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NPR (The Associated Press) - Pope heads to Cameroon as separatists announce 3-day pause in fighting

Pope Leo XIV is heading to the central African nation of Cameroon with a message of peace for its separatist region and for talks with President Paul Biya.

AXIOS (Colin Demarest) - Exclusive: U.K.-Ukraine duo beats Americans at their own drone game

The U.S. launched a killer-drone competition in February. It was won, according to public leaderboards , by a small British company with frontline Ukrainian experience and a manufacturing footprint in Atlanta. Why it matters: Skycutter's stateside success, after flying well under the radar, is a reminder that: - Flash does not necessarily signal substance; - Innovation exists outside the big-money bubbles of Silicon Valley and Washington; - And the Russia-Ukraine war is influencing the battlefield tech of today and tomorrow. Driving the news: Skycutter scored an overall 99.3 at the first Gauntlet, an attack drone fly-off at Fort Benning , Georgia. In second was Neros, a California startup, at 87.5. - "We were nervous going into it,…

WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Lamothe) - U.S. sends thousands more troops to Mideast as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran

The deployment includes sailors and Marines due to arrive as the administration attempts to enforce a maritime blockade against the regime in Tehran.

WASHINGTONPOST (Evan Halper, Scott Clement, Omari Daniels, Isabelle Gibson) - In this U.S. hot spot for data centers, voters have turned against them

Virginians previously embraced the facilities, but a Post-Schar School poll finds they are now almost as undesirable as nuclear power plants.

WASHINGTONPOST (Liz Goodwin) - How Eric Swalwell rose to the top of Democratic politics as rumors followed him

Allies like Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Ruben Gallego say they knew nothing about the misconduct allegations, with Gallego saying the congressman led a “double life.”

WASHINGTONPOST (Cat Zakrzewski) - White House touts refunds, as most Americans say taxes are too high

The president hopes voters will focus on the benefit of “No Tax on Tips” and other breaks, but economists say higher gas prices will negate most of those benefits.

WASHINGTONPOST (Gregory S. Schneider) - Spanberger counters false GOP claims of tax hikes: ‘A desperate tactic’

Republicans keep criticizing Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger over proposed tax increases by Democratic legislators that never passed and that she never endorsed.