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A poster shows Shiri Bibas, center, who was kidnapped to Gaza with her husband and two young sons on Oct. 7, 2023, in Jerusalem on Friday.

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  • Middle East

Israel says body returned by Hamas not that of hostage

Israel identified the remains of child hostages but said another body from Hamas was not their mother as claimed. And near Tel Aviv, explosions hit threes buses, but no injuries were reported.

February 21, 2025
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  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Former president of the Spanish football federation Luis Rubiales, is seen during his trial in a courtroom outside of Madrid earlier this month. He was found guilty of sexual assault over his unsolicited kiss on player Jenni Hermoso.

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  • Sports

What to know about the case against former Spanish soccer head Luis Rubiales

The former president of Spain's soccer federation was found guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso after the 2023 women's World Cup. Here's what to know about the case.

February 21, 2025
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  • Emma Bowman
From left: AI art, a movie star, an embattled mayor.

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  • National

What even IS art? The quiz doesn't know — but do you?

Plus: Why are there so many "Bridget Jones" movies? Who all resigned over the Eric Adams drama? And what phrase originated on "SNL"?

February 21, 2025
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  • Holly J. Morris
In this photo provided by the Australian Defense Force, the People's Liberation Army-Navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang travels in the Torres Strait off Australia's coast, on Feb. 11, 2025.

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  • World

Australia warns airlines to beware of Chinese naval exercises in the Tasman Sea

China had given notice that its warships could potentially fire live weapons during an exercise in the Tasman Sea, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

February 21, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
President Donald Trump signed the executive order granting clemency to Jan. 6 defendants on his first day in office.

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  • Investigations

Justice Department broadens Jan. 6 pardons to cover gun, drug-related charges

In a new development, the Department of Justice said Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 defendants should apply more broadly and include separate gun charges, as well.

February 21, 2025
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  • Tom Dreisbach
The IRS is laying off more than 6,000 employees as part of the Trump administration's widespread downsizing of the federal government. The agency had added thousands of workers in recent years in an effort to improve customer service and beef up collection of unpaid taxes.

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  • Economy

IRS cuts over 6,000 jobs in the middle of tax season

The IRS is cutting more than 6,000 jobs this week, as part of the Trump administration's downsizing of the overall federal workforce. The job cuts at the IRS come in the middle of the tax-filing season.

February 20, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
President Trump signed an executive order to give him and other presidents greater power over independent regulatory agencies — entities Congress set up to be shielded from White House control.

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  • Politics

Trump wants more power over agencies. Experts worry about campaign finance regulators

President Trump's effort to "rein in" independent agencies is raising particular concern among those who follow the work of the Federal Election Commission, which enforces campaign finance laws.

February 20, 2025
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  • Ashley Lopez
Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Eric Adams, Democrats and long-time allies, appeared during a parade last year.  Hochul says she won't remove Adams from office despite political and legal scandals that have embroiled city hall.

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  • Politics

N.Y. governor won't remove NYC Mayor Adams from office, another win for President Trump

Mayor Eric Adams emerged as a key ally of President Trump on his immigration crackdown after Trump's DOJ agreed to shelve corruption charges. Gov. Kathy Hochul says Adams will remain in office.

February 20, 2025
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  • Brian Mann
President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, seen here at the United Nations in 2019, have had a fraught relationship dating back years. Trump is now calling Zelenskyy a "Dictator," and Zelenskyy says it seems like Trump is living in a Russian-made "disinformation space."

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  • World

Reversing U.S. policy, Trump attacks Zelenskyy, blames Ukraine for war with Russia

The U.S. has been the strongest supporter of Ukraine in its war with Russia. Yet with a series of blunt comments, President Trump now sounds more aligned with Russia than Ukraine.

February 20, 2025
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  • Greg Myre and
  • Joanna Kakissis
This artist's concept shows Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, surrounded by a swirling accretion disk of hot gas. Flaring hot spots that resemble solar flares are seen in the disk. <br>

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  • National

Why are 'fireworks' coming from a black hole? This is what scientists say

A team of astrophysicists have found flares of light in Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way.

February 20, 2025
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  • Chandelis Duster
Russell Vought, President Trump's choice for director of the Office of Management and Budget, attends a Senate Budget Committee hearing on his nomination, on Capitol Hill on Jan. 22.

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  • Law

Why independent agencies were created to be independent

President Trump claims power over independent regulators in a new order. NPR asks Jane Manners, a law professor at Temple University, why independent agencies were created to be independent.

February 20, 2025
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  • Steve Inskeep
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth steps out to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Pentagon during an honor cordon on Feb. 5.

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  • Politics

Pentagon proposes $50 billion in annual cuts and identifies priorities to expand

The Pentagon has proposed cutting 8% of its budget annually for five years but prioritized funding in areas like drones, military assistance for the southern border and a U.S. Iron Dome.

February 20, 2025
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  • Tom Bowman
Los Angeles County firefighters pull a hose in front of a burning home as the Eaton Fire moved through the area on Jan. 8 in Altadena, Calif.

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  • Investigations

Power lines sparked new fires in LA after the Eaton Fire began, radio traffic shows

First responder communications show the power company in Altadena was slow to respond to Eaton firefighters — and that live power lines sparked new fires days after flames first broke out.

February 20, 2025
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  • Chiara Eisner,
  • Nick McMillan,
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Yoiker David Sequera (left), Yoiner Purroy Roldán (center), and Mayfreed Durán Arapé (right) are part of the immigrants sent to Guantánamo Bay by the Trump administration.

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  • National

Venezuelan mothers organize on chat group to fight Guantánamo detentions

The mothers met in a Whatsapp group. They have vowed to fight until their sons, who they say have not committed crimes and do not have ties to gangs, are released.

February 20, 2025
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By:
  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
FEMA has helped develop building codes for decades, including standards that reduce the risk that houses will flood in storms and hurricanes. That work is being pulled back under the Trump Administration.

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  • Climate

Exclusive: Trump administration drops work on stronger building codes for disasters

To help homes survive more intense disasters, FEMA has been developing recommendations for stronger building codes. The Trump Administration has pulled them back.

February 20, 2025
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  • Lauren Sommer
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