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Former President Barack Obama speaks during a memorial service for former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at the Smith Center in Las Vegas, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022

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U.S., China officials to meet as tensions mount over Russia

President Joe Biden is sending his national security adviser for talks with a senior Chinese official in Rome on Monday.

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Villanova players pose with the tournament trophy after defeating Creighton in the final of the Big East conference tournament Saturday, March 12, 2022, in New York

Education

Champs again: Villanova tops Creighton to win Big East title

The Wildcats beat Creighton 54-48 to win the Big East Tournament championship at Madison Square Garden.

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People walk by a house damaged by an Iranian ballistic missile attack in Irbil, Iraq, Sunday, March 23, 2022. Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck early Sunday near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, saying it was retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria that killed two members of its Revolutionary Guard

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Iran claims missile barrage near U.S. consulate in Iraq

The attack was retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria that killed two members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard.

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A Ukrainian serviceman guards his position in Mariupol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 12, 2022. Ukraine’s military says Russian forces have captured the eastern outskirts of the besieged city of Mariupol. In a Facebook update Saturday, the military said the capture of Mariupol and Severodonetsk in the east were a priority for Russian forces. Mariupol has been under siege for over a week, with no electricity, gas or water

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Russian airstrike escalates offensive in western Ukraine

An American journalist was killed and another wounded when their car was fired upon at a Russian checkpoint Sunday, according to police.

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Former French Foreign Legion member identified as Mornay walks around the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland, on Friday, March 11, 2022. At Poland's Medyka border, Mornay is one of seven former members of the French Foreign Legion, an elite military force, who are voluntarily providing their own security to refugees and are on the lookout for traffickers

Politics & Policy

Concern grows over traffickers targeting Ukrainian refugees

As millions of women and children flee across Ukraine’s borders, concerns grow over how to protect the most vulnerable refugees from being targeted by human traffickers.

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A man walks through Lancaster City, Pa., with his shopping bag during a snowstorm Saturday, March 12, 2022. Much of the northeast is experiencing a late winter storm dropping snow and high winds

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Late winter storm blasts South, Northeast with snow and wind

Winds gusted up to 45 mph in some areas and gale warnings were posted in coastal New Jersey and Delaware.

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General views of Stamford Bridge stadium home of Chelsea football club in London, Thursday, March 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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English Premier League disqualifies Abramovich from running Chelsea

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Politics & Policy

Russia strikes near Ukrainian capital; port city under siege

Russian forces are pounding the port city of Mariupol, shelling its downtown as residents hide.

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