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'Christ on Water' painting to be displayed again at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

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U.S. News - 11 'armed and dangerous' inmates escape from New Orleans jail - Eleven inmates escaped the Orleans Parish jail Friday morning as the New Orleans facility was locked down. Sheriff Susan Hutson said during a press conference the escapees should be considered armed and dangerous.

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U.S. News -- Suspected serial killer Glen Rogers executed in Florida

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Odd News -- Michigan man thought lottery jackpot win was a prank

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U.S. News -- Charter, Cox Communications merger valued at $34.5B -- Charter Communications, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States, announced a merger Friday with privately held Cox Communications in a multi-billion-dollar deal.

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U.S. News -- Republican hard-liners defy Trump, Johnson as megabill fails to advance -- President Donald Trump's legislative agenda bill is slated to go through the House Budget Committee Friday, but it could be derailed by a handful of dissatisfied House Republicans.

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U.S. News -- Cold storm to bring rain, snow and thunder to western U.S. this weekend -- As a storm tracks across the West this weekend, it will generate enough cold air for snow to fall over some of the higher elevations from the Cascades to the Wasatch and northern and central Rockies.

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World News -- Police investigating missing Slovenian statue of Melania Trump -- A bronze statue of first lady Melania Trump was stolen in a city in her home country of Slovenia, five years after it replaced a wooden sculpture damaged by arson.

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This week in Washington

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U.S. Navy Blue Angels prepare for air show

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NFL's Philadelphia Eagles visit White House

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ULA launches Atlas V rocket for Amazon payload

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Radio City Rockettes kick off auditions in New York City

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Donald, Melania Trump host 2025 Easter Egg Roll

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U.S. News -- Judge to consider if 'privilege' gives government right to hide Kilmar Abrego Garcia info -- A federal judge will hear arguments Friday from the Trump administration to determine if the government has the legal privilege to not share details about its actions taken toward the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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U.S. News -- Salmon Rushdie attacker gets 25-year prison sentence -- The man already found guilty of attempting to kill author Salman Rushdie was given the maximum-possible prison sentence on Friday in a courthouse in Mayville, N.Y.

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U.S. News -- Trump executive order reduces VOA staff by almost 600 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has directed the firing of almost 600 employees with the publicly-funded Voice of America, representing about a third of the broadcaster's staff.

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U.S. News -- SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites from California -- SpaceX Friday launched another routine Starlink satellite launch from California, the 20th this year.

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U.S. News -- California wrestles with approach to homeless encampments -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his model ordinance to address homeless encampments with dignity this week but advocates say the approach ignores real solutions.

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U.S. News -- Smokey Robinson under criminal investigation for sexual assault -- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Thursday said singer Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation for sexual assault. Four former housekeepers sued him alleging years of sexual abuse that Robinson denies.

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U.S. News -- United States forms AI partnership with UAE -- The United States and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to form an Artificial Intelligence alliance.

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U.S. News -- New Jersey Transit rail service grinds to a halt as engineers strike -- New Jersey Transit engineers went on strike early Friday, after last-minute negotiations on a pay increase fell apart, bringing all rail service to a halt.

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U.S. News -- Gov. Ron DenSantis signs bill making Florida second state to ban fluoride from public water -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday to ban fluoride in public water, making it the second state to do so.

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U.S. News -- Severe weather bears down on Midwest and Plains states with tornadoes and hail -- A wide swath of the Midwest and Plains states is under a tornado watch and severe weather conditions are forecast to persist into next week, the National Weather service said Thursday.

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U.S. News -- Homeland Security asks to mobilize 20K National Guard troops for border enforcement -- Pentagon lawyers are reviewing a request by the Department of Homeland Security for the Defense Department to activate 20,000 National Guard troops to enforce immigration laws.

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DHS, Secret Service investigating James Comey's seashell photo as potential Trump threat

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Former girlfriend cross-examined in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial

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Suspected serial killer Glen Rogers executed in Florida

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Woman missing nearly three weeks in California mountains found alive

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