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Australian Open: Keys upsets 2-time champion Sabalenka in women's final for 1st Grand Slam titleJan 25, 2025 4:40 pm - When Madison Keys stepped into Rod Laver Arena at 7:37 p.m. on Saturday night ahead of the Australian Open final, she strode right past the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, the trophy that goes to the women's champion and was placed on a pedestal near the entrance to the court.
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More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilotsJan 25, 2025 3:56 pm - WASHINGTON — The Air Force has removed training courses with videos of its storied Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — the female World War ...
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The Washington Commanders once ruled an entire region. After years of struggle, the joy has returnedJan 25, 2025 3:11 pm - When the Commanders walk into Philadelphia on Sunday in the NFC championship game, it will be their first trip to the final step before the Super Bowl in more than three decades.
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Welcome to the mobile age: NFL conference title games filled with dual-threat QBsJan 25, 2025 2:48 pm - Josh Allen loves retelling the story of how he screwed up on what may go down as the NFL’s signature highlight of the regular season.
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Senate confirms Noem as Trump’s homeland security secretaryJan 25, 2025 2:29 pm - WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essent...
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Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire holdsJan 25, 2025 2:21 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel — Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned to Israel on Saturday after Hamas militants paraded the...
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Hegseth confired as Trump’s defense secretary in tie-breaking vote despite turmoil over his conductJan 24, 2025 9:47 pm - WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation's defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late-night vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to...
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Supreme Court will weigh approval for US’ 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in OklahomaJan 24, 2025 4:45 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed t...
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Trump and Vance join March for Life anti-abortion activists in celebrating the movement’s gainsJan 24, 2025 4:04 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump vowed to support anti-abortion-rights protesters in his second term as tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Washington on Fri...
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Desperate families await return of 4 female soldiers held by Hamas for 15 monthsJan 24, 2025 4:04 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel — Hamas announced Friday that it would release four female soldiers held hostage for 15 months in Gaza, as part of an exchange for dozens of Palestinian ...