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NATIONAL
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Some wait times at airport bottlenecks are easing with TSA paychecks promised
SUMMARY: Wait times are improving at some U.S. airports now that Transportation Safety Administration workers have been promised their first paychecks in weeks. How long it will take for long security lines to consistently return to normal remains unknown. Bottlenecks disappeared at airports in Atlanta and Houston on Monday morning. But wait times pushed past two hours at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, and Baltimore-Washington International Airport continued to advise travelers to arrive three hours before departure. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the Department of Homeland Security to pay TSA officers immediately to ease the lines.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTravelDelaysstLdWritethru/b2dcb2933f62751b6cc13e7d4e2a68d6/text___
TSA pay may be coming, but airport delays could persist and ICE agents may not leave soon
SUMMARY: Heading into the weekend, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pay the tens of thousands of TSA officers who have been working without pay for over a month during a partial government shutdown. It's unclear whether the move will translate into shorter wait times for passengers at airport security lines as the budget impasse continues. White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that federal immigration officers deployed to assist airports could remain in place until TSA operations return to normal. Major U.S. airports continued to recommend Sunday that passengers arrive several hours early.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTravelDelaysWhatToKnowthLdWritethru/a3452b3d6a212905fab23730bbe90138/text___
Midnight train from Georgia: A view of America from the tracks as airports struggle in the shutdown
SUMMARY: Long security lines at airports are driving people crazy as Congress and President Donald Trump try to work out a budget stalemate. Some travelers are seeking out alternative ways of getting where they need to go. And one option is the train. Railroads are among the country's oldest methods of long-distance transportation. A train trip is still longer, but what you don't find at the station are standstill lines, Transportation Security Administration agents or stand-in immigration officers. Sometimes modern conveniences such as jet travel aren't all that convenient.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMidnightTrainFromGeorgiastLdWritethru/e4d8ea591b3b036142c2bf2dee7dff5a/text___
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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The birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court hits close to home for this immigrant mother
SUMMARY: An Argentine emigre in Florida quickly got her newborn son a U.S. passport last year. During a legal fight over President Donald Trump’s executive order to deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. to people in the country illegally or temporarily, the passport was tangible evidence the baby is American. The Supreme Court hears arguments over the order's fate Wednesday in a New Hampshire case. The 14th Amendment and federal law have been widely understood to make citizens of everyone born in the country, with narrow exceptions. Every court that's ruled has found Trump's order illegal and prevented it from taking effect. The effort to repeal birthright citizenship is part of Trump’s broader immigration crackdown.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSupremeCourtBirthrightCitizenshiprdLdWritethru/e51d13b21b4240f6b8625700abe6030e/text___
Dozens arrested for failing to disperse after 'No Kings' rally in Los Angeles
SUMMARY: Authorities in Los Angeles deployed tear gas near a federal detention center and made dozens of arrests following a “No Kings” rally this weekend. Police say 74 people were arrested for failing to heed a dispersal order after Saturday’s rally ended. One person was taken into custody on suspicion of possessing a weapon that police described as a dagger. Federal officials say two officers who were struck by concrete blocks received medical attention. The arrests stood out from what otherwise were mostly peaceful crowds across the U.S. The rallies were held to protest President Donald Trump’s actions and the war in Iran.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSNoKingsProtests/1e2675d7099eb4e315924c17c899d49c/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Trump threatens to destroy Iran's civilian infrastructure if a deal is not reached 'shortly'
SUMMARY: U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure if a deal to end the war is not reached “shortly.” Tehran struck a key water and electrical plant in Kuwait, and an oil refinery in Israel came under attack. Israel and the U.S. launched a new wave of strikes on Iran. Trump’s new threat came in a social media post. He also suggested in an interview with the Financial Times that American troops could seize Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub. Trump has repeatedly claimed to be making diplomatic progress while ramping up threats against Iran.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSthLdWritethru/8abb0ee50be4cd8dd9ddde3a9d846ef8/text___
