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    Plumes of smoke from two simultaneous strikes rise over Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohsen Ganji)
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    The Latest: Trump says Iran war could last weeks as Netanyahu defends decision to attack12m ago
    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to press Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Caitlin O'Hara)
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    Noem will testify in the Senate in her first appearance since 2 Minneapolis protesters'...24m ago
    Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street to deliver the Spring Statement in London, Tuesday, March 3, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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    FILE - Cornelius Whiting fills out his ballot at an early voting location in Alexandria, Va., Sept. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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    This photo provided by Celadon Books shows the book cover for "Main, Middle & Gay," by Patrick O'Connell. (Celadon Books via AP)
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    Products sit on display at a Target store, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Edina, Minn. (AP Photo/Anne D'Innocenzio)
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    A man inspects a car damaged after a Pakistani strike in on a refugee camp in Takhta Pul district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Sibghatullah)
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    Pakistan says it killed 67 Afghan security force members in fifth day of fighting1h ago
    Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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    FILE - President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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    U.S. President Donald Trump is seen on a screen as traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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    The Rijksmuseum unveiled the work "Vision of Zacharias in the Temple" during a press preview in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, March 2, 2026 and said two years of analysis has confirmed it was painted by Rembrandt. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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    Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper, who is running for U.S. Senate, speaks to reporters after casting his ballot on the first day of in-person early voting in the state's primary election, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026,  in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
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    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, greets supporters during a campaign stop, in Waco, Texas, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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    FILE - Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson, File)
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    Man convicted of 1991 fatal shooting of police officer is set to be executed in Florida
    Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks during a campaign stop in The Woodlands, Texas, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)
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    United States' Hilary Knight (21) celebrates after scoring her side's opening goal during a women's ice hockey gold medal game between the United States and Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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    Mist BC wing Arike Ogunbowale (24) shoots over Breeze BC guard Paige Bueckers (5) during the second half of a semifinal in an Unrivaled 3-on-3 basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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    House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., speaks to reporters following a House and Senate Intelligence Committee briefing about the Iran war at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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    Trump officials say Israel's plans helped lead the US into Iran war
    Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson (5) drives on Arizona forward Koa Peat during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
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    Bradley scores 17 as No. 2 Arizona clinches outright Big 12 title with 73-57 win over No...
    FILE - President Bill Clinton, right, with Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, at the 92nd Street Y, May 4, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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    NBA player Luke Kornet calls on Hawks to cancel promotion with Magic City adult...
    In this photo provided by Australian Reptile Park, its manager Billy Collett holds a freshwater crocodile caught in Ironbark Creek near Newcastle, Australia, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (Brandon Gifford/Australian Reptile Park via AP)
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    Crocodile caught in an Australian creek 1,200 miles from its tropical habitat
    Duke's Cameron Boozer (12) drives the ball past North Carolina State's Darrion Williams (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
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