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Doctors for Pope Leo XIV said Wednesday that final tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer. The 71-year-old pontiff underwent surgery last week to remove the lower portion of his right lung after doctors discovered a cancerous growth.

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Thousands of students and teachers held protests across Greece Wednesday, calling for education reform after similar demonstrations have gripped France for weeks.

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New York congressional candidate Brad Lander says he was detained and later released by Israeli forces while helping Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the West Bank.

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The U.S. State Department has ordered nonessential government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, warning that hostilities between Houthi rebels and Saudi forces could "escalate rapidly."

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The U.S. Supreme Court is blocking the Trump administration from enforcing new restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender prisoners.

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In Toledo, Ohio, roughly 1,000 people were ordered to evacuate their homes Wednesday following a chemical tank explosion.

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The State Department said ​it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.

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Celebrated saxophonist Plas Johnson has died. He's best known for his playful musical turn on one of the most recognizable movie themes in history. Johnson's recording for composer Henry Mancini's “The Pink Panther” helped the song win three Grammys and an Oscar nomination.

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David Clayton-Thomas, the lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, has died. On songs like "Spinning Wheel," "And When I Die" and others, Clayton-Thomas brought a bluesy tenor to a band known for its genre-bending sound.

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Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111. "I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021. Geoff Bennett has more.

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The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of what are called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.

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The PBS family is mourning the passing of one of its own. Sylvia Bugg has died.

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Character actor Richard Riehle has died. He was 78. He’s perhaps best known for playing an anxious product manager in the 1999 cult classic “Office Space.” With his trademark mustache and Average Joe charm, Riehle logged more than 400 film and TV credits during nearly five decades in the business.

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Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis and has lived for years believing she had the disease. The Emmy-winning actress told her podcast co-host, Jamie-Lynn Sigler from “The Sopranos,” that she was “not happy at all” when a doctor recently told her the news.

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"Firestorm" clouds, or pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb), are responsible for a range of extreme weather, from lightning to firenadoes. Researchers embarked on an airborne mission this summer to learn more about the severe storm clouds.

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The White House confirmed that press secretary Katie Zacharia is transitioning out of her role after less than a week on the job. Speaking to reporters Friday, President Donald Trump said he gave her the option to leave, saying, “Maybe it’s not for her.”

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Dozens of Israeli settlers set cars and trees ablaze and attacked Palestinians as they gathered for their autumn olive harvest across the West Bank on Friday. Masked men, some of them carrying gas canisters, chased and beat people, while others threw rocks and burned trees.

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Two American economists have won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for research that has helped governments better respond to economic crises.

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In northern Nigeria, 50 of the 303 children kidnapped from a Catholic school on Friday have escaped and reunited with their families. The search is ongoing for the students and teachers who remain captive. No group has claimed responsibility.

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The Pentagon says it's investigating Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly over a video in which he and several other lawmakers urged U.S. troops to refuse to follow illegal orders.

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The Trump administration has formally designated Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terror organization. The move is part of a new pressure campaign against the Maduro government, as President Donald Trump weighs whether the U.S. should take military action against Venezuela.

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The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S. and Israeli-backed group, says it's permanently ending its operations in the territory.

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The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of what are called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.

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Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111. "I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021. Geoff Bennett has more.

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