The Latest: Trump warns Iran energy sites face destruction without a quick deal
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump says Iran faces massive damage to its energy system unless it quickly agrees to end the war. Trump said Monday talks showed “great progress" but he threatened to hit power plants, oil wells and Kharg Island. Iran has warned it could mine the Persian Gulf if it is invaded. The U.S. and Israel kept up strikes on Monday. Iran hit a key water and power plant in Kuwait and an oil refinery in Israel. Israel has invaded southern Lebanon to expel the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, in what Israeli leaders suggest could be another extended occupation of that country.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSTheLatestthLdWritethru/4820feefe878b183f12eaaabc376e6b0/text___
Air Canada CEO will retire this year after his English-only crash message was criticized
SUMMARY: Air Canada says its CEO, Michael Rousseau, plans to retire. He had faced criticism over an English-only condolence message after a deadly crash this month at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. On Monday, the airline based in French-speaking Quebec said Rousseau told the board he will retire by the end of the third quarter. Two pilots died after an Air Canada Jazz flight from Montreal hit a fire truck on the runway. One pilot, Antoine Forest, was a French-speaking Quebecer. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Quebec Premier François Legault criticized the airline CEO's English-only message. Hundreds have complained to Canada’s language watchdog.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APCNCanadaAirCanadaCrashstLdWritethru/02da899607c92b8ecb31dc01085e4980/text___
Iran's Kharg Island is key to its oil exports. Targeting it carries major risks
SUMMARY: Iran’s Kharg Island is home to a terminal through which the country exports most of its oil. The Persian Gulf island has emerged as a focus of the month-old war launched by the United States and Israel. Strikes on oil infrastructure on Kharg — or a ground invasion — would severely curb Iran’s oil exports, a key source of revenue for the Islamic Republic. It would also mark a major escalation that could provoke even heavier retaliatory attacks on Gulf infrastructure. That would further drive up oil prices that already threaten the world economy. Other islands near the vital Strait of Hormuz could also be targeted.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranIslandsExplainerthLdWritethru/1b3e770e61c6a05d3e078223e15b20b2/text___
Ukrainians chide German defense boss for jibes about 'Lego' drones made by 'housewives'
SUMMARY: Senior officials in Kyiv are taking a swipe at the head of German defense giant Rheinmetall, whose unflattering comments about Ukrainian drone technology and the role of women in the war against Russia ignited a social media backlash. Rheinmetall AG’s Chairman and CEO Armin Papperger, in comments to The Atlantic magazine published Friday, likened Ukraine’s development of cutting-edge drone expertise as like playing “with Lego” and said the drones are being built by “Ukrainian housewives.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday described Papperger’s remarks as “strange.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUUkraineGermanyDroneSpatstLdWritethru/a8a170be1a11b381cfb6f1a311470931/text___
Rescue teams search for 27 missing after a passenger boat sinks in eastern Indonesia
SUMMARY: Rescue teams are searching for 27 people after a passenger boat sank in rough seas in eastern Indonesia. Officials say the boat Nazila 05 left Taliabu Island after dusk on Sunday, heading to the coastal village of Kema in the same province. Search chief Muhammad Rizal says the owner alerted authorities on Monday morning. The captain reported high waves breaking the bow. He then said the boat sank about 30 minutes later. Rizal says everyone aboard evacuated into a longboat. Their location is still unknown. Rescuers have used a vessel, a helicopter, and help from local fishers.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASIndonesiaBoatAccidentstLdWritethru/b96bc0501ca8e85c21fa23c5de9f8924/text___
Trump says he has 'no problem' with Russian oil tanker bringing relief to Cuba despite blockade
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump says he has “no problem” with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S. oil blockade. “We have a tanker out there. We don’t mind having somebody get a boatload because they need… they have to survive,” Trump told reporters as he flew back to Washington. When asked if a New York Times report that the tanker would be allowed to reach Cuba was true, Trump said: “I told them, if a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem whether it’s Russia or not.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APCBCubaUSRussiaOilthLdWritethru/b6845987728e28d5d762992840ca6b69/text___
Australian police kill a suspect 7 months after he allegedly shot 3 officers, killing 2
