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The first tropical disturbance of the Atlantic season will soon drench a stretch from eastern Texas to the Carolinas. Early Tuesday, flood watches covered areas from Texas to Mississippi.

See what areas are expected to get the most rain: https://t.co/tbrY8JgUcD

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Exclusive: A detailed project summary of the ballroom prepared for the White House by a contractor estimated the total construction cost at $600 million — with more than half coming from taxpayers, according to a copy obtained by The Post. https://t.co/gHM0D7BmOg

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A Post analysis of radar tracking data for the B-52 bomber's final seconds shows it made a drastic descent, plunging at a rate of more than 5,000 feet per minute. https://t.co/l50qTk7lO1

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The Pizza Hut restaurant chain will be sold for $2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands.

Private equity firm LongRange Capital is buying the pizza chain, excluding the mainland China business. https://t.co/Ii5yvdlmUb

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The death of a 16-year-old carriage horse in Central Park has turned up the heat on a long-simmering crusade by animal rights activists and city legislators to prohibit horse-drawn carriage rides in New York City. https://t.co/ohaDUf3cCQ

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President Trump was celebrating a deal to end the fighting in Iran. But some of his supporters who gathered at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to watch his UFC birthday bash were skeptical. https://t.co/SSXt6GT3w4

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Breaking news: FBI Director Kash Patel said that “multiple individuals” are in custody in connection with an attack allegedly planned for the UFC Freedom 250 event held at the White House on Sunday. https://t.co/g90i35VXfJ

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Chester Zoo recently welcomed Womble, only the second ever aardvark to be born in the zoo's 94-year history.

When the calf's mother stopped producing enough milk, keepers stepped in to help care for the calf, bottle-feeding it every few hours throughout the night.

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President Trump said that the U.S. would not immediately hand over money to Iran as part of the countries’ deal to end the war. He also said there was likely to be a need to invest in Iran in the future, but it was not his immediate focus.
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Vice President JD Vance writes in his new book that his meeting last year with Vatican diplomats was “unsettling” as they uttered what he describes as “trite platitudes” and “clichés,” adding that he preferred the direct rebukes offered by Pope Francis. https://t.co/kvh0KKNnBK

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The Los Angeles area is home to more than 80,000 people of Iranian ancestry, the largest concentration in the U.S.

But their feelings about the war, the regime and what has become of the country they love are anything but uniform. https://t.co/OIcbb9fJWt

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Your brain typically starts shrinking in your 30s and 40s, with accelerated shrinkage after age 70.

But this decline is not inevitable, said neurologist Majid Fotuhi. Here's what he eats to encourage brain health: https://t.co/Ck9zJi0ocw

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Dear Sahaj: My sister insists on saying demeaning and rude things about everything and everyone. How do I spend a week with her on a long car trip? https://t.co/RVFjLcWZzR

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At 42, he began to lose his voice to the neurodegenerative disease ALS. Three years later, researchers placed experimental implants in his brain.

This is how they were able to make him talk again. https://t.co/iqkS2bkHI4

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Setting intentional forest fires and letting other low-severity ones burn can significantly lower the chances of extreme blazes, according to a new study.

Those controlled blazes can offer fire protection for more than a decade, researchers found. https://t.co/eZUQPtXnLQ

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American’s berry eating has shifted from seasonal treat to year-round habit in a generation.

As trends shift from processed snacks to fresh fruit, the insatiable berry habit of many young kids is breaking the bank for some households. https://t.co/VS8Tsh1tIU

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Trump administration officials began weighing sanctions on Anthropic weeks before they demanded the company take its latest and most advanced AI model offline, after a dispute shattered the White House’s already-fragile trust in the company. https://t.co/NJ7suAIF1Z

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Transferring academic credits is a perennial problem in higher education.

As students wrap up the school year and look ahead to the next, more colleges and universities are making a concerted effort to simplify the process. https://t.co/zld6IOGjT6

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A plane crash in Missouri killed 12 people, including 11 skydivers.

The catastrophe ripped a hole in the close-knit community of skydivers in this area of the Midwest, adventure-seekers who bonded over a shared love of the