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Israel says it’s taking steps to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, including reopening a key border crossing into northern Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced the plans Friday, hours after President Joe Biden told him that future U.S. support for the war in Gaza depends on Israel taking more action to protect civilians and aid workers. The announcement did not elaborate on quantities or types of items to be let in. Still, despite…

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A roadside refreshment stand sells to motorists trapped in traffic on the rural farm roads around Madras, Oregon Monday August 21, 2017 following the total solar eclipse. Emotional sky-gazers stood transfixed across North America Monday as the Sun vanished behind the Moon in a rare total eclipse that swept the continent coast-to-coast for the first time in nearly a century. / AFP PHOTO / ROB KERR (Photo credit should read ROB KERR/AFP via Getty Images)(AFP via Getty Images/AFP Contributor)…

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toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP’s Jason Fraley previews Digable Planets at Franklin Park (Part 1) $(function () { $(‘.wtop-audio-container .fa-play’).on(‘click’, function(){ var audio_filename = $(‘div.wtop-audio-file’).data(“mp3-url”); if( typeof gtag === “function” ){ gtag(‘event’, ‘post_audio’, { ‘play’: audio_filename, ‘permalink’: window.location.href }); } }); }); Grammy-winning hip-hop trio Digable Planets headlines the Jazz & Blossoms Park Jam this Sunday in D.C. WTOP caught up with co-founder Craig “Doodlebug” Irving ahead of the outdoor concert in Franklin Park….

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Their memories are blurry. Of AAU tournaments and Team USA practices. Of gold medals and deep 3s. Of the girl with the brown ponytail with the unlimited range who always seemed to know what was coming next and the blonde who never got rattled with the ball in her hands, by opponents or the sea of eyes constantly transfixed on her. Yet ask Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and UConn’s Paige Bueckers their earliest impression of the other…

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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan gay rights activists asked the international community to mount more pressure on the government of Uganda to repeal an anti-gay law which the country’s Constitutional Court refused to nullify on Wednesday. Activist Frank Mugisha said Tuesday’s ruling was “wrong and deplorable.” “This ruling should result in further restrictions to donor funding for Uganda — no donor should be funding anti-LGBTQ+ hate and human rights violations,” said Mugisha. The court upheld a law that allows…

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Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates after defeating LSU in an Elite Eight round college basketball game during the NCAA Tournament, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)(AP/Mary Altaffer) Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates after defeating LSU in an Elite Eight round college basketball game during the NCAA Tournament, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)(AP/Mary Altaffer) Women’s basketball is having itself a moment as March Madness heads to the Final Four…

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BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO marked on Thursday 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America, with its top diplomats vowing to stay the course in Ukraine as better-armed Russian troops assert control on the battlefield. The anniversary comes as the now-32-nation alliance weighs a plan to provide more predictable longer-term military support to Ukraine. Plagued by ammunition shortages, Ukraine this week lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 in an effort to replenish its depleted…

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Heavy rain is soaking the D.C. area with a potential for flooding, hail and damaging winds ahead of a cold front’s arrival late Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what you need to know. There’s a possibility for an isolated tornado as the cold front moves through, according to the National Weather Service. “We’re going with a ‘severe alert’ because along this line, it has had a history of producing some severe weather,” said 7News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Veronica Johnson. The…

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