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Ovechkin scores his 893rd goal. He needs 1 to tie Gretzky and 2 to break the NHL record

Ovechkin scores his 893rd goal. He needs 1 to tie Gretzky and 2 to break the NHL record

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin did not take long to move one goal away from tying and two from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record .
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A tsunami warning has been canceled for Papua New Guinea after a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake

A tsunami warning has been canceled for Papua New Guinea after a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A tsunami warning was canceled for Papua New Guinea after a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Ovechkin scores his 893rd career goal. He needs 1 to tie Gretzky and 2 to break the NHL record

Ovechkin scores his 893rd career goal. He needs 1 to tie Gretzky and 2 to break the NHL record

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin has scored his 893rd career goal to move one back of tying and two away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record .
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Gretzky attends Blackhawks-Capitals game with Ovechkin 3 goals from breaking his NHL record

Gretzky attends Blackhawks-Capitals game with Ovechkin 3 goals from breaking his NHL record

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wayne Gretzky arrived several minutes before puck drop to be in attendance for the Washington Capitals' game against Chicago with Alex Ovechkin two goals from tying and three from breaking the Canadian great's NHL career record .
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Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it's a risk

Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it's a risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — After Trump administration job cuts , nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago — as severe weather chugs across the nation's heartland, according to data obtai
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The US must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, a judge says

The US must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, a judge says

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison , while a U.S.
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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cut teacher-training money, for now

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cut teacher-training money, for now

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts, while a lawsuit continues.
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Judge moves legal case of detained Tufts student to Vermont

Judge moves legal case of detained Tufts student to Vermont

A federal judge in Boston on Friday moved the case of a detained Tufts University doctoral student to Vermont, where the Turkish national was briefly held before being moved to an immigration detention facility in Louisiana.
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LA County reaches $4 billion agreement to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities

LA County reaches $4 billion agreement to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959, officials said Friday.
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Disgraced former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has died at age 94

Disgraced former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has died at age 94

WASHINGTON (AP) — Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he had molested adults and children, has died. He was 94.
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