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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.
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Pakistan proposes second round of US-Iran talks as standoff deepensApr 14, 2026 10:33 am - The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran's ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks.