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Every night, family members of Venezuelan political prisoners hold a vigil outside of a maximum security prison called Rodeo 1. Eyder Peralta/NPR hide caption

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President Trump holds a rendering of the East Wing modernization while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Penitents from the La Paz brotherhood parade in the Palm Sunday procession in Seville, Spain, on March 29. Many of the participants in Semana Santa processions wear traditional costumes that include pointy hoods, which, especially for Americans, may be reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan. But this Catholic garb far predates the American hate group. Cristina Quicler/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes on Thursday is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, Friday. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption

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A U.S. jet goes down over Iran, a U.S. official confirms

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U.S. employers added jobs in March, reversing the losses from the month before. Health care and hospitality were among the sectors adding workers. Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America hide caption

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The labor market springs back to life in March as employers add 178,000 jobs

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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi answers questions from the media at the United States Capitol on March 18, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Matt McClain/Getty Images hide caption

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Pam Bondi Out, Iran Charges Strait Tolls, International Meeting on Hormuz

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A view of a residential area affected during the U.S.-Israeli military operations in the city of Karaj, in Alborz province, several miles west of Tehran, Iran, on Friday. The area was struck on March 9. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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Mary Rodee, whose 15-year-old son died by suicide, points to a banner listing victims' names outside Los Angeles Superior Court on March 25 after a jury found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young woman through the addictive design of their social media platforms. The landmark verdict could reshape how the tech industry faces legal accountability for harms to users. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Verdicts against Meta and Google may bring a new era of big tech accountability

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A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files shows a diagram prepared by the FBI attempting to chart the network of Epstein's victims and the timeline of their alleged abuse. Jon Elswick/AP hide caption

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A plume of smoke rises after a reported Iranian strike on fuel tanks in Muharraq, Bahrain, on March 12. Fadhel Madhan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Troops and their families evacuated to the US after attacks on Middle East bases

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In a photo provided by NASA, a view of Earth from NASA's Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II test flight Thursday. The crew completed a key burn, sending the capsule speeding to the moon for a lunar flyby. AP/NASA hide caption

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NASA's Artemis II has left Earth’s orbit, and 4 astronauts now head to the moon

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President Trump speaks from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday. Trump used the prime-time address to update the nation on the war in Iran. Alex Brandon/Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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A banner featuring an image of President Trump is displayed on the facade of the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Justice Department has been trying to force states to hand over sensitive voter data that it plans to share with the Department of Homeland Security. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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This combination of images shows Blake Lively at the London screening of the film "It 'Ends With Us" on Aug. 8, 2024, left, and Justin Baldoni at the world premiere of the film in New York on Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo) AP hide caption

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Never had the flu? Scientists may know why

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