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April 14, 2025

Novelist Percival Everett and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins among Pulitzer winners in the arts
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The Colorado Rockies are off to one of the worst starts in MLB history
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Judge grills Trump administration on if detained Tufts student’s free speech is protected
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PM Shehbaz launches NIFTAC to boost fight against terrorism
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Oman says it mediated a ceasefire between U.S., Yemen’s Houthis
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Modi had prior information about Pahalgam attack, says Congress President Arjun Kharge
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