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NATIONAL
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After crash, Tiger Woods told deputy he was 'talking to the president,' body camera shows
SUMMARY: After crashing his SUV last week in Florida, Tiger Woods took out his phone and told a deputy, “I was just talking to the president." That's according to newly released body camera footage that also shows that Woods appeared astonished as he was handcuffed. It's not clear if Woods was referring to President Donald Trump. Woods said he was looking at his phone when his speeding Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled onto its side. The video also shows that deputies found painkiller pills in Woods’ pocket after the crash. Woods entered a not guilty plea on Tuesday to suspicion of driving under the influence.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APGLFTigerWoodsCrashthLdWritethru/528d9a41a1a2c1ece24967192b52b621/text___
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to crack down on 'bad landlords.' First he has to find them
SUMMARY: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been holding a series of “rental rip-off hearings” for disgruntled tenants to air their complaints about bad landlords. At a recent event in the Bronx, tenants described frequent heating outages, rat and roach infestations, and long wait times for maintenance requests. Some brought their complaints directly to Mamdani in one-on-one sessions. The events are part of a suite of ambitious tenant proposals proposed by Mamdani, whose pledge to freeze the rent for regulated apartments became a rallying cry on the campaign trail. Landlords, meanwhile, say the policies will lead to more tenant complaints as owners are forced to cut back on maintenance and services to meet rising costs.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMamdaniLandlordsndLdWritethru/ea66d6a693c0bae774d4f9abaee58178/text___
Dizzying US fuel prices are determined by factors largely outside of a gas station's control
SUMMARY: U.S. gas prices are climbing fast, and drivers are paying the highest pump prices since 2022 as the Iran war shakes oil markets. Many drivers face wild swings between stations and even from one day to the next. The Energy Information Administration says about half the price covers crude oil, and about 20% goes to refiners. Taxes take nearly 20%. Experts say retailers earn slim margins that get tighter when prices at the pump rise. Oil prices soared when U.S. markets opened Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump’s speech on continuing the Iran war in which he asked Americans for patience.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSIranUSGasPricesConsumersstLdWritethru/36b3d2f8f9685e4123a70005a4d3fa05/text___
Universities pressured to strip names of those who appear in the Epstein files from campus buildings
SUMMARY: Protests are growing at U.S. universities where buildings are named for those connected to the files on the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. At Ohio State University, a steady drumbeat of protests has sought to remove retail magnate Les Wexner’s family name from several buildings. A similar movement is afoot at Harvard, where the most prominent building at its prestigious Kennedy School bears the retired L Brands founder's name. Meanwhile, the student body at Haverford College in Pennsylvania approved a resolution Sunday asking the college president to launch a review aimed at removing Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's name for the campus library.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSEpsteinBuildingNamesstLdWritethru/5acbfd805d623934ccbfd0aca813cdac/text___
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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Bondi struggled to prosecute Trump foes. But will a new attorney general make a difference?
SUMMARY: Pam Bondi is out of her job after failing to deliver criminal cases against President Donald Trump’s political enemies. But there’s no guarantee her successor will have any better success at placating the president. Over the last year, Bondi’s Justice Department has encountered resistance from judges, grand jurors and its own workforce in trying to establish criminal conduct by one Trump foe after another. A new attorney general will confront not only Trump’s demand for political prosecutions — a constant dating back to his first term in the White House — but also the same skeptical court system, and factual and legal hurdles, that have impeded efforts to deliver the sought-after results.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJusticeDepartmentPoliticalProsecutions/9071b8fd9a429267732b5d4238946eff/text___
Trump budget seeks $1.5T in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic programs
SUMMARY: The White House is releasing details of President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget, including a $1.5 trillion defense spending request. That's the largest of its kind in decades. The Republican president had indicated even before the war against Iran that he wanted to increase defense spending to modernize the military. He's also calling for a 10% cut in non-defense discretionary spending. The president’s annual budget does not carry the force of law. Instead, it reflects an administration’s priorities and provides a road map to Congress, which handles spending issues. But Congress is free to reject it and often does.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpBudgetrdLdWritethru/f95715d838be17afd9799208cd3182e3/text___
Trump’s Iran war leaves Republicans adrift ahead of midterms
SUMMARY: Donald Trump won the presidency by promising to lower costs and end wars. A year and a half later, he is a wartime president contemplating whether to send U.S. ground troops into an expanding conflict in Iran. Gas prices are spiking and Trump is urging Americans to be patient. Everything adds up to a perilous situation for Republicans in the midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress. The president did little to sell the war to skeptical voters before it started, and he defended his leadership on Wednesday night in his first major presidential address on the conflict.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionIranndLdWritethru/642b5f8fd79c980521c89afa86c4f249/text___
A look at how the Epstein files dogged Pam Bondi's time as attorney general
SUMMARY: After Pam Bondi became U.S. attorney general last year, conservative influencers, online sleuths and others who wanted the government to disclose all it knew about Jeffrey Epstein thought they might have a champion in the Department of Justice. So did some of the legions of women who have said they were sexually assaulted by the late financier and convicted sex offender with a roster of powerful friends in business, politics and beyond. But Bondi's handling of the “Epstein files” became a stubbornly problematic storyline that ran through her time as attorney general. Bondi rejected criticism of her handling of the issue, and Trump on Thursday praised her as “a Great American Patriot.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSBondiEpsteinFiles/cecad98e9b098346902a0309b3b8343a/text___
Trump’s White House ballroom gets final approval days after a judge ordered a halt to construction
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump's new White House ballroom has gotten final approval from a key commission. This comes after a federal judge ordered a halt to construction unless Congress approves the project. The Trump-appointed chair of the National Capital Planning Commission said the agency moved ahead with Thursday's vote because the judge’s ruling affects construction, not planning. The ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and has faced opposition and legal challenges. The Republican president aims to complete the ballroom project before his term ends in 2029. The ballroom will include security upgrades and is funded by donations and public dollars for security enhancements.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpWhiteHouseBallroomthLdWritethru/dd72eed062fd385380d8b8ce90511cd1/text___
Hegseth asks the Army's top uniformed officer to step down while US wages war against Iran
SUMMARY: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted the Army’s top uniformed officer and two other generals as the U.S. wages a war against Iran. Top Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Thursday that Gen. Randy George “will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately.” George has held the post of Army chief of staff, which typically runs for four years, since August 2023. His is just the latest in a series of firings of top military officers. A Pentagon official says Hegseth also fired Army Gen. David Hodne and Army Maj. Gen. William Green. No reasons have been given for the departures, which come nearly five weeks into U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSPentagonArmythLdWritethru/c6707d1d3a95ea5f679e0f9a5c5012e7/text___
Colorado court orders resentencing for former county clerk in election fraud scheme
SUMMARY: A Colorado appeals court has ruled that a former county clerk convicted in a scheme that attempted to find proof of fraud in the 2020 presidential election should be resentenced. 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. Judges on the Colorado Court of Appeals said Thursday that a judge should not have considered Peters’ continued promotion of election fraud conspiracies when he sentenced her in 2024. The court sent Peters’ case back to a lower court for a judge to issue a new sentence.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionsColoradoClerkthLdWritethru/c90c3b624bd325fdb01907c1c11f9f75/text___
Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general. Bondi's departure ends the contentious tenure of a Trump loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White House, oversaw firings of career employees and investigated the Republican president’s perceived enemies. Thursday's news follows months of scrutiny over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking investigation, which made Bondi the target of angry conservatives. Trump has named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting attorney general, though three people familiar with the matter say he has privately discussed Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin as a permanent pick.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpBondithLdWritethru/4b1bf39326d2d2c3fd41cadff91dd75b/text___
The Latest: Trump says Pam Bondi out as his attorney general, Blanche will serve as acting AG
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump said Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general. Trump in a social media post on Thursday named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as the acting attorney general, though three people familiar with the matter have said he has privately discussed Lee Zeldin, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, as a permanent pick. It marks the end of a contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White House, oversaw large-scale firings of career employees and moved aggressively to investigate the Republican president’s perceived enemies.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpBondiLatestthLdWritethru/b03ca052128b2cdc07d26c9da3c40304/text___
