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FILE - Stacey Peterson and Kevin McGuire take a selfie in front of the green Chicago River to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Saturday, March 17, 2018. The Chicago River has been dyed a bright shade of green, kicking off the city's St. Patrick's Day festivities. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in the United States, where parades take place in cities around the country and all kinds of foods and drinks are given an emerald hue. (James Foster/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

FILE - Stacey Peterson and Kevin McGuire take a selfie in front of the green Chicago River to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday, March 17, 2018. The Chicago River has been dyed a bright shade of green, kicking off the city’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in the United States, where parades take place in cities around the country and all kinds of foods and drinks are given an emerald hue. (James Foster/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

From 4-leaf clovers to some unexpected history, all you need to know about St. Patrick’s Day

If it’s March, and it’s green, it must be St. Patrick’s Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage.
 
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This undated handout photo shows a mouse feeding on the head of a wandering albatross chick on Marion Island, South Africa. Mice that were brought by mistake to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because of climate change, eating seabirds and causing major harm in a special nature reserve with “unique biodiversity.” Now conservationists are planning a mass extermination using helicopters and hundreds of tons of rodent poison. (Stefan and Janine Schoombie via AP)

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FILE - A sale sign stands outside a home in Wyndmoor, Pa., Wednesday, June 22, 2022. The National Association of Realtors has agreed on Friday, March 15, 2024, to pay $418 million and change its rules to settle lawsuits claiming homeowners have been unfairly forced to pay artificially inflated agent commissions when they sold their home. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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Content creator Jensen Savannah, left, and her fiance and brand manager Jorge Millares, produce a client video at El Puro Cuban Restaurant, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

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FILE - Kate, Princess of Wales, departs Westminster Abbey after the coronation ceremony in London, May 6, 2023. The scandal over Kate, Princess of Wales’ family snapshot — dubbed “photogate” — is a new chapter in the thorny relationship between the media and Britain’s royal family. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

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  1. A woman checks a pen prior to fill her ballot at a pooling station during a presidential election in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, March 15, 2024. Voters in Russia are heading to the polls for a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule after he clamped down on dissent. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

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  4. Adam Alcodray stands outside Dearborn High School on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 in Dearborn Mich. Alcodray, 14, is a 9th grader at the school which makes certain allowances for students observing Ramadan. Alcodray says Ramadan carries more significance this year given the plight of people in Gaza. “When you look at what the children are eating in Gaza, you appreciate what your mom makes,” he said. “When you’re having a bad day, realize what they are going through.”

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  5. FILE - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., talks to the media as he walks to the House chamber before President Joe Biden's State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, March 7, 2024, in Washington. Sanders, the far-left independent from Vermont, introduced a bill Thursday, March 14, that would shorten to 32 hours the amount of time many Americans can work each week before they're owed overtime. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

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FILE - A customer pumps gas at a gas station in Mundelein, Ill., Feb. 8, 2024. A Nebraska woman is facing theft charges, accusing her of exploiting a gas pump glitch at a Lincoln, Neb. service station. Authorities say the woman found that by double-swiping a rewards card, she could put the pump into demo mode and get free gas. She's accused of costing the station nearly $28,000 in gas over a seven-month period. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

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In this photo provided by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, DEC officers secure an 11-foot (3.4-meter) alligator for transport after it was seized from a home where it was being kept illegally in Hamburg, N.Y., on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. The home's owner had built an addition and installed an in-ground swimming pool for the 30-year-old alligator, which has blindness in both eyes and spinal complications, among other health issues. (New York DEC via AP)

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An airplane from U.S. Air force airdrops humanitarian aid over Gaza Strip, Thursday, March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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FILE - A Gila monster is displayed at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Dec. 14, 2018. A Colorado man who was placed on life support after he was bitten by his pet Gila monster died of complications from the desert lizard's venom, an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, March 15, 2024 confirmed. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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American soldiers look over the remains of a home in My Lai, South Vietnam in this Jan. 8, 1970 file photo. The GIs are in a safe area marked off with white tape, having been swept for booby-traps that have already wounded five soldiers since the investigation of the killing of unarmed civilians by members of the U.S. Army; what would come to be called The My Lai Massacre, began. (AP Photo/File)

US soldiers kill hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese in My Lai massacre

On March 16, 1968, the My Lai (mee ly) massacre took place during the Vietnam War as U.S. Army soldiers hunting for Viet Cong fighters and sympathizers killed unarmed villagers in two hamlets of Son My (suhn mee) village; estimates of the death toll vary from 347 to 504.

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Rose Glass, center, director/co-writer of the film "Love Lies Bleeding," poses with cast members Kristen Stewart, left, and Katy M. O'Brian at the Four Seasons Hotel, Monday, March 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka walk with security during the baseball team's arrival at Incheon International Airport, Friday, March 15, 2024, in Incheon, South Korea, ahead of the team's baseball series against the San Diego Padres. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Baseball superstar Ohtani and his wife arrive in South Korea for Dodgers-Padres MLB opener

 
FILE - In this May 22, 2019 photo members of the senior class march past a statue of George Washington during Parade Day at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. "Duty, Honor, County" has been the motto of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point since 1898. The motto isn't changing, but a decision to take those words out of the school's lesser-known mission statement is generating outrage in certain quarters. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Duty, Honor, Outrage: Change to West Point’s mission statement sparks controversy

 
FILE - Olivia Munn arrives at the Governors Awards on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles. When Munn revealed in March 2024 that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy, she urged people to ask their doctors to figure out their score on a breast cancer risk calculator, a questionnaire on the National Cancer Institute’s website that is designed for health care providers to use with patients. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

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FILE - In this image provided Malia Pila, Nex Benedict poses outside the family's home in Owasso, Okla., in December 2023. The death of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary student the day after a fight inside an Oklahoma high school restroom, has been ruled a suicide, the state medical examiner's office said Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (Sue Benedict via AP, File)

Death of nonbinary teen Nex Benedict after school fight is ruled a suicide, medical examiner says

 
FILE - Baby eels swim in a tank after being caught in the Penobscot River in Brewer, Maine, on May 15, 2021. The tiny fish are crucial to the worldwide sushi supply chain and they are caught only by Maine fishermen. Often, they're worth more than $2,000 per pound. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, files)

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FILE - Tesla CEO Elon Musk waves as he leaves the Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars after a visit in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Musk abruptly canceled “The Don Lemon Show,” a talk show on the social network X, after its former CNN anchor host recorded an interview with the billionaire for its first episode. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick addresses the media discussing Carnival safety measures and preparations during a news conference at Gallier Hall in New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kirkpatrick says conditions at the department's aging headquarters are so deplorable that officers work amid heavy mold, cockroaches and even rats munching on contraband in the evidence locker. Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told city council members the infestation is so bad that "the rats eating our marijuana, they're all high.” (Brett Duke/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Rats are high on marijuana evidence at an infested police building, New Orleans chief says

 
Brine evaporates in pools at the lithium extraction plant facilities of the SQM Lithium company near Peine, Chile, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. In the “lithium triangle” – a region spanning Argentina, Chile and Bolivia – native communities sit upon a treasure trove of the stuff: an estimated trillion dollars in lithium. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Native groups sit on a treasure trove of lithium. Now mines threaten their water, culture and wealth

 

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Chin Choeun, 54, collects sap from a palm tree during harvest season at Trapang Ampel village, outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, March 15, 2024. Choeun spends nearly 12 hours a day collecting sap from palm trees that he and his wife turn into palm sugar. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

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People gather for an auction of farm equipment during 56th annual mud sale to benefit the local fire department in Gordonville, Pa., Saturday, March 9, 2024. Mud sales are a relatively new tradition in the heart of Pennsylvania's Amish country, going back about 60 years and held in early spring as the ground begins to thaw but it's too early for much farm work. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Nguyen Thi Thuy, a vendor who sells steamed buns on a floating market, paddles her boat in Can Tho, Vietnam, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. On good days she makes about $4 — hardly enough to put food on the table. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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50-year-old Natalia Zhyvohliad, an internally displaced person from Nova Petrivka in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, is pictured with her children, daughter-in-law and grandson in their temporary modular house in Kolomyya, Ivano-Frankivsk region on Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Vasilisa Stepanenko)

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In this image from video provided by Senate TV, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks on the Senate floor at the Capitol in Washington, March 14, 2024. Schumer is calling on Israel to hold new elections. Schumer says he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "lost his way" amid the Israeli bombardment of Gaza and a growing humanitarian crisis there. Schumer is the first Jewish majority leader in the Senate and the highest-ranking Jewish official in the U.S. (Senate TV via AP)

