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A Canvas outage tied to cyberattack causes havoc during colleges' final exams - Schools and universities across the country are recovering from an outage that knocked down Canvas, an online platform that manages exams and grades.

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China says April exports jump 14.1% from a year ago ahead of Trump-Xi summit -- The data were released just days ahead of a planned meeting between US President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.

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A fragile ceasefire holds as US awaits Iran response, Bahrain detains dozens -- A tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding Saturday after the United States struck two Iranian oil tankers.

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Charting the global economy: US job growth exceeds projections -- US employers added more jobs than expected for a second month and the unemployment rate held steady in April.

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Israel tightens grip on Gaza as deadlock with Hamas persists -- Israel has expanded its control of Gazan territory and is considering more intense military action, further squeezing the war-torn enclave.

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An AI chatbot used by Mass General Brigham is getting thousands of appointments -- The platform has helped patients make more than 14,000 online appointments, but some doctors feel it is a distraction.

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Frontier Air flight reported hitting a person on Denver runway -- Flight 4345 said it struck a pedestrian during takeoff at about 11:19 p.m. local time, Denver International Airport said in a post on X.

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US sanctions Chinese satellite imagery companies over Iran war

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19 hours ago

It took 25 years, but John Rosenthal's Fenway Center deck is finally done

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Canvas system used by thousands of schools is back online after a cyberattack disrupted studies

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