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Hegseth asks the Army's top uniformed officer to step down while US wages war against Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Army’s top uniformed officer to step down, the Pentagon said Thursday without giving a reason for the departure as the United States wages a war against Iran.Gen. Randy George “will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately,” said Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s top spokesman. George has held the post of Army chief of staff, which typically runs for four years, since August 2023 under the Biden administration.
The ouster, reported earlier by CBS News,... Read More
Barcelona routs Real Madrid to reach Women's Champions League semifinals, Lyonnes also advances
Barcelona scored six goals again to outclass Real Madrid 6-0 and reach a record-extending eighth straight semifinal in the Women’s Champions League on Thursday.Caroline Graham Hansen scored twice and Alexia Putellas, Irene Paredes, Ewa Pajor and Esmee Brugts all scored a goal apiece for the three-time champion in the second leg of their quarterfinal to advance on a 12-2 aggregate score.
Barcelona will face Bayern Munich for a spot in the May 23 final in Oslo.
It was Barcelona’s sixth win over Madrid in the women’s clásico in all competitions this... Read More
EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities.EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said they are responding to Americans who have worried about plastics and pharmaceuticals in their drinking water. The gesture also aims to hand a win to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA movement, which for months has pressured Zeldin to further crack down on environmental contaminants.
The... Read More
Colorado court orders resentencing for former county clerk in election fraud scheme
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado appeals court ruled Thursday that a former county clerk convicted in a scheme that sought to prove fraud in the 2020 presidential election should be resentenced because a judge wrongly punished her for statements protected as free speech.Tina Peters is serving a nine-year prison term after being convicted of state crimes for sneaking in an outside computer expert to make a copy of her county's election computer system during a software update in 2021. A photo and video of confidential voting system passwords were later posted on social media and a... Read More
Trump unveils 100% tariff on some patented drugs on 'Liberation Day' anniversary
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could slap long-threatened pharmaceutical tariffs of up to 100% on some patented drugs from companies that don't reach deals with his administration in the coming months.Companies that have signed a “most favored nation” pricing deal and are actively building facilities in the U.S. to onshore production of patented pharmaceuticals and their ingredients will have a 0% tariff. For those that don’t have a pricing deal but are building such projects in the U.S., a 20% tariff will apply but will... Read More
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- Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general
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Entertainment
- Actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni are tossed out
- Rapper Pooh Shiesty charged with kidnapping over alleged dispute involving rapper Gucci Mane's label
- Bruce Hornsby looks back with new album 'Indigo Park' that mixes simplicity and complexity
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Sports
- Barcelona routs Real Madrid to reach Women's Champions League semifinals, Lyonnes also advances
- Cheryl Miller and Breanna Stewart celebrated as the greatest players of the women's poll era
- Phil Mickelson cites family health matter in pulling out of the Masters
- Keaton Wagler leads deep group of talented freshmen still putting their imprint on March Madness