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Biden warns Iran after U.S. forces clash with proxy groups in Syria

President Biden said that while the U.S. wants to avoid a wider confrontation with Iran, indiscriminate attacks on U.S. troops would be met with force.

By Dan Lamothe and Missy Ryan

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Many Antarctic glaciers are never snow-free. See how remarkably different this year is.

Warmer-than-average temperatures across the continent’s northernmost tip began creeping in during November, lasting through February. By then, several glaciers were nearly or completely free of snow.

By Kasha Patel and Naema Ahmed

LIVE: NCAA Tournament

Last No. 1 seeds fall as San Diego State stuns Alabama, Miami tops Houston

Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder behind ‘Moore’s Law,’ dies at 94

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Flight problems, not turbulence, found in death of former White House official

By Michael Laris

Trump warns of ‘potential death & destruction’ if he’s charged in hush-money case

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Gwyneth Paltrow testifies that she was confused, then angry, after ski accident

A man is suing the actress and entrepreneur for $300,000, claiming that she crashed into him while skiing in Utah, leaving him with physical injuries and emotional distress.

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Auroras dazzle as far south as Virginia, North Carolina and Arizona

A ‘severe’ geomagnetic storm spawned brilliant northern lights as far south as Virginia, North Carolina and Arizona.

By Kasha Patel

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An illustrated guide to how fees are making everything pricier

Follow along with a group of friends on a theoretical weekend getaway as they navigate a bevy of real-world fees

By Hamza Shaban and Hartley Lin

He came to the U.S. as an undocumented child. Now he’s a city official in New York.

By Joanna Slater

Musk says Twitter will get rid of blue check marks unless users pay up

By Rachel Lerman

The sandwich generation is changing. The stress remains.

By Elizabeth Chang

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This Texas teen wanted an abortion. She now has twins.

Brooke Alexander found out she was pregnant days before the abortion ban took effect.

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President Biden with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa Friday. (AP)

In visit to Canada, Biden affirms close ties between two nations

Biden made his first visit to Canada as president at a time of growing international tensions, seeking to set the stage for joint efforts to confront the alliance between Russia and China, tighten the U.S.-Canada border and combat climate change.

By Matt Viser and Amanda Coletta