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April 5, 2026

AP News

F-15E Service Member Rescued

The United States said Sunday it rescued a service member missing behind enemy lines since Iran downed a fighter jet, as President Donald Trump escalated pressure on Tehran with renewed threats to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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ESPN

Michigan and UConn Advance to Title Game

The road ends at Lucas Oil Stadium, where UConn and Michigan bested Illinois and Arizona to advance to Monday's national championship. ESPN's college basketball crew was on-site to break down how both of Saturday's Final Four games were won.
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The New York Times

Bolton: Finish the Job in Iran

"These suggestions may be difficult for Mr. Trump and some of his supporters to swallow. But they come from the need for the United States to secure a strategically critical success in the Gulf — not another humiliating retreat in an increasingly dangerous world."
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Mediaite

Poll on Iran’s Uranium Stirs Debate

“Mr. President, you’re going to want to see this result!” Smerconish exclaimed to the camera when coming back from commercial. “You know, oftentimes we get tens of thousands of people voting. It’s not scientific. It’s damn interesting..."
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The State

Geno Auriemma Apologizes

Auriemma made national news after he confronted Staley in the final seconds of USC’s 62-48 upset win over UConn in the Final Four. Auriemma inferred postgame that he was frustrated at Staley’s lack of a pregame handshake minutes before tipoff.
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Barbara Fried

FTX Payouts Near Completion

On March 31, 2026, the FTX Debtors distributed another $2.2 billion to FTX customers. That is on top of $8.1 billion distributed in 2025, yielding total payouts to date of $10.3 billion.
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The Washington Post

China Exposes U.S. Forces

The private companies — some with ties to the military — are marketing detailed intelligence on movements of U.S. forces, even as Beijing seeks to keep its distance.
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Al Jazeera

US Revokes Soleimani Niece’s Visa

The United States has revoked the permanent residency of two women it says are related to Qassem Soleimani, the late major general who led Iran’s Quds Force, the foreign branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), from 1998 until his assassination in 2020.
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CBS Sports

5 Players Who’d Have Been Ineligible

Saturday night's Final Four matchups would have a vastly different flavor if they were contested under provisions outlined in an executive order signed Friday. The order, entitled calls for restricted eligibility windows and transfer limitations.
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Politico

RFK Jr. To Hit the Road for MAHA

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ramping up midterm travel to revive his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, armed with a carefully crafted list of popular food and fitness policies to sell.
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Fox News

Kim Alexis Questions Body Positivity

As one of the most recognizable supermodels of the 1980s, Kim Alexis knows a thing or two about the pressure of meeting beauty standards, but she also sees a dangerous trend among those who are eschewing those standards completely.
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NPR

Artemis Crew Are Quite the Photogs

It has only been a couple days since NASA successfully launched astronauts to the moon for the first time in over half a century. But the Artemis II mission's four-person crew has already delivered striking postcards from their journey.
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Sky News

Court Hearing for Ambulance Arson Case

Two young men and a 17-year-old boy have been remanded in custody after appearing in court over an arson attack on Jewish volunteer ambulances in Golders Green. A further arrest in connection with the incident was made at the court.
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KTLA

Millennials’ Office Crush Trend

Recently, dating app Hily surveyed 2,000 Gen Z and Millennial Americans to find out how they feel about workplace romance — and found that a majority of both generations think dating someone from work should be normalized more.
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