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California woman says she was raped by Rep. Eric Swalwell in 2018Apr 14, 2026 4:14 pm - A California woman on Tuesday said she was raped by Rep. Eric Swalwell in 2018 and now plans to make a report to law enforcement.
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Kennedy Center wants to show that the building really needs a renovationApr 14, 2026 4:05 pm - The Kennedy Center's new leadership wants to prove to critics that the building is damaged beyond simple repair. It's starting with Congress.
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Pope Leo XIV in Algeria walks in footsteps of his spiritual father, St. AugustineApr 14, 2026 4:00 pm - Pope Leo XIV walked Tuesday in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine, making a pilgrimage to the archaeological ruins in Algeria where the fifth-century titan of early Christianity lived, died and wrote some of the most important works in Western thought.
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Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel on art, their friendship and ‘The Christophers’Apr 14, 2026 3:47 pm - Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel met like their characters in “The Christophers” do, with a knock on the door.
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Postal Service union launches ad campaign promoting mail voting as Trump assails the methodApr 14, 2026 3:43 pm - A major U.S. Postal Service union is launching a national TV ad campaign promoting voting by mail, stepping into a politically charged debate as skepticism about mail-in ballots has been raised by President Donald Trump and others.
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Plastic garden gear can add microplastics to the soil. Here are some alternativesApr 14, 2026 3:40 pm - It’s seed-starting and planting season. This year, consider not only the gardening gear and plants you bring home, but also whether they’re made of, contained in or wrapped in plastic.
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FBI says suspects tried to rob Offset outside a Florida casino when he was shot in the legApr 14, 2026 1:53 pm - The rapper Offset was ambushed by a “large group” of people who tried to rob him outside a Florida casino last week when he was shot in the leg, the FBI said Tuesday.
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Tax refunds are up, but polling shows most Americans still think they’re overpayingApr 14, 2026 11:14 am - Most Americans still think their taxes are too high, according to recent polls, even after last year’s tax law fulfilled several of President Donald Trump’s tax-related campaign promises. In fact, a new Fox News poll indicates people are more upset about taxes than they were last year.
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Aviation safety bill based on deadly midair collision near Washington faces a House voteApr 14, 2026 11:04 am - An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year's midair collision of a jet with an Army helicopter near the nation's capital is up for a vote Tuesday evening in the House, but key senators and the families of the 67 victims think the bill needs to be strengthened.
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The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermathApr 14, 2026 10:39 am - Pope Leo XIV, a studious and soft-spoken cleric, and Donald Trump, an unapologetically bellicose politician, have long been on a rhetorical collision course. Now their disagreement over the war in Iran has escalated in unusual fashion.