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Local residents and members of the media examine a building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday.

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  • Asia

Tensions escalate as Pakistan calls India's operation 'an act of war'

Pakistan says India's strikes on Wednesday is "an act of war." India's military described its operation as targeting "terrorist infrastructure."

May 07, 2025
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  • Diaa Hadid
A screenshot of the AI generated video of Christopher Pelkey.

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  • National

After an Arizona man was shot, an AI video of him addresses his killer in court

AI experts say this is likely the first time that AI has been used in the U.S. to create an impact statement read by an AI rendering of the deceased victim

May 07, 2025
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  • Juliana Kim
Only about half of Americans have assembled a stash of emergency supplies. To make the process less overwhelming, "start with what you already have," says Alyssa Provencio, a professor at the University of Central Oklahoma who researches emergency and disaster management.

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  • Climate

Cheap and easy ways to stock your emergency go bag

Putting together a go bag doesn't have to be daunting or expensive. Here's how to create a functional kit that doesn't require much money, time or effort.

May 07, 2025
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By:
  • Andee Tagle and
  • Malaka Gharib
Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are gathering on the first day of the conclave, indicating that a successor of the late Pope Francis was not elected, Wednesday.

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  • Religion

Black smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel as cardinals cast an unsuccessful first vote

Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the more than 130 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the next pope should be.

May 07, 2025
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  • Sarah Ventre
The Walt Disney Company announced on Wednesday that the seventh Disney theme park will be in Abu Dhabi. This rendering shows the plans.

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  • Arts & Life

Disney's newest theme park will be in Abu Dhabi

The company's theme parks and cruises make up a fast-growing section of its profits. The new park will be located on Yas Island with a number of existing attractions. 

May 07, 2025
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  • Neda Ulaby
River Church Cincinnati pastor Cory Bowman, who is Vice President Vance's half-brother, preaches during an Easter worship in April.

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  • Politics

JD Vance's half-brother advances in his uphill quest to become Cincinnati's mayor

Cory Bowman, who shares a father with Vance, says he was inspired to enter the race after his half-brother's inauguration. A Republican last ran for Cincinnati mayor, unsuccessfully, in 2009.

May 07, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
People take part in a rally and a protest in solidarity with Rumeysa Ozturk and Mohsen Mahdawi outside New York Federal Court as the court hears the U.S. government request to appeal the decisions in their cases in New York, United States on May 06, 2025.

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  • National

Federal court rules Rümeysa Öztürk must be transferred to detention in Vermont

Rümeysa Öztürk has been detained at a federal facility in Louisiana after being arrested on the street in Sommerville, Massachusetts on March 25 by six plainclothes agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

May 07, 2025
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  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
After a 30-year career spent defying expectations, André 3000's latest sleight of hand finds him moving the keys like Bob James.

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  • Music

On his surprise piano EP, André 3000 continues to play with our expectations

Few music icons have consistently pulled magic — or unpredictable pivots — out the hat like André 3000. 7 piano sketches, his newly released surprise EP, follows up the instrumental turn he took on 2023's New Blue Sun with another non-rap project.

May 07, 2025
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  • Rodney Carmichael
Senior Trump adviser Kari Lake, shown above at a conservative conference earlier this year, announced Tuesday night that Voice of America would rely on coverage from the far-right television network OAN. Voice of America employees that Lake put on indefinite leave are suing to be restored to their jobs.

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  • Media

Kari Lake says OAN's far-right coverage will fuel Voice of America

Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has offered unwavering support of President Trump.

May 07, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Sayedyaqoob Qattali moved to Houston with his family after legally entering the United States in late 2023.

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  • National

Many Afghans living in the U.S. fear being tortured or killed if they get deported

Roughly 200,000 Afghans came to the U.S. after the Taliban seized control in Afghanistan in 2021. Many are worried about their future as President Trump has steadily eliminated legal protections.

May 07, 2025
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  • Andrew Schneider
A seagull flies over Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island July 2, 2003 in the San Francisco Bay, California.

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  • National

Word of the Week: Before the Birdman of Alcatraz, the island was known for its birds

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to explore the coast of California, and, a flock of seabirds.

May 07, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
Community Plate seeks to bring people together over shared potluck suppers of classic casseroles.

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  • Mental Health

Fighting loneliness in rural Maine, one casserole at a time

What happens when people put their phones down and eat together?

May 07, 2025
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  • Caitlin Shetterly
Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in the Nansha district in southern China's Guangdong province in April 2025.

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  • Asia

U.S. and Chinese officials will meet in Geneva in first sign of thaw in trade war

The superpowers have been locked in a geopolitical blinking contest, waiting for the other side to reach out. The talks in Switzerland are the first concrete sign of a potential thaw in the deadlock.

May 07, 2025
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  • Sherisse Pham
Salvadoran guards escort alleged members of the 'Tren De Aragua' and Mara Salvatrucha gangs who were deported from the U.S. to El Salvador.

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  • Law

U.S. intelligence memo says Venezuelan government does not control Tren de Aragua gang

The memo weakens President Trump's argument for invoking the Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants.

May 07, 2025
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By:
  • Jasmine Garsd and
  • Greg Myre
This image shows the logo of WeightWatchers on a mobile phone, and the company's website, in New York, March 7, 2023.

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  • Business

WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy protection to eliminate debt burden

WeightWatchers said Tuesday it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to eliminate $1.15 billion in debt and focus on its transition into a telehealth services provider.

May 07, 2025
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