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    St. John's forward Zuby Ejiofor (24) drives past UConn forward Alex Karaban (11) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big East tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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    Ejiofor leads No. 13 St. John's to 72-52 rout of No. 6 UConn for 2nd straight Big East...12m ago
    A man stands atop the rubble as smoke rises from a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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    The Latest: Iran threatens UAE ports as war enters its third week36m ago
    Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. (5) dribbles the ball past Mississippi guard Ilias Kamardine (6) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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    No. 17 Arkansas edges Mississippi 93-90 in OT to reach SEC title game38m ago
    Houston's Mercy Miller (25) shoots over Arizona's Motiejus Krivas (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big 12 Conference tournament Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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    Brayden Burries scores 21 as No. 2 Arizona survives No. 5 Houston 79-74 in Big 12 final...45m ago
    Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) reaches up to block a pass by Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr (20) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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    Tatum scores 20 points in 32 minutes, Celtics hand Wizards 11th straight loss 111-10058m ago
    Ludvig Aberg of Sweden reacts after missing a putt on the 17th green during the third round of The Players Championship golf tournament Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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    Ludvig Aberg builds a 3-shot lead in The Players Championship1h ago
    Malcolm and Lincoln firefighters respond to a wildfire in Denton, Neb., on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Kenneth Ferriera/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
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    High winds cause power outages, property damage and at least 1 death as wild March...1h ago
    Fire and plumes of smoke rise from an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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    Tehran claims the US attacked it from the UAE as Iran war enters its third week1h ago
    Motion picture painter Chance Gugler, whose father was also a film set painter who worked on over 80 movies, touches up an Oscars backdrop  on Friday, March 13, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, in preparation for Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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    The day before the Oscars, the ‘Bridesmaids’ rehearsed1h ago
    Italy's Andrew Fischer celebrates after hitting a two-run double during the fourth inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Puerto Rico, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
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    Italy’s unbeaten WBC run rolls on with an 8-6 win over Puerto Rico and semifinal berth2h ago
    Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain crosses the finish line and wins the Sprint Race of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, in Shanghai, China, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)
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    Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (Lukas Coch/AAPImage via AP)/AAP Image via AP)
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    Arsenal's Max Dowman in action to scoreduring the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Everton in London, England, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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    Max Dowman, 16, becomes youngest Premier League scorer with remarkable goal for Arsenal
    Athletics' Shea Langeliers flips his bat away after earning a walk against the Milwaukee Brewers during the third inning of a spring training baseball game Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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    Shea Langeliers homers 3 times for the Athletics against the Kansas City Royals
    Arsenal's Max Dowman celebrates after scoring during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Everton in London, England, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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    Arsenal strengthens grip on title race as Dowman becomes youngest ever Premier League...
    This photo provided by by Mary Remmes shows Maj. Alex Kilnner on Jan. 10, 2026. (Mary Remmes via AP)
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    Crew of fatal US military crash included Alabama father and several from Ohio
    Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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    AP Exclusive: Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan talks diplomatic efforts as regional...
    Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg hangs from the rim after dunking during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin in the semifinals of the Big 10 Conference tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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    Lendeborg makes a tiebreaking 3 as No. 3 Michigan tops No. 23 Wisconsin 68-65 in Big Ten...
    An American flag flies again at the US Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 14, 2026, seven years after it was lowered when Washington and Caracas cut diplomatic relations in 2019. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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    American flag raised at US Embassy in Venezuela for the 1st time since 2019
    FILE - A worker removes oil from sand at Refugio State Beach, north of Goleta, Calif., on May 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File, File)
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    US Energy secretary directs oil company to restore operations off California
    People take part in a national demonstration against the war in Iran and the March 22 referendum on the Italian justice system, in Rome, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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    Anti-war protests in Italy and Spain as high-stakes referendum on Italian judges looms
    FILE - The U.S. federal courthouse in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on Jan. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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    A pardon lobbyist, $500,000 demand and alleged 'enforcer' lead to extortion charge in New...
    UConn's Kelis Fisher, left, Sarah Strong, second from left, and Azzi Fudd, second from right, acknowledge KK Arnold, right, as they celebrate winning an NCAA college basketball game against Villanova in the finals of the Big East tournament, Monday, March 9, 2026, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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    NCAA announces 16 opening-weekend hosts for women's tournament before the bracket reveal
    FILE - An airplane is refueled at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash., on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
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    Jet fuel prices are rising. That could make summer flights more expensive
    Vanderbilt forward Tyler Nickel (5) shoots the ball past Florida guard Boogie Fland (0) and forward Thomas Haugh (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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    No. 22 Vanderbilt stops No. 4 Florida's winning streak to reach SEC Tournament final
    Shrapnel holes cover the glass of a damaged bus near railway workshops, following a Russia missile and drone attack, in Brovary close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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    Russian strike on Kyiv region kills 4 people and wounds 15 as peace talks are stalled
    Raw sewage flows to an interceptor pipe along the C&O Canal beside the Potomac River in Cabin John, Md., Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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    Ruptured pipe that leaked millions of gallons of raw waste into the Potomac is back in...
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