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Florida wins its third national title and denies Houston its first, rallying for 65-63 victory

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Florida and Walter Clayton Jr.

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Swollen rivers are flooding towns in the US South after a prolonged deluge of rain

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Days of unrelenting downpours swelled rivers to near record levels across Kentucky on Monday, submerging neighborhoods and threatening a famed bourbon distillery in the state capital.

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Supreme Court allows Trump to deport Venezuelans under wartime law, but only after judges' review

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to use an 18th century wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants , but said they must get a court hearing before they are taken from the United States.

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Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

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RFK Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide.

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Rescue efforts from Myanmar's deadly earthquake wind down as death toll hits 3,600

BANGKOK (AP) — Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar’s devastating March 28 earthquake were winding down Monday, as rescue efforts were supplanted by increasing relief and recovery activity.

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US bishops halt partnerships with federal government on aid programs, citing funding cuts

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Trump administration ends some USAID contracts providing lifesaving aid across the Middle East

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has notified the World Food Program and other partners that it has terminated some of the last remaining lifesaving humanitarian programs across the Middle East, a U.S. official and a U.N.

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Appeals court reverses Trump firings of 2 board members in cases likely headed for the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two board members fired by President Donald Trump can go back to their jobs, a split appeals court ruled Monday ahead of a likely Supreme Court showdown on the president’s power over independent agencies.

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UConn returns to top of women's basketball, dominates South Carolina 82-59 to capture its 12th title

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — UConn is back on top of women’s basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday behind Azzi Fudd’s 24 points.

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