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After years of delays and partial disclosures, the Biden administration has released approximately 80,000 pages of previously classified documents related to John F. Kennedy's 1963 assassination. The National Archives made these files available on March 18, completing a decades-long process of declassification.

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Two NASA astronauts, Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore, safely returned to Earth on Tuesday after spending nearly nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Their mission, originally planned for just one week, was unexpectedly extended due to technical issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.

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Stephen J. Gardner, CEO of Amtrak, is stepping down after more than two years at the helm and 16 years with the rail service. His resignation, announced Wednesday, follows a rising political push to privatize Amtrak—fueled in part by recent comments from Elon Musk and shifting federal priorities under President Trump’s administration.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday a Can$6 billion (US$4.2 billion) deal with Australia to develop an Arctic radar system, urging Canada to strengthen its defense as US priorities shift. Carney made the announcement during his first official trip to Iqaluit, the capital of the Nunavut territory, since taking over from Justin Trudeau last week.

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The Trump administration has frozen $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania for allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's sports, defying the president's recent executive order. This move represents nearly one-fifth of the Ivy League university's federal funding received last year, primarily from the Department of Defense and Department of Health and Human Services.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has joined Truth Social, the social media platform owned by US President Donald Trump, making him one of a select group of world leaders to do so. Trump launched Truth Social in February 2022 after being temporarily banned from major social networks like Twitter and Facebook for allegedly inciting violence following his loss in the presidential election to Joe Biden.

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