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FILE - Cara Delevingne appears at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 26, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

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FILE - Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald walks out of a tunnel before an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. Defensive lineman Aaron Donald has announced his retirement after a standout 10-year career with the Los Angeles Rams. The three-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year made his surprising announcement on social media Friday, March 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Loren Elliott, File)

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US News

State Trooper Brian North, right, shakes hands with his defense attorney, Frank Riccio, after a jury delivered a verdict of not guilty on all counts in Connecticut Superior Court in Milford, Conn., Friday, March 15, 2024. North was acquitted of all charges Friday in the death of Mubarak Soulemane, a community college student with mental illness who was shot as he sat behind the wheel of a stolen car holding a kitchen knife. (Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media/Pool)

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In this photo provided by the Israeli Army, a ship transporting humanitarian aid from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) organization, led by the United Arab Emirates, arrives in the Gaza Strip’s maritime space, Friday, March 15, 2024. The Israeli military says a ship has delivered 200 tons of food, water and humanitarian supplies to Gaza, inaugurating a sea route from Cyprus. The sea route is intended to bring more assistance to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the enclave five months into the war between Israel and Hamas. (Israeli Army via AP)

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BUSINESS

FILE - Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks with reporters at the White House, March 13, 2020, in Washington. Mnuchin is interested in buying TikTok, just days after his investment firm led a $1 billion deal to inject life into a beaten-down bank.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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SCIENCE

Mike Vandrely, construction manager, checks on a battery storage pod at Orsted's Eleven Mile Solar Center lithium-ion battery storage energy facility Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Coolidge, Ariz. Batteries allow renewables to replace fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal, while keeping a steady flow of power when sources like wind and solar are not producing. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Across the US, batteries and green energies like wind and solar combine for major climate solution

 

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LIFESTYLE

FILE - Stacey Peterson and Kevin McGuire take a selfie in front of the green Chicago River to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Saturday, March 17, 2018. The Chicago River has been dyed a bright shade of green, kicking off the city's St. Patrick's Day festivities. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in the United States, where parades take place in cities around the country and all kinds of foods and drinks are given an emerald hue. (James Foster/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

From 4-leaf clovers to some unexpected history, all you need to know about St. Patrick’s Day

 

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FILE - Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines, second from right, stands during a rally on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, outside of the NCAA Convention in San Antonio. Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, March 14, 2023, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing Lia Thomas to compete at national championships in 2022. (AP Photo/Darren Abate, File)

FILE - Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines, second from right, stands during a rally on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, outside of the NCAA Convention in San Antonio. Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, March 14, 2023, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing Lia Thomas to compete at national championships in 2022. (AP Photo/Darren Abate, File)

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FILE - Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen (13) rushes past Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell (46) during an NFL football game Sunday, November 12, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. The Chicago Bears are acquiring wide receiver Keenan Allen from the Los Angeles Chargers for a fourth-round pick, people informed of the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday, March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)

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Prosecutors in Chicago charge man with stabbing ex-girlfriend’s 11-year-old son to death

Prosecutors in Chicago have charged a man with stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s 11-year-old son to death.
 

Man, woman arrested in connection to dead baby found in Florida trash bin

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India’s navy intercepts a bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates

The Indian navy says it has intercepted a bulk carrier that was hijacked by Somali pirates and demanded they surrender.
 

John Catlin shoots 59, lowest score in Asian Tour history

John Catlin is the first player to break 60 on the Asian Tour. The 33-year-old Californian finished birdie-eagle in the International Series Macau for an 11-under 59.
 

Boxing great Roberto Duran receiving medical care for a heart problem

The family of boxing great Roberto Duran says he is receiving medical care for a heart problem. The 72-year-old Panamanian was a champion in four different weight classes.
 

Swedish skier Swenn Larsson leads Shiffrin after 1st run of season-ending World Cup slalom

Swedish skier Anna Swenn Larsson has edged out Mikaela Shiffrin in the opening run of the women’s slalom at the World Cup finals.
 

7 soldiers killed in a suicide truck bombing and shootout in northwest Pakistan

Pakistan’s military says a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden truck into a military post in northwest Pakistan.
 

Wales will get its first Black leader after Vaughan Gething wins a Welsh Labour Party contest

Vaughan Gething has won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government.
 

FIFA gives president Infantino 33% raise in pay deal worth $4.6 million in Women’s World Cup year

FIFA says it gave president Gianni Infantino a 33% raise in his base salary after he was re-elected last year.
 

German railway operator resumes talks with train drivers’ union in a long dispute

A union representing many German train drivers and the main national railway operator have resumed negotiations in a bitter dispute over working hours and pay.
 

Swiss skier Meillard wins last GS of season as Odermatt misses 45-year-old record

Marco Odermatt has failed to complete his perfect giant slalom season and match a 45-year-old record at the World Cup finals.
 

Early morning shooting at an Indianapolis bar kills 1 person and injures 5, report says

One person is dead and five others suffered injuries in a shooting at an Indianapolis bar. WXIN-TV reports Indianapolis Metro Police Department Commander Matthew Thomas has confirmed the death and the injuries resulting from the shooting shortly before 1:30 a.m.
 

Russia says Ukrainian shelling killed 2 in a border city while it thwarted a border incursion

A Russian regional governor says two people have been killed in Ukrainian shelling of the city of Belgorod, close to the border with Ukraine. Three others were wounded.
 

Howard and Delaware State play for MEAC Championship

The Howard Bison take on the Delaware State Hornets in the MEAC Championship. Saturday’s meeting will be the third of the season between the two teams.
 

Grambling faces Texas Southern in SWAC Championship game

The Grambling Tigers face the Texas Southern Tigers in the SWAC Championship. Saturday’s game is the third meeting this season between the two teams.
 

Florida takes on Texas A&M in SEC Tournament

The Florida Gators play the Texas A&M Aggies in the SEC Tournament. Saturday’s game will be the second meeting this season between the two teams.
 

Florida Atlantic plays in AAC Tournament against the Temple

The Florida Atlantic Owls play the Temple Owls in the AAC Tournament. Saturday’s game is the second meeting of the season between the two teams.
 

San Diego State Aztecs and New Mexico Lobos play for MWC Championship

The San Diego State Aztecs and the New Mexico Lobos meet in the MWC Championship. Saturday’s game will be the third meeting of the season between the two teams.
 

Fairfield Stags and Saint Peter’s Peacocks meet in MAAC Championship

The Fairfield Stags square off against the Saint Peter’s Peacocks in the MAAC Championship. Saturday’s meeting will be the third of the season between the two teams.
 

Houston Cougars and Iowa State Cyclones meet in Big 12 Championship

The No. 1 Houston Cougars and the No. 7 Iowa State Cyclones play for the Big 12 Championship. The teams meet Saturday for the third time this season.
 

Western Kentucky and UTEP play for CUSA Championship

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the UTEP Miners play for the CUSA Championship. Saturday’s game is the third meeting of the season between the two teams.
 

Yale Bulldogs play in Ivy League Tournament against the Cornell Big Red

The Yale Bulldogs play the Cornell Big Red in the Ivy League Tournament. Saturday’s game is the third meeting of the season between the two teams.
 

Auburn plays in SEC Tournament against the Mississippi State

The No. 12 Auburn Tigers and Mississippi State Bulldogs square off in the SEC Tournament. Saturday’s game is the third meeting of the season between the two teams.
 

Illinois faces Nebraska in Big Ten Tournament

The No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini and Nebraska Cornhuskers play in the Big Ten Tournament. The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.
 

Purdue plays in Big Ten Tournament against the Wisconsin

The No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers play in the Big Ten Tournament against the Wisconsin Badgers. The teams meet Saturday for the third time this season.
 

North Carolina takes on NC State in ACC Championship game

The No. 4 North Carolina Tar Heels and the NC State Wolfpack meet in the ACC Championship. Saturday’s game is the third meeting of the season between the two teams.
 

South Florida squares off against UAB in AAC Tournament

The South Florida Bulls play in the AAC Tournament against the UAB Blazers. Saturday’s game is the second meeting this season between the two teams.
 

Duquesne Dukes play in A-10 Tournament against the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies

The Duquesne Dukes face the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies in the A-10 Tournament. Saturday’s game is the third meeting this season between the two teams.
 

UC Davis faces Long Beach State in Big West Championship game

The UC Davis Aggies and the Long Beach State Beach meet in the Big West Championship. The teams meet Saturday for the third time this season.