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Live - Witkoff floats Iran peace proposal as Trump extends pause on energy plant strikes - President Trump on Thursday extended a pause on striking Iranian energy infrastructure until April 6. updated 40M ago

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Sharks in Bahamas test positive for caffeine, painkillers, cocaine -- Marine biologists found detectable levels of caffeine, cocaine and the over-the-counter painkillers in the blood of 28 sharks.

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Transgender women athletes banned from women's Olympic events -- Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday.

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Russia is helping Iran with intel to kill Americans, says top EU diplomat -- Russia is providing intelligence support to Iran in the Middle East war to "kill Americans," Kaja Kallas said Thursday.

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Alleged Hezbollah member on U.S. terror list is arrested in Ecuador -- The Syrian man has been identified as a terrorist threat by the U.S. for belonging to Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

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Rare mountain gorilla twins born in national park again -- Twin mountain gorillas were recently born in the Virunga National Park, renowned for its biodiversity but threatened by conflict.

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Trump says he doesn't call Iran conflict a "war" due to need for approval from Congress -- President Trump suggested late Wednesday he's avoiding describing the military conflict with Iran as a "war" because of concerns around the fact that Congress hasn't authorized military force.

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As Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz, it's borrowing from Ukraine's playbook -- Trump says Iran's navy is "gone," so how does it still have a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz? Part of the answer may lie off Ukraine's Black Sea coast. -- Mar 25

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El Paso and LA among most polluted U.S. cities in 2025, report says -- El Paso, Texas, and Los Angeles, California, had some of the worst air pollution in the U.S. last year, according to a new report. -- Mar 25

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Iranians who hoped war would bring change now say they feel "doomed" -- Some Iranians who'd hoped for regime change say the realities of the U.S. and Israel's war have been a "rude awakening," and they just want it to stop. -- Mar 25

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2 NATO allies report drone impacts as Ukraine and Russia traded attacks -- NATO members Estonia and Latvia say stray drones hit their territory amid one of Moscow's biggest assaults on Ukraine. -- Mar 25

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Skeleton of famed musketeer possibly found in Dutch church -- D'Artagnan was killed during the siege of Maastricht in 1673. His final resting place has remained a mystery ever since. -- Mar 25

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Mikaela Shiffrin wins record-tying 6th overall World Cup skiing title -- The 31-year-old American matched Austrian downhill great Annemarie Moser-Pr ll, who won her six titles in the 1970s. -- Mar 25

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White House says Trump will "unleash hell" if Iran doesn't make deal -- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says talks with Tehran are ongoing hours after Iran's state media said the regime rejected Trump administration proposals.

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Senate rejects latest push to rein in Trump's powers in Iran as war's off-ramp unclear -- Democrats have vowed to keep forcing votes on the issue as they seek public testimony from administration officials. -- Mar 24

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