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AP News

Trump Hints at Wind-Down

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering “winding down” military operations in the Middle East even as the United States is sending three more amphibious assault ships and roughly 2,500 additional Marines to the region.

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ABC News

More Marines to Middle East

Three Navy ships carrying 2,200 Marines left San Diego earlier this week for a previously scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific, but two U.S. officials tell ABC News their ultimate destination is likely the Middle East.

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USA Today

Tarris Reed Jr. Shines at UConn

The 6-foot-11 forward became the first player since Houston's Elvin Hayes in 1968 to finish with at least 30 points and 25 rebounds in an NCAA Tournament game, as he finished with a career-high, video-game-like 31 points and 27 rebounds.

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The Hill

Senate Votes To End a Perk

The Senate approved by unanimous consent Thursday a proposal to end the special treatment members of Congress get at airports that allows them to speed through or skip the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) screening checkpoints.

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The Washington Post

U.S.- Israel Rift Widens

The Washington Post explores the widening rift between the U.S. and Israel over differing strategies towards Iran, with President Trump showing caution due to economic concerns, while Prime Minister Netanyahu maintains a hardline stance on regime change.

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Deadline

CBS Radio News Shuts Down

CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski announced the closure of the unit on Friday, as the news division undergoes another round of jobs cuts.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Enemy in Iran in One Lesson

"We know it’s fashionable on the left and even in some parts of the right these days to think that President Trump is the enemy in the Iran war. So forgive us for pointing out the character of the actual enemy our troops are fighting. .."

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Reuters

DOJ on Paramount-Warner Deal

Paramount Skydance's (PSKY.O), opens new tab proposed acquisition of Warner Bros ​Discovery (WBD.O), opens new tab will "absolutely not" have a fast track to approval because of political factors, the head of the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division told ‌Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.

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BBC

King Opens Longest Coastal Path

King Charles has inaugurated a new footpath stretching around the entire coast of England. At 2,689 miles long, it is the longest managed coastal walking route in the world, according to Natural England, the government body which created it.

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USA Today

Hottest March Temp in History

A small Arizona community broke the record for highest temperature ever recorded in March in the United States, reaching a scorching 110 degrees March 19 amid an early heat wave in the Southwest.

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The New York Times

“Once and for All” Means Never

Tom Friedman discusses Iran's support for Hamas and its impact on regional stability, Israel's security, and U.S. diplomatic efforts, exploring strategies to address the challenges for Middle East peace.

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NPR

U.S. Democracy Concerns Rise

An annual report from V-Dem, an institute at Sweden's University of Gothenburg, concluded democracy had deteriorated so much in the U.S. that it lowered the country's democracy ranking from 20th to 51st out of 179 countries.

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The Washington Times

Maher Wins Top Humor Prize

The White House on Friday intervened to block Bill Maher from receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, hours after The Atlantic first reported he had been selected for the honor.

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Politico

Lone Survivor: What We Didn’t Know

Politico explores the 2005 Operation Red Wings mission in Afghanistan, detailing the challenges faced by Navy SEALs, including Marcus Luttrell, which resulted in significant casualties and led Luttrell to write 'Lone Survivor,' later adapted into a film.

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Axios

Dems Gamble To Win DHS Shutdown

House Democrats are launching a Hail Mary push to effectively end the Department of Homeland Security's now month-long shutdown by funding all of its sub-agencies except ICE and Customs and Border Protection.

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NBC News

Hegseth’s Claim Disputed

Hegseth said "family after family" of service members killed urged the administration to “not stop until the job is done." The father said he appreciated the compassion that Hegseth and Trump showed him during their visit.

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Fox News

Chuck Norris Gone at 86

Iconic actor and martial artist Chuck Norris died on Thursday morning, according to a family statement posted on his Instagram account on Friday morning.

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Euronews

Dream Job: Room Service Critic

"There are few greater joys in life than checking into a hotel, chucking on a plush robe and ordering room service. We could hardly imagine anything that would make the experience better until Hotels.com announced that it was “hiring” people to do just that."

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The Washington Post

AI-Generated MAGA Dream Girl

Thousands have swooned over this MAGA dream girl. She’s made with AI. A viral fake of an Army service member spotlights a new trend in online attention harvesting: part patriotism, part porn and 100 percent computer-made.

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USA Today

A Jerk Who Made Contributions

Musk’s level of jerkiness and his ego may match the Mount Everest heights of his bank accounts, but, bothered by progressives’ hyperventilation over his on-and-off again friendship with President Donald Trump, he isn’t.

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