US AND CANADA

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday where they discussed the Middle East. The 45-minute closed-door audience marks the first meeting between a Trump cabinet official and the Pope in nearly a year. The visit follows a period of heightened tension caused by President Trump’s public criticism of the Chicago-born pontiff over his stance on the war in Iran.

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Fernando Mendoza is carefully considering how his decisions are perceived as he begins his NFL journey.

The rookie Las Vegas Raiders quarterback shared over the weekend that he is unlikely to attend the White House visit with his former college team, the Indiana Hoosiers, scheduled for next week. His reasoning is rooted in commitment to his new team and the expectations placed on him as a newcomer.

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U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that Iran could face "higher level and intensity" airstrikes if it does not agree to a proposed peace deal.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the outcome depends on whether Iran accepts the terms being discussed. "If they don't agree, the bombing starts, and it will be... at a much higher level and intensity than it was before," he wrote.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court’s ruling that would have restricted nationwide access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Justice Samuel Alito issued the orders on Monday, staying a decision from the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals until at least May 11. This provisional hold maintains the current availability of the medication while the high court reviews the emergency challenge.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued on Tuesday that the United States has successfully completed its military campaign against Iran.


Despite not yet securing Tehran's enriched uranium, Rubio stated that efforts to ensure safe passage for oil transit in the Strait of Hormuz now constitute a separate, smaller defensive operation.

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The collapse of the U.S.-based Spirit Airlines may mark the end of an era for travelers with a certain financial sensibility.

But if you’ve been snagged in their now-defunct flight schedule, here are some things to know on how to get home, and get whole.

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Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has sent a handwritten letter to the federal court for the Eastern District of New York requesting to be extradited to Mexico to face charges in his home country, in a move that legal experts consider almost unlikely to succeed. 

The document, dated April 23 and formally received by the court on May 1, was processed through the Pro Se office of the Brooklyn court, confirming that the drug trafficker acted on his own, without the support or signature of his defense attorneys. 

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Barry Christian has been found dead two days after he was reported missing, authorities have confirmed. He was 54.