NYTIMES (Julia Jacobs) - Kennedy Center Board Votes to Close for 2-Year Renovation Project
Ahead of the vote, President Trump criticized the center’s physical condition and previous financial management.
WASHINGTONPOST (Julian Mark) - Supreme Court to consider whether Trump can end protected status for Syrians, Haitians
A decision by the Supreme Court could affect other challenges to the government’s efforts to end temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of migrants.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: War with Iran: What to watch for next
Around 5,000 U.S. Marines and sailors are being deployed to the Middle East as the U.S. and Israel say their air campaign has greatly degraded Iran's military.
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ABCNEWS - WATCH: Michael B. Jordan brings Oscar trophy to In-N-Out after ceremony
Michael B. Jordan celebrated his Oscar win for best actor with a burger from In-N-Out after Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony.
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ABCNEWS - WATCH: Josh Groban's Oscar moment fit for a king
A costumed Groban sings to the tune of 'Zadok the Priest' for an operatic Oscars opening sketch.
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ABCNEWS - Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino expected to retire, sources say
Greg Bovino, the former commander-at-large for Customs and Border Patrol immigration enforcement operations, is expected to retire at the end of the month.
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ABCNEWS - Rubio orders US diplomats to push countries to act against Iran amid 'risk of attack'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio wants U.S. diplomats to urge foreign governments to move swiftly to diminish Iran and its proxies' capability to attack.
NPR (Rob Stein) - Vaccine critics keep the pressure on, even as RFK Jr. shifts focus
Anti-vaccine activists rally supporters to try to keep the momentum going on changing federal vaccine policies. This comes even as the White House tries to tamp down attention to the unpopular issue ahead of the midterm elections, and a powerful federal advisory committee plans to meet to consider even more moves.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Cuba hit by island wide blackout as energy crisis deepens
On Monday Cuba was plunged into an island-wide blackout affecting 11 million people after a "complete disconnection" of its electrical system, officials said, amid a worsening fuel shortage.
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NPR (Fran Kritz) - A new drug could be the beginning of the end for sleeping sickness
The goal in the world of global health is to bring an end to this scourge by 2030. A new drug looks as if it could do the job.