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Phone bans sweep US schools despite skepticism 09 Mar 2025 - 06:12 pm
Eighth-grader Ja’ Nae Dorsey (R) unlocks her cell phone pouch after school followed by her twin sister La’ Mae Dorsey (L) and 7th-grader Hayden Jones (C) at Mark Twain Middle School in Alexandria, Virginia, on March 6, 2025. Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP
Brush fires on Long Island spark state of emergency 09 Mar 2025 - 04:21 pm
A rescue helicopter picks up water at Wild Wood Lake on March 8, 2025 in Westhampton, New York. Photo by Andrew Theodorakis / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
US Secret Service shoots armed man near White House: spokesman 09 Mar 2025 - 04:00 pm
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Ailing pope thanks doctors as condition improves 09 Mar 2025 - 03:30 pm
People pray at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalised with pneumonia, in Rome, on March 9, 2025. Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP
Sleeping man struck by train in Peru survives 08 Mar 2025 - 10:23 pm
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'We have to rebuild a city,' Argentine official says after storm kills 10 08 Mar 2025 - 08:57 pm
A man crosses flooded waters after a powerful storm struck the city of Bahia Blanca, 600 km south of Argentina's capital, on March 7, 2025. (Photo by PABLO PRESTI / AFP)
11 injured in shooting in Toronto 08 Mar 2025 - 10:52 am
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US dollar ticks down 08 Mar 2025 - 12:02 am
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UN chief calls for actions to defend women's rights ahead of Int'l Women's Day 07 Mar 2025 - 11:59 pm
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Amazon rival Mercado Libre to invest $3.4 bn in Mexico 07 Mar 2025 - 11:57 pm
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At least six dead, hospital evacuated in Argentina floods 07 Mar 2025 - 11:52 pm
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Trump threatens new Russia sanctions after strikes on Ukraine 07 Mar 2025 - 11:24 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
Trump says he prefers reaching nuclear agreement with Iran 07 Mar 2025 - 11:10 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
Trump says 'easier' to work with Russia than Ukraine on peace talks 07 Mar 2025 - 08:45 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
US adds 151,000 jobs in February amid slowing job growth 07 Mar 2025 - 08:33 pm
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the jobs report from the Oval Office at the White House on March 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
SpaceX's starship explodes minutes after launch, debris falls over the Caribbean 07 Mar 2025 - 06:50 pm
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US stocks climb after February jobs data 07 Mar 2025 - 06:40 pm
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on March 7, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Charly Triballeau / AFP)
Video: Musk's SpaceX faces new setback after Starship explosion 07 Mar 2025 - 11:13 am
SpaceX Starship Flight 8 launches from Orbital Launch Pad A at Boca Chica beach on March 06, 2025 in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. Photo by Brandon Bell / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP