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At the Winter Paralympics, some athletes have found business opportunities

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 04:00

At the Winter Paralympics, athletes with prosthetics often modify them to fit their bodies more precisely. That has led to some competitors starting their own businesses to help fellow amputees.

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Democrats set a turnout record in Texas, so is this the year it turns blue?

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 04:00

Latinos helped Texas Democrats set the new record for a primary, but the state has been a white whale for the party for decades.

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Bucking stigma, more places turn to factory-built for affordable housing

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 04:00

Mobile homes have long been zoned out of cities and suburbs. But with updated designs and a housing shortage, they're increasingly being welcomed as more-affordable starter homes.

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Medicaid can share data with ICE. Here's how that 180-degree change spreads fear

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 04:00

When Medicaid began sharing personal data with federal immigration authorities last year, it upended decades of explicit promises to patients. Now, even eligible immigrants fear getting the health coverage.

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Morning news brief

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 03:45

Israel launches strikes in Beirut, FBI investigating two unrelated attacks in Michigan and Virginia, Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to ban large investors from buying up single-family homes.

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Cuba will release 51 people from prison in an unexpected move

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 01:34

The announcement was made just hours before Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel is scheduled to speak early Friday "to address national and international issues."

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A record number of political parties register for Haiti's first election in a decade

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 00:28

A record 280 political parties had registered by Thursday's deadline to participate in Haiti's first general election in a decade, hopeful for a chance to help ease their country's multiple crises.

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NYC's Mamdani condemns Tuberville's anti-Muslim posts as "bigotry"

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 23:35

Speaking at a public iftar dinner, held to break the daily Ramadan fast, New York City Mayor Mamdani described Sen. Tuberville's anti-Muslim rhetoric as "bigotry" and "hatred."

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China slams Trump's trade investigation, as it approves a 5-year economic plan

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 21:38

China's Foreign Ministry criticized the Trump administration's trade investigation as a "pretext" for tariffs. Meanwhile, China is moving ahead with a five-year plan that may rankle trade partners.

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NASA targets Artemis II crewed moon mission for April 1 launch

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 16:33

A six-day launch window opens on April 1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lunar orbital mission would be the first time humans have returned to the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.

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Fear of Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz could further slow the flow of oil

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 15:28

Attacks by Iran have already nearly halted the flow of oil through the vital waterway as commercial ship crews fear being hit by missiles, drones or mines.

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Suspect in attack at Michigan synagogue is dead, officials say

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 13:27

Security officers at Temple Israel had "engaged with the suspect" after a vehicle rammed into the building, according to Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard.

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Suspect in attack at Michigan synagogue is dead, officials say

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 13:27

Security officers at Temple Israel had "engaged the threat" that apparently started with a vehicle ramming into the building, according to Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard.

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This tale of a Chicago school book ban was inspired by true events

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 12:36

Librarian Jarrett Dapier's graphic novel tells a fictionalized account of real-life events in 2013 that restricted access to Marjane Satrapi's memoir Persepolis in Chicago Public Schools.

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Medicare Advantage 'dark money' group tries to win higher payments for insurers

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 11:44

What appeared to be a surge of grassroots support for higher Medicare Advantage payments was actually driven by a pro-industry group.

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Senate passes bipartisan housing bill targeting large investors and easing regulations

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 11:39

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act would ban large investors from buying up single-family homes.

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This reporter went bust while covering America's sports betting boom

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 11:25

Americans are betting on sports, elections, award shows and even military actions. The Atlantic writer McKay Coppins bet $10k from his employer in his investigation of this gambling world.

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Chilean Smiljan Radić Clarke wins architecture's highest honor

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 08:44

The Pritzker Prize was awarded Thursday. "In every work, he is able to answer with radical originality, making the unobvious obvious," said fellow Chilean architect and prize chair Alejandro Aravena.

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El Niño is set to take hold this summer, driving up global temperatures

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 08:01

A potentially strong El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year. The hottest years on record generally occur in years when El Niño is active.

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U.S. investigates strike on Iranian school as the war sparks a global oil crisis

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 06:04

Trump, who promised to lower gas prices, is tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as war drives prices up. And, the U.S. investigates the strike on an Iranian school that killed at least 165 people.

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