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A 17-year-old boy was shot and wounded in Hanford, and police arrested two juvenile suspects in connection with the shootings. (Hanford PD)

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Hanford Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Shooting

Kirsty Coventry, president of the International Olympic Committee, addresses the opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. The IOC will ban transgender athletes from competing in the women’s category at the Olympics, it announced on Thursday, March 26. (Vincent Alban/The New York Times)

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Olympic Committee Bars Transgender Athletes From Women’s Events

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a round table on collegiate sports in the White House in Washington, D.C., March 6, 2026. (Reuters File)

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Trump to Announce Actions to Help US Farmers on Friday

President Donald Trump reacts as he takes questions from reporters during an event to sign an executive order creating an anti‑fraud task force headed by U.S. Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 16, 2026. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

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Trump Urges Iran to Make a Deal or US Will ‘Keep Blowing Them Away’

Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron listens to remarks on "Monetary Policy Challenges in a Global Economy" during the international Monetary Fund's (IMF) annual research conference on "Global Interdependence" in Washington, U.S., November 9, 2023. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

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Israel Interest Rates to Stay on Hold as Iran War Fuels Inflation Fears: Reuters Poll

The Warner Bros. studio water tower stands on the company's lot in Burbank, California, U.S., December 8, 2025. (Reuters/Mike Blake)

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Warner Bros Shareholders to Vote on $110 Billion Paramount Merger on April 23

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