: Full harvest moon, brilliant Venus, milky way viewing in September

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches with goal to chart unseen views of the universe

Stay up for Thursday night’s deep partial lunar eclipse

An eclipsed star and falling stars in the skies Wednesday

NASA opens its first wind tunnel in 40 years at Langley Research Center

First-ever Patriot Games kick off this weekend. What you can expect

Guinness says DC's Fourth of July broke world record for largest fireworks display

The bagel’s journey from Jewish immigrant food to American breakfast staple

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'A Capitol Fourth' concert kicks off America's 250th anniversary

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Africa’s mother tongues are finding new life as youth connect with roots and relatives

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US tourism groups want to win Canadian visitors back. A testy trade war isn't helping

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At least 25 people dead in a bus crash in Cape Verde's Fogo Island, officials and media say

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US envoys Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Kyiv in their first official Ukraine visit in a renewed push to end Russia’s war

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At least 25 people dead in a traffic accident on Cape Verde's Fogo Island, officials and media say

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Early Emmys ceremony could bring many trophies for 'The Pitt,' 'Hacks' and 'Pluribus'

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