Trump says he'll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security. His move bypasses Congress
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump says he'll soon sign an order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees who have gone without paychecks during the partial government shutdown that has reached 48 days. He announced the unilateral move in a social media post Thursday. He's blaming Democrats for the impasse while thanking Republican leaders for their work this week in trying to end the standoff. The Republican president used a similar maneuver to resume pay for the Transportation Security Administration. Trump’s latest intervention is expected to apply to other non-law enforcement employees at the department, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard and support staff.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressHomelandSecuritythLdWritethru/4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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1 crew member rescued after US fighter jet goes down in Iran, AP sources say
SUMMARY: A U.S. aircraft has gone down in Iran, marking the first loss of American aircraft in Iranian territory. One crew member has been rescued, according to one U.S. official and one Israeli official. Both spoke on condition of anonymity to describe sensitive ongoing military operations. It's unclear if the jet was shot down or crashed. Iran has fired on targets across the Middle East, escalating tensions. The situation has affected global markets and oil prices. Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif suggests negotiations to end the conflict, proposing limits on Iran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSthLdWritethru/a6365c6123cc8a696474f576d4ce7668/text___
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 8 as Kyiv holds door open for Easter truce
SUMMARY: Russian strikes on Ukraine have killed at least eight people across the country. The attacks on Friday include a “massive” missile and drone strike near the capital, regional authorities reported. Ukrainian officials claimed the Kremlin is changing its tactics to increase civilian suffering. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled Kyiv’s openness to a potential Easter truce. The holiday is celebrated on April 12 in both Ukraine and Russia. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said earlier this week that Moscow is not interested in a temporary ceasefire.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarthLdWritethru/8122221d6d53f8517ee1e0d7d4df8e9f/text___
The Latest: 1 crew member rescued after US fighter jet goes down in Iran, AP sources say
SUMMARY: One crew member has been rescued after an American aircraft went down in Iran. That's according to one U.S. and one Israeli official, who both spoke on condition of anonymity to describe sensitive ongoing military operations. The U.S. military launched a rescue operation after Iranian state media reported that an American fighter jet went down and at least one crew member ejected. Social media footage showed American drones, aircraft and helicopters flying over the mountainous region. It would be the first time the U.S. has lost aircraft in Iranian territory during the five-week war. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said “President Trump has been briefed.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSTheLatestndLdWritethru/c30780cfbf0c59e3f915f91b056a298c/text___
Myanmar’s parliament elects ruling general as president, keeping the army in charge
SUMMARY: Myanmar’s parliament has elected Min Aung Hlaing as the country’s new president. He's the general who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in 2021 and has maintained tight control for the past five years. The move marks a nominal return to an elected government but is seen as an effort to keep the army in power. The election, organized by the military, was deemed neither free nor fair by opponents and independent observers. Min Aung Hlaing was one of three nominees but was virtually guaranteed the job due to the military-backed majority in parliament.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASMyanmarPresidentthLdWritethru/c263b2d6175b82c5868e24496c975ff8/text___
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BUSINESS
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US employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 jobs last month, rebounding from a weak February
SUMMARY: American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February. And the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%. The Labor Department reported Friday that hiring marked a rebound from the loss of 133,000 jobs in February. The job gains were about three times what economists had forecast. The unemployment rate was down from 4.4% in February. But uncertainty surrounding the war with Iran — and its impact on energy prices — is clouding the outlook for the labor market.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSEconomyJobsReportthLdWritethru/01c14a0e7ecbfb65925ba66c530f0834/text___
Wall Street closed for Good Friday, but US futures inch lower following strong March jobs report
SUMMARY: U.S. futures were trading modestly lower following surprisingly strong jobs data from the federal government. Equities markets are closed for Good Friday, but futures markets were trading into Friday morning, albeit quietly. Futures for S&P 500 dipped 0.3% early Friday, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.2% and Nasdaq futures were down 0.4%. American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February that saw 133,000 job losses. Markets in Asia mostly rose, while European markets were also closed for Good Friday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsrdLdWritethru/cbf38b67032e2fae95073f4fbcc0ca24/text___
