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This undated image shows Danielle R. Sassoon, who resigned Thursday as acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. She was one of three federal prosecutors who resigned over the Justice Department's decision to drop the Eric Adams case.

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  • Politics

3 top U.S. prosecutors resign over order to drop NYC Mayor Eric Adams corruption case

The acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two top Justice Department officials in Washington, D.C., resigned after the case against New York City's mayor war order dropped.

February 13, 2025
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  • Carrie Johnson
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is seen before an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Jan. 5, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J.

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  • Sports

Why Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets broke up

When you're a Jet you're a Jet all the way … till the Jets decide you're not coming back next season.

February 13, 2025
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  • Emma Bowman
The Florida House of Representatives shown here during the special legislative session this week that led to the passage of laws aimed at assisting President Trump's plans for mass deportations.

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  • News

On a second try, Florida Republicans agree on a law to assist Trump's deportations

The bill passed after Gov. Ron DeSantis and fellow Republicans ended a public dispute. It includes a mandatory death penalty for capital crimes committed by people without legal status.

February 13, 2025
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  • Greg Allen
The IRS says it processed 11.7 million tax returns in the first week of the 2025 filing season. Here, carts loaded with documents are seen at an IRS processing facility in Austin, Texas, last September.

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  • Your Money

Where is my tax refund?

If the IRS owes you a tax refund, it should come within 3 weeks of filing. And in a change, 25 states are now participating in the IRS's free online filing program.

February 13, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Education, testifies during her confirmation hearing on Thursday in Washington, DC.

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  • Education

At McMahon's confirmation hearing, it was the Education Department on trial

In her confirmation hearing, Linda McMahon handled tough questions from Democrats, and affirmed President Trump's plans to shrink, and potentially eliminate, the department.

February 13, 2025
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  • Cory Turner and
  • Jonaki Mehta
Look at these stamps. Now imagine nearly 162,000 of them.

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  • National

Thousands of counterfeit Forever postage stamps are seized in Chicago

Customs and Border Protection agents in Chicago seized nearly 162,000 counterfeit U.S. Forever stamps this past week which the agency said were shipped from China.

February 13, 2025
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
A Tesla Cybertruck moves along the beach in Boca Chica, Texas, on Nov. 18, 2024.

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  • Technology

Trump administration says it has no plans to fulfill $400 million 'armored Tesla' contract

That's according to a public State Department procurement document. It comes as ethics experts raise conflict of interest questions about the chief executive of Tesla, Elon Musk, who is a close adviser to President Trump.

February 13, 2025
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  • Bobby Allyn
<br>Morgana O'Reilly, Arnas Fedaravičius, Christian Friedel, Dom Hetrakul and Lalisa Manobal play resort workers in Season 3 of <em>The White Lotus.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

'The White Lotus' lands in Thailand for its most soul-searching season yet

Though less effervescent than past, The White Lotus Season 3 serves up plenty of financial secrets, dark family histories and kinky hijinks as it shoves its characters out of their comfort zone.

February 13, 2025
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Mars, from composite of photos from three cameras from the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) experiment, obtained on May 12, 2003.

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  • Space

Is Trump the president who will truly set a course for Mars?

Proponents of going to Mars see peril and opportunity in Elon Musk's close relationship with Trump. Experts say just getting Americans back to the moon in the near future will be challenging enough.

February 13, 2025
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A basketball sits on the court during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Jan. 21 in Ames, Iowa.

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  • Science

What an endocrinologist says about the differences between trans, cisgender athletes

What does scientific research show about differences between transgender and cisgender athletes? NPR asks Bradley Anawalt, endocrinologist and professor of medicine at the University of Washington.

February 13, 2025
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  • Michel Martin and
  • Obed Manuel
Vice President JD Vance speaks during a plenary session at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, on Feb. 11.

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  • Politics

After Trump announced talks with Russia, Vance to address Munich Security Conference

In his second major speech in Europe this week, the vice president will address the Munich Security Conference, just after President Trump said he would start talks with Russia over the war in Ukraine.

February 13, 2025
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Anthony Mackie as Captain America.

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  • Movies

Movie Watch: 'Marveling' at the new Captain America, and favorites from Sundance 2025

Wondering what to watch this weekend? Captain America: Brave New World may have what you're looking for. Plus, two favorites from the Sundance Film Festival.

February 13, 2025
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  • Bob Mondello
Duolingo announced the death of its owl mascot, Duo, this week. He was known for his snarky social media presence and sometimes-threatening way of reminding people to do their daily language lessons.

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  • Business

RIP Duo, the Duolingo owl. Why would the company kill its own mascot?

Duo was fatally hit by a Tesla Cybertruck, the language-learning company announced this week. The snarky owl has been the face of Duolingo for over a decade. Why his sudden demise, and what's next?

February 13, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip hold photos depicting their faces during a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday. They're demanding the release of the hostages from Hamas captivity.

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  • Middle East

Hamas says it will release hostages as scheduled this weekend

Israel threatened Tuesday to resume hostilities with Hamas in Gaza unless the militant group releases hostages under the ceasefire agreement.

February 13, 2025
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  • Kat Lonsdorf and
  • Aya Batrawy
A Joann retail store seen here in Arlington Heights, Ill., on Jan. 15 is among the outlets slated for closure.

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  • National

Craft supplier Joann to close 60% of its stores across U.S. as it looks for a buyer

The move to close 500 stores comes after Joann declared bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year. The closures would leave it with far fewer stores than competitors Hobby Lobby and Michaels.

February 13, 2025
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