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  1. Since their takeover in Afghanistan, the Taliban have touted their success against the Islamic State group, pointing to declining IS attacks. But IS has spread in neighboring Pakistan, becoming one the region's deadliest militant groups. By .

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    A new type of blood test that checks for signs of cancer in healthy people has hit the market. But it's still unclear whether these screening tests will make any difference in cancer death rates.

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  3. The manufacturing hub of Guangzhou has closed itself to most arrivals as China battles a COVID-19 outbreak in its big eastern cities. Shanghai, under tight lockdown, has taken the brunt of the surge, with more than 26,000 new cases reported.

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  4. BREAKING: Tesla CEO Elon Musk will not be joining Twitter's board of directors as previously announced. The billionaire will remain the social media giant's largest shareholder.

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  5. With the moving to CBS this year, says the stakes feel higher.

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  6. COCKNEY REBEL: Oscar Isaac says he channeled , and a little bit of Russell Brand () for his British accent in Marvel adventure

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  7. “She’s a sister,” says Channing Tatum of his costar Sandra Bullock.

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  8. 5 hours ago

    Sidney Crosby scored the second of his two goals at 2:21 of overtime for his 1,400th career point, helping Pittsburgh snap a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over Nashville.

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  9. The 's Andy Warhol exhibit explores the artist's religious upbringing.

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  10. Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron faces a runoff against far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen in what essentially is a new election, and the next two weeks of campaigning to the April 24 second-round vote promise to be bruising and confrontational.

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  11. With an estimated $71 million opening weekend in North America, the bucked the norm for sequels and finished ahead of the first movie’s debut

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  12. 8 hours ago

    The NBA’s postseason is finally here, the play-in games are set. A rundown of what's to come from :

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  13. AP images of Russia's war on Ukraine: A man weeps at the gravesite of his mother in Bucha, Ukraine. A crane lifts the corpse of a man from a mass grave in Bucha. People receive food from a church in Borodyanka, Northwest of Kyiv.

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  14. 7 hours ago

    Scottie Scheffler is the No. 1 player in the world and has a green jacket to show for it. Scheffler won his first major at Augusta National with another command performance at by

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  15. BREAKING: Scottie Scheffler has captured his first major championship with a three-stroke victory at the Masters. The world's top-ranked player has now won four of his last six tournaments.

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  16. America’s graying homeless population is expanding, challenging policy makers from Los Angeles to New York to come up with new plans for sheltering the last of the baby boomers as they get older, sicker and less able to pay spiraling rents.

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    In its first 75 years, the NBA has seen more than 4,700 players and nearly 14 million points. Where will the league be in 25 years, when it celebrates its 100th anniversary? Story : Full hub:

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  18. "Way to hang in there, Tiger!” Hobbled by a rebuilt right leg following a car crash 14 months ago, Tiger Woods had his worst-ever Masters. Still, the fact that Woods was able to even walk the Augusta course again was a feat in itself.

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  19. Military experts say the next phase of Russia's war on Ukraine may begin with a major offensive in the eastern section of the country. The outcome could determine the course of the conflict, which has flattened cities, killed thousands and isolated Moscow.

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  20. U.S. officials said they don't expect the newly appointed Russian commander for the war in Ukraine to make a major difference in Moscow's prospects for the ongoing invasion.

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