Trump unveils 100% tariff on some patented drugs on 'Liberation Day' anniversary
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has signed an executive order 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 increase to 100% in four years. Companies still have months to negotiate before the 100% tariffs kick in. Also Thursday, Trump rolled out an update on his 50% tariffs on imported steel, aluminum and copper.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpTariffsstLdWritethru/59ed7821faa5b52e2752c09edbbbf0ca/text___
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Artemis II's moonbound astronauts capture Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind
SUMMARY: The Artemis II astronauts have captured Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. NASA released the crew's first downlinked images Friday, 1 1/2 days into the first astronaut moonshot in more than half a century. The first photo taken by commander Reid Wiseman shows a curved slice of Earth in one of the capsule's windows. The second shows the entire globe with the oceans topped by swirling white tendrils of clouds. It even includes a pale green aurora. As of midday Friday, the crew was 100,000 miles from Earth and quickly gaining on the moon.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSCINASAArtemisMoonshotstLdWritethru/8c66ed4f206f92b9d96c818d4dc056b4/text___
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CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
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How we came to be: Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animals
SUMMARY: Scientists have discovered fossils in China that reveal a crucial transition from simple to complex life on Earth. These fossils, dating back 539 million years, show complex animals living three-dimensional lives, millions of years earlier than previously thought. This challenges the belief that such complexity only emerged during the Cambrian explosion. Experts say this finding provides a glimpse into how modern animal life developed. The study, published in Science, also helps settle the "rocks versus clocks" debate in paleontology, aligning fossil evidence with genetic data. Researchers are now exploring how and why this rapid evolution occurred.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APScienceEarliestAnimals/a56a123cbad480e2c35f2356181d32d7/text___
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RELIGION
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Pope Leo XIV to carry cross for entire procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades
SUMMARY: Pope Leo XIV plans to personally carry the wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff. This marks the first time in decades that a pope carries the cross to every station. Leo, 70, is physically fit and an avid tennis player and swimmer. Crowds are expected to gather for the procession, which commemorates the final hours of Jesus’ life. On Holy Saturday, the pontiff will preside over Easter vigil rites at St. Peter’s. On Easter Sunday, he will celebrate Mass and deliver his Easter message.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURELVaticanGoodFriday/aae66939e8c39b532e77d3261278d52c/text___
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EDUCATION
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What to know about attempts to force out the Universities of Wisconsin president
SUMMARY: The president of the 165,000-student University of Wisconsin system is fighting attempts by the board of regents to force him to retire or face being fired. The surprise effort to remove Jay Rothman from the post he has held since 2022 was detailed in letters Rothman sent to regents over the past week that were obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. No concerns had been aired publicly by regents about Rothman’s performance. According to Rothman, no regent has explained to him why they want him out. But Rothman wrote that regents told him they could meet this weekend to fire him.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSUniversityofWisconsinPresidentWhattoKnowstLdWritethru/10ea2fcade89ba3b57735149fda1e81a/text___
Exclusive: Universities of Wisconsin leaders looking to oust system president who refuses to quit
SUMMARY: The president of the multicampus Universities of Wisconsin has said in letters obtained by The Associated Press that he has been told to resign or he will be fired. UW President Jay Rothman says in the letter to the head of the Board of Regents that he won’t step aside from the 165,000-student system. Rothman's letter is dated March 26, and The AP obtained the letter on Thursday. Rothman says he has been given no reason why regents want him to leave and that he has been told his options are to resign or retire or be fired. Amy Bogost, board president, said she would not comment on "personnel matters.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSUniversityofWisconsinPresidentthLdWritethru/22ace7c0254dcc6981727e003a9d0442/text___
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Rapper Pooh Shiesty charged with kidnapping over alleged dispute involving rapper Gucci Mane's label