SUMMARY: Australian police have shot dead a man seven months after he was suspected of killing two police officers and seriously wounding a third in a remote forest region. There had been no confirmed sightings of Dezi Freeman since he allegedly opened fire on police officers who came to serve a warrant at his home northeast of Melbourne last year. Victoria police said a man believed to be Freeman was shot dead by police on Monday at a remote location in the northeast region of the state. Police were involved in a standoff for three hours before the suspect was shot.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASAustraliaPoliceShootingthLdWritethru/21d43166099bfbf60d4939780e32e02a/text___
A youth-led push for change threatens Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary's elections
SUMMARY: Two weeks before pivotal elections, Hungary’s young voters are rallying behind Péter Magyar’s Tisza party and posing the strongest challenge to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in years. Polls show Tisza dominates among voters under 30, while older voters are with Orbán. Analysts say young people seek better economic opportunity and an end to corruption and autocratic rule. The generational gap could be a decisive factor in the April 12 election. Hungary was rocked by a political scandal in 2024 that sparked protests and activated a voting cohort that for at least two decades had largely avoided politics.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUHungaryYouthVote/58e71836ef9e3a38bc478bdbde9ca0b0/text___
China resumes direct flights to North Korea after 6 years
SUMMARY: China’s flag carrier has resumed direct flights between Beijing and North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang not long after the restoration of passenger train services between the capitals. The Chinese ambassador to North Korea and other diplomats welcomed the Air China flight that arrived in North Korea on Monday morning. Passenger train service from China to North Korea had resumed March 12. Flights and passenger trains to North Korea had been suspended since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. North Korean carrier Air Koryo resumed flights between the capitals in 2023. North Korea banned all foreign tourists during the pandemic but has started easing the restrictions, with a Russian tour group entering the country in 2024.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASChinaNorthKoreaFlights/83457241c49f3db4047f973d3f11396f/text___
North Korea conducts engine test for missile capable of targeting US mainland
SUMMARY: North Korea reports that Kim Jong Un watched a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for missiles that can reach the U.S. mainland. State media say the test boosts the country’s strategic strike capability. Experts say the claim may be exaggerated because key data is missing. Some say the program faces delays or seeks a better design. Solid-fuel engines help missiles move fast and hide before launch. North Korea has pushed hard to expand its nuclear arsenal since Kim’s high-stakes diplomacy with U.S. President Donald Trump collapsed in 2019.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASKoreasTensionsthLdWritethru/bdc130f08bed4fd569bdd041ce2c67aa/text___
Disney's new CEO opens World of Frozen in Paris as he showcases the empire that made him
SUMMARY: Disneyland Paris has opened a huge new “Frozen” land as the centerpiece of a major park makeover. Disney unveiled World of Frozen on Sunday and renamed Walt Disney Studios Park as Disney Adventure World. The opening gives new CEO Josh D’Amaro his first big international moment since taking the top job in March. The expansion is the biggest in the resort’s 34-year history. In the park, guests ride Frozen Ever After, meet Anna and Elsa, see new attractions, dining and a lagoon show.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUFranceDisneylandthLdWritethru/b09aaa203714b67589cd3a51273b4225/text___
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BUSINESS
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US stocks rise in shaky trading as oil prices keep climbing
SUMMARY: U.S. stocks are swinging again as oil prices keep climbing because of uncertainty about when the war with Iran could end. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% Monday after a bumpy morning where it jumped to an initial gain of 0.9% and then quickly erased nearly all of it. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 411 points, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.4%. Caution was still prevalent throughout financial markets. Stock indexes rose in Europe but fell sharply across some of Asia, while oil prices rose roughly 2%. Treasury yields eased in the bond market.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/1aef947ecb395c3bb97fcdb5ed3826f1/text___
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HEALTH/SCIENCE
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Apollo's impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA's return to the moon with Artemis II launch
SUMMARY: The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back. Now in their 80s and 90s, they just wish these Artemis moonshots had happened sooner while more of Apollo's workforce was still alive. So few of them are left that no reunion is planned to celebrate the upcoming Artemis II flight around the moon with four astronauts. Those who live near Florida's Kennedy Space Center will watch the launch from their backyards. NASA is targeting the first week in April.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSCINASAArtemisMoonshotApolloReflectionsndLdWritethru/6fd9cb210d40c59a729d5103c0994351/text___
