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Alabama marked the 61st anniversary of a key event in the Civil Rights Movement, when state troopers attacked voting rights marchers in Selma.
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Maja Hitij/Getty ImagesSteve Emt and Laura Dwyer represent the U.S. in the Paralympics' new mixed doubles wheelchair curling event. They could bring home Team USA's first wheelchair curling medal ever. -
Rebecca Blackwell/APTwenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access. -
Mohammad Yassine/ReutersMore than a week of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region. -
David Giesbrecht/MGM+In this charming TV series, Kevin Kline plays a Shakespearean actor who retreats to his small hometown after a crisis, and gets engaged in an effort to save the local theater. -
Kurdistan’s deputy prime minister tells NPR that Kurdish forces will not enter Iran or join the war, insisting “this is not our war” despite pressure from Washington and regional tensions.
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Attacks on Iran disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a route that carries about a fifth of the world’s oil.
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For as long as there have been concerts, some musicians have turned to alcohol, or even prescription beta blockers, to take the edge off the anxiety.
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Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty ImagesIn Iran, state officials say the U.S. was responsible for a strike on a plant that supplies water for 30 villages. The U.S. military denies the claim.
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