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Calls grow for Swalwell to quit California governor race after sexual assault allegations -- The Democratic congressman, a leading candidate in the race, has strongly denied the accusations saying he will fight with "facts".

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JD Vance takes on a perilous mission - could it backfire? As the US vice-president leads peace talks with Iran, he must balance warring factions, a demanding boss and his own political future. 14 hrs ago - BBC InDepth

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Trump tells Iran to negotiate as Vance heads to Pakistan for peace talks - Iran's parliament speaker says there must be a ceasefire in Lebanon "before negotiations begin".

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Trump's blunt attack on former allies exposes splintered Maga coalition -- His criticism of four conservative commentators who have spoken out against the Iran war highlights the tension in his base. -- US & Canada

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What is Trump doing with the US Forest Service? -- The Trump administration has announced it will move the service's headquarters to Utah and restructure the agency.

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OpenAI boss Sam Altman's home targeted with Molotov cocktail -- San Francisco police have arrested a 20-year-old suspect after a perimeter gate was set alight.

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Identity of woman struck by lightning is a mystery, officials say -- The woman, believed to be in her 20s, was found unresponsive and with no ID in the US state of Colorado.

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Trump posts graphic video of slaying to argue for stricter immigration policies -- A Haitian migrant previously protected from deportation is acccused of beating a woman to death at a Florida petrol station.

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How the Artemis crew will splash down on Earth -- The Artemis crew will return to Earth on 10 April after a 10-day mission that took them around the Moon.

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Melania Trump: 'I never had a relationship with Epstein' -- Watch the first lady's full statement from the White House as she addresses her links to the late sex offender.

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Charges filed after fire destroys Kimberly-Clark toilet paper warehouse -- No injuries were reported after the blaze tore through a massive warehouse where toilet paper and paper towels were stored.

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Canada's Mark Carney 'so proud' of astronauts in call to Artemis II -- Jeremy Hansen received a call from the prime minister as Canada's first astronaut to travel into deep space as part of the Artemis II mission.

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Watch: Pope Leo XIV spins basketball on his finger, with help from Harlem Globetrotters -- US exhibition squad, the Harlem Globetrotters, met the pontiff in the Vatican, helping him to spin a basketball on the tip of his finger.

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Watch: Cold-blooded trespasser found lurking in Florida pool -- Police were called when a homeowner found a nine-foot alligator in the pool area of his Tampa residence. A specialist later removed the animal.

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The five big sticking points in US-Iran talks -- Peace talks between the US and Iran are due to begin in Pakistan on Saturday.

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Has US achieved its war objectives in Iran? -- Key US objectives at the start of the war were to stop Iran getting a nuclear weapon and degrading its arsenal.

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Artemis crew returning to Earth with 'all the good stuff' from Moon discoveries -- The four astronauts said they were returning to Earth with "so many more pictures, so many more stories".

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'Cold as ice': Serial killer admits to eight murders in case that haunted Long Island for years -- Rex Heuermann's plea ends a case that police took 13 years to solve, frustrating the public and victims' family.

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Iran ceasefire deal gives Trump a way out of war - but at a high cost -- The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US.

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Nasa Apollo missions: Stories of the last Moon men -- Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just five remain.

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Baseball statue broken as it is unveiled in Seattle -- The mishap occurred as a tarp was pulled off a bronze figure immortalising Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki.

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Artemis crew home safely after completing historic mission to the Moon -- Four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific after a nine-day voyage that took them further from Earth than any humans.

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Melania Trump's speech propels Epstein crisis back to forefront -- She has now placed herself squarely into the Epstein story and at odds with the administration, which wants to end the investigation.

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Trump administration unveils 250-foot 'Triumphal Arch' design -- The new arch, if approved, would be taller than the US Capitol building and the Lincoln Memorial.

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This idyllic US town was full of police families - and a serial killer in their midst -- For years, rumours swirled about who could be behind the bodies that washed up on the shores of Gilgo Beach.

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Watch the Artemis II re-entry: Separation, blackout, then splashdown -- The four crew members of the Artemis II are back on Earth after their 10-day mission to the Moon.

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Artemis II mission was a triumph. Now comes the hard part -- The mission was almost flawless but there are considerable obstacles ahead before a Moon landing.

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