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Police have received information about suspicious males looking into windows and in some cases, appearing to record residents. -
The extension was announced just hours before it was set to expire. The president did not provide details on how long the new ceasefire extension will last. -
The ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran ends soon. President Trump says a U.S. delegation is going to Pakistan for talks, but Iran hasn't confirmed their attendance.
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Mayor Brandon Scott announced today that Baltimore City has reached a settlement with Hanover Armory, one of Maryland's leading sellers of ghost guns — unserialized, largely untraceable firearms. -
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Andrew Cabellero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty ImagesTensions are rising in the Middle East as shaky ceasefire agreements between the U.S., Israel and Iran, and Lebanon and Israel, are tested. And, the Secretary of the Navy is out of the role. -
Getty ImagesPresident Trump told Fox News Wednesday that there was "no time pressure" on the ceasefire, which he has extended indefinitely. -
Ben de la Cruz/NPRAfter a year without data, the State Department released figures on PEPFAR, the program launched by George W. Bush and credited with saving millions of lives. How did Trump's aid cuts affect it? -
Deagreez/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesThe AI models and chatbots that we interact with tend to affirm our feelings and viewpoints — more so than people do, with potentially worrisome consequences. -
Michael ZamoraThe Spanish singer and multi-instrumentalist dances between ferocity and softness. Amaia's music plays with flamenco, but never forgets home. -
Eric Gay/APThe latest campaign finance reports show Democratic enthusiasm in key House and Senate races, but national Republican groups have far more in the bank to potentially spend down the road. -
Linh Pham/Getty ImagesAmericans who moved to Vietnam and Thailand say their lives are now lower-stress and lower-cost. But glamorous videos on TikTok don't tell the whole story. -
Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press, iWitness for Miami HeraldThe executive director of World Press Photo said this image shows the inconsolable grief of children losing their father in a place built for justice. It is a stark and necessary record of family separation following the U.S. reform policies.
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