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RELIGION
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Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem church
SUMMARY: Israeli police have blocked top Catholic leaders from entering Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre for a private Palm Sunday Mass. The U.S., France, and Italy condemned the decision. On Sunday, the church stayed closed under Iran war security rules after missiles hit the city. The Latin Patriarchate called the move unreasonable and says it harmed freedom of worship. Police cited safety risks in the Old City and poor access for emergency vehicles. Church officials say they have held small private Masses since late February. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would try to partially open the church in the coming days.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLRELIsraelPalmSundayPolicethLdWritethru/906c8fa00e5e461760089260a18a2b98/text___
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SPORTS
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NFL set to begin hiring and training replacement officials, AP sources say
SUMMARY: The NFL is moving forward with plans to begin hiring and training replacement officials in the next several weeks because negotiations with the referees’ union have been unsuccessful, two people with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday because the conversations are private. The league and the NFL Referees Association have been negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement since the summer of 2024. The current CBA expires on May 31. The NFL has increased its offer to a 6.45% annual growth rate in compensation over a six-year labor deal, but the NFLRA wants 10% plus $2.5 million for marketing fees, the people said.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFBNNFLMeetingsrdLdWritethru/501bf4642dfef36623d5a5f190f783ff/text___
The Final Four is set as UConn stuns Duke to join Illinois, Arizona and Michigan
SUMMARY: The Final Four is set. Illinois will face UConn and Michigan will take on Arizona next Saturday, with the winners squaring off two nights later for the national title. The Arizona-Michigan game is a matchup of top seeds. UConn, after a 19-point comeback for a 73-72 win over Duke, is seeded second and will play No. 3 seed Illinois. Arizona is the early favorite to take the title next Monday night in Indianapolis, according to BetMGM Sportsbook, followed closely by Michigan. The Huskies beat Duke with a 3-pointer from the logo with 0.4 seconds left by Braylon Mullins, who grew up just outside of Indianapolis.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBKCFinalFourthLdWritethru/b146dc719122508a18bc7a6be808790c/text___
Mullins Madness! Freshman's 35-footer gives UConn a 73-72 win over Duke and a Final Four spot
SUMMARY: Braylon Mullins sank a desperation 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to give UConn an astonishing 73-72 victory over top-seeded Duke, earning the Huskies a spot in the Final Four after they rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit. The Blue Devils led by three before UConn’s Silas Demary Jr. made one of two free throws with 10 seconds left. With Duke playing keep-away to prevent the Huskies from fouling, Cayden Boozer’s pass near midcourt was deflected, and after UConn came up with the ball, Mullins made a shot from well behind the 3-point line. It’s the second straight season to end in a huge collapse for Duke, which was the top overall seed in this year’s tournament.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBKCNCAAUConnDukerdLdWritethru/90d41d5db61e46658ffb6465b2681c64/text___
Yaxel Lendeborg and deep, unselfish Michigan roll into the Final Four, beating Tennessee 95-62
SUMMARY: Yaxel Lendeborg scored 27 points, Elliot Cadeau had 10 assists and Michigan rolled into the Final Four by overwhelming Tennessee for a 95-62 victory in the NCAA Tournament. Morez Johnson Jr. added 12 points as top-seeded Michigan posted its 11th victory this season by at least 30 points. Aday Mara had 11 points and blocked two shots in the Midwest Region final. Making the most of its size and athleticism on both sides of the court, Michigan advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 2018 and ninth time overall. Next up is a national semifinal against Arizona on Saturday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBKCNCAATennesseeMichiganthLdWritethru/85942f3b9000824260e843320005d303/text___
Tudor era ends at Tottenham after just 7 matches ahead of fight for Premier League survival
SUMMARY: Igor Tudor has left his role as Tottenham interim coach after seven matches and 44 days in charge. A club statement read: “We can confirm that it has been mutually agreed for head coach Igor Tudor to leave the club with immediate effect.” Tottenham thanked Tudor for his work and said “An update on a new head coach will be provided in due course.” Tudor’s exit leaves Spurs without a head coach heading into the final seven games of the Premier League season, with the London club just one place and one point above the relegation zone. Their next match is at Sunderland on April 12.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APSOCTottenhamCoachrdLdWritethru/da65acc41c67462119b176d2104f12dc/text___
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