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Democrats are hoping for a breakthrough as the House takes another Iran war voteMay 21, 2026 7:11 am - The House is expected to vote on legislation Thursday to compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, a significant test of lawmakers' willingness to go along with a conflict the president launched over two months ago without congressional approval.
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Israel begins deporting hundreds of international flotilla activistsMay 21, 2026 7:07 am - Israel has released hundreds of activists who attempted to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza and is in the process of deporting them, according to a legal organization working with the flotilla.
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Europe faces stray Ukrainian drones as Kyiv targets Russian oil exportsMay 21, 2026 7:05 am - Over the past months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania.
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‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ makes a clumsy big-screen debutMay 21, 2026 5:15 am - It’s been nearly seven years since there was a new “Star Wars” movie released in theaters, and there are lots of ways to do it. “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,” a disjointed off-ramp that lacks the scale and ambition of its sisters, fails the task.
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Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ is a wild, surrealist social satireMay 21, 2026 5:15 am - Boots Riley holds nothing back in his audacious, surrealist social satire “I Love Boosters.” The film is a go-for-broke expression of wild imagination and social consciousness that’s impossible not to admire for its wacky, bold vision, with teleporting, high-fashion snobbery and pyramid schemes.
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Jessica Shepard’s triple-double helps Wings rally from 11-point deficit, ruin Sky’s home openerMay 20, 2026 10:47 pm - Jessica Shepard had her second career triple-double and the first in the WNBA this season, Arike Ogunbowale scored 11 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter, and the Dall...
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Jhonny Pereda hits 1st MLB home run as Mariners beat White Sox 5-3 to win 3-game seriesMay 20, 2026 6:24 pm - Jhonny Pereda hit his first MLB homer, Randy Arozarena also went deep and scored three runs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 Wednesday.
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Aaron Rodgers says the 2026 NFL season will be his last: ‘This is it’May 20, 2026 3:13 pm - Aaron Rodgers took his time before deciding he wanted to come back for a 22nd season. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback already has made up his mind about a 23rd: There won't be one.
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Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare typeMay 20, 2026 1:24 pm - Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the world’s most remote and vulnerable places.
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US announces criminal case against former Cuban President Raúl CastroMay 20, 2026 1:02 pm - Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the socialist government.