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At least three killed in suspected terror attack in Israel - CNN
At least three people were killed and four injured in a suspected terror attack in the central Israeli city of Elad on Thursday, according to Israel's emergency response services.
UK PM Johnson suffers heavy losses in London in local elections - Reuters UK
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party lost control of traditional strongholds in London and suffered losses elsewhere in local elections, early results on Friday showed, as voters punished his government over a raft of scandals.
2022 NFL Draft: Jaguars' Travon Walker, Cowboys' Tyler Smith among most questionable picks by all 32 teams - CBS Sports
Time will tell how well each team fared during last weekend's festivities
Karine Jean-Pierre named first Black White House press secretary - Reuters
President Joe Biden said on Thursday he has chosen Karine Jean-Pierre to be White House press secretary, succeeding Jen Psaki and becoming the first Black and openly gay person to serve as the public face of a U.S. administration.
Asian stocks follow Wall St down as rate hike worries grow - ABC News
North Korea launches ballistic missile, South says - CNN
North Korea fired a ballistic missile into waters off the east coast of the peninsula on Wednesday, according to Japan and South Korea.
'Pro-Life Spiderman' explains how, why he free climbed San Francisco's Salesforce Tower - KGO-TV
Maison Des Champs talks about scaling the exterior of SF's 1,070-foot Salesforce Tower, in what he says is an act of an anti-abortion protest.
Kailia Posey, 'grinning girl' in popular GIF, dead by suicide at 16 - BNO News
Kailia Posey, whose appearance on a reality TV show at the age of five made her one of the most recognizable faces on the internet, died by suicide at a park in Washington state, her family says. She was 16 years old. Kailia’s body was found on early Monday a…
Trump-backed J.D. Vance will win Ohio GOP Senate primary, CNN projects - CNN
J.D. Vance, the Trump-backed candidate in Ohio's contentious GOP Senate primary, has won the nomination, CNN projected Tuesday.
Elderly Covid Patient Was Out in a Body Bag, Loaded for Cremation. She Was Alive. - The Wall Street Journal
A Shanghai nursing home put an elderly resident infected with Covid-19 into a yellow body bag and loaded her into a crematorium van, only to find just before the vehicle drove away that she was still alive.
Solomon Islands says won't allow Chinese military base and knows 'ramification' - Reuters
Amid a regional backlash, the Solomon Islands said it would not allow a Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation despite its plans to sign a security pact with Beijing.
Ukraine negotiations to resume, Europe faces Russia gas deadline - Reuters UK
European buyers of Russian gas faced a deadline to start paying in roubles on Friday, while negotiations aimed at ending the five-week war were set to resume even as Ukraine braced for further attacks in the south and east.
Police were ‘prepared’ to arrest Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, producer says - The Independent
LAPD officers said slap amounted to ‘battery’, says Will Packer
Joe Biden raids US oil reserve after failing to bring Gulf partners on side - Financial Times
President accused of ‘gamesmanship’ as he tries to lower gas prices ahead of November elections
March 31, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news - CNN
Ukrainian authorities are racing to evacuate civilians from several hard-hit cities, including besieged Mariupol, as Russia's invasion continues.
Kanye West’s Instagram account suspended over racial slur attack on Trevor Noah - The Independent
Rapper will lose access to social media platform for 24 hours
Freddie Freeman agrees to six year, $162M deal with Dodgers - New York Post
Freddie Freeman became a Dodger late Wednesday night. The 32-year-old free-agent first baseman and the Dodgers agreed to a six-year, $162 million deal, according to multiple reports. The deal was f…
Scientists claim hairy black holes explain Hawking paradox - BBC.com
Researchers say they have solved one of science's biggest paradoxes, first identified by Prof Stephen Hawking.
Fed Raises Interest Rates for First Time Since 2018: Latest News - The Wall Street Journal
Full coverage of the Federal Reserve's policy statement and 2.30 p.m. press conference.
Russia invades Ukraine: Live updates - CNN
Russian forces inch toward the capital of Kyiv, with intensified fighting to the northeast and east of the city. Follow here for live news updates.
Asian stocks join global rally, US yields cling to highs By Reuters - Investing.com
Asian stocks join global rally, U.S. yields cling to highs
Mikaela Shiffrin Disqualified From Second Olympics Race - The New York Times
Photos: See Chloe Kim and Shaun White in Snowboarding Halfpipe - The New York Times
Chloe Kim and Shaun White began their quest to defend their gold medals with qualifying rounds in Zhangjiakou, China.
SpaceX says a geomagnetic storm just doomed 40 Starlink internet satellites - Space.com
The satellites launched on Feb. 3, only to be hit by the storm a day later.
'I called Domas first': Pacers trade Sabonis, Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb to Kings - IndyStar
This is Indiana's second trade this week, signifying that owner Herb Simon is ready to commit to a full rebuild.