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Hundreds trying to storm Wisconsin beagle research facility met with rubber bullets, pepper sprayApr 18, 2026 9:20 pm - About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry Saturday to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin were turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrested the group's leader.
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The Lyrid meteor shower is visible now and peaking soon. Here's how to spot itApr 18, 2026 9:03 pm - This year’s Lyrid meteor shower is getting a boost thanks to a dim crescent moon. Skywatchers could see 10 to 20 shooting stars per hour soar across the spring sky, according to NASA, when the fiery display peaks Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
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Bengals get star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence from Giants for 10th overall pick, AP sources sayApr 18, 2026 8:08 pm - The Cincinnati Bengals acquired three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence from the New York Giants for the 10th overall pick in next week’s NFL draft, two peop...
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Max Muncy hits winning sacrifice fly in 11th inning as Athletics rally to beat White Sox 7-6Apr 18, 2026 7:15 pm - Max Muncy drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning to lift the Athletics to a 7-6 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.
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Pope Leo XIV says ‘not in my interest at all’ to debate Trump but will keep preaching peaceApr 18, 2026 6:29 pm - Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that it was “not in my interest at all” to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the Gospel message of peace.
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Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deathsApr 18, 2026 6:24 pm - A trail of damaged homes and buildings dotted a wide swath of the U.S. on Saturday after a burst of destructive winds and reported tornadoes tore off roofs, uprooted trees and rendered rural roads impassable with debris.
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A mass shooting in Ukraine’s capital leaves 6 dead before police shot and killed the gunmanApr 18, 2026 5:31 pm - A gunman wielding an automatic weapon killed six people and barricaded himself inside a supermarket with hostages in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday, before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said.
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Pope Leo XIV challenges Angola’s leaders while delivering a message of encouragement for its peopleApr 18, 2026 5:22 pm - Pope Leo XIV challenged Angola’s leaders to break the “cycle of interests” that have plundered and exploited Africa for centuries, as he arrived in the southern African country on Saturday with a message of encouragement for its long-suffering people.
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US enters World Cup with goalkeeping and defensive worries but hopes for 1st knockout win since 2002Apr 18, 2026 3:32 pm - While the Americans enter the World Cup with their weakest goalkeepers in four decades and only a few central defenders playing in a top league, they benefit from being seeded as a co-host in the expanded tournament, which could keep them from playing an elite opponent until the round of 16.
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Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade and fires on shipsApr 18, 2026 3:25 pm - The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade of Iranian ports.