SUMMARY: Federal prosecutors have accused rapper Pooh Shiesty and eight others of robbing three men at gunpoint and kidnapping them in Texas following a contract dispute in January involving rapper Gucci Mane’s record label. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Dallas declined to name the victims Thursday and an affidavit only refers to them by their initials. One victim, R.D., is described as the owner of 1017 Records, the label belonging to Gucci Mane, whose legal name is Radric Delantic Davis. Pooh Shiesty, whose legal is name Lontrell Williams Jr., did not immediately return an emailed request for comment.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGucciManeKidnappingArreststhLdWritethru/98f446575a54e918f7e60e0615a94ca3/text___
Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni tossed out but robust case remains
SUMMARY: A federal judge in New York has tossed out Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni over the movie “It Ends With Us" but left intact claims for retaliation. The written ruling by Judge Lewis J. Liman in Manhattan was released late Thursday. Lively will still be allowed to put many of her allegations before a jury. Her lawyer says she looks forward to testifying. A Baldoni lawyer praised the ruling. Lively sued Baldoni last December, alleging sexual harassment. Baldoni and his production company Wayfarer Studios countersued Lively and her husband, “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds, accusing them of defamation and extortion. The judge dismissed Baldoni’s claims in June.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSBlakeLivelyJustinBaldonithLdWritethru/ad7a2c7c911b80d154c5ed05bf16ac6d/text___
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LIFESTYLE
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Easter eggs can be dyed and still eaten. Just follow these tips to make sure it's safe
SUMMARY: With Easter around the corner, food safety experts say you can still dye Easter eggs and eat them safely if you handle them right. Experts say you should first hard boil your eggs to reduce the risk of salmonella, and then follow the household two-hour rule for the amount of time eggs are safe at room temperature. Both artificial and natural food dyes are fine to use, so long as they are labeled food grade. But if you're planning on an egg hunt outdoors, it may be best to go with plastic eggs, and keep the dyed eggs for your Easter spread.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSBeWellEasterEggsSafety/4a9e3561f50876c0bdfaf1b5bb45293a/text___
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SPORTS
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What to know about Tiger Woods' rollover crash in Florida and the aftermath
SUMMARY: Tigers Woods’ second arrest on charges of driving under the influence has put golf on hold for one of the game's most important figures. There will be no chance of a return to the Masters next week or Ryder Cup captaincy in 2027. Woods is seeking treatment outside the U.S. following his crash a week ago in Florida. Authorities say Woods showed signs of impairment. He pleaded not guilty earlier this week to driving under the influence. Body camera footage of his arrest released Thursday shows Woods telling a deputy he was talking to the president shortly after crash. It's not clear if Woods was referring to President Donald Trump.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APGLFTigerWoodsCrashWhattoKnow/5d9f2443ef415040a45e7f0a7e4f4baa/text___
Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer named The Associated Press men's national player of the year
SUMMARY: Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer is The Associated Press men's college basketball national player of the year. The high-end NBA prospect helped the Blue Devils win 35 games while reaching No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll. Boozer is the fifth freshman to win the honor. He's also the second in a row from Duke, following Cooper Flagg. Boozer averaged 22.5 points and 10.2 rebounds. He claimed 59 of 61 votes from AP Top 25 voters in results released Friday. BYU freshman and fellow top pro prospect AJ Dybantsa claimed the other votes after averaging a national-best 25.5 points.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBKCAPPlayeroftheYear/1b2fa0799e0c3ea146d9402027244ae4/text___
Shea Ralph named AP women’s basketball Coach of the Year after Vanderbilt’s 29-5 season
SUMMARY: Shea Ralph of Vanderbilt has been named The Associated Press women's basketball Coach of the Year. Ralph led the Commodores to the most successful season in school history, finishing 29-5. The team returned just one starter and tied for second in the Southeastern Conference. They earned a 2-seed in the NCAA Tournament and reached the Sweet 16. Ralph received 23 votes from the 31-member national media panel. She is the first Vanderbilt coach to win the award, which started in 1994-95.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBKWAPCoachoftheYearndLdWritethru/6b5dbbdc1e68ae4ac5fa9fb8c03dfb13/text___
UConn star sophomore Sarah Strong named the AP Player of the Year in women's college basketball
SUMMARY: Sarah Strong of UConn is The Associated Press women’s basketball Player of the Year. Strong is averaging 18.6 pints, 7.6 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 1.6 blocks a game while helping UConn go 38-0 heading into this week's Final Four. Strong became just the fifth player to win the award in her sophomore year. The AP started giving out the award in 1995. It’s the 13th time that a Huskies player has won the award; Paige Bueckers was the last to do it before Strong in 2021.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBKWAPPlayerofYearstLdWritethru/eb1a7abce07aa652bc4bbdff592b7193/text___
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