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People pray for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Vatican says Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical help to breathe as his health improves

By NICOLE WINFIELD NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press
Wed,03/19/25-1:04PM, 120 Reads
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis ’ condition continued to improve Wednesday and he hasn't needed to use the mechanical ventilation mask to help him breathe, the Vatican said in signalling further progress in his recovery from double pneumonia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Prosecutor General's Office Board in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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The Trump-Putin phone call gave the Kremlin leader a chance to pivot away from the war in Ukraine

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Wed,03/19/25-1:01PM, 78 Reads
They talked about the fighting in Ukraine, of course. But the U.S.
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The central Dutch city of Utrecht has installed a “fish doorbell” on a river lock, allowing viewers of an online livestream to alert authorities to fish being held up as they make their springtime migration to shallow spawning grounds. (AP Video: Aleks Furtula)

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Quirky livestream that lets viewers help fish is a hit with millions

By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA ALEKSANDAR FURTULA - Associated Press
Wed,03/19/25-1:09AM, 59 Reads
UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — The central Dutch city of Utrecht has installed a “ fish doorbell ” on a river lock that lets viewers of an online livestream alert authorities to fish being held up as they make their springtime migration to shallow spawning grounds.
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Demonstrators gather outside of the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore, on Friday, March 14, 2025, before a hearing regarding the Department of Government Efficiency's access to Social Security data. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

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A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this year

By MEG KINNARD MEG KINNARD - Associated Press
Wed,03/19/25-11:59AM, 61 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of Social Security Administration offices across the country are slated to close this year due to actions taken by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency as part of the Trump administration’s unprecedented effort to shrink the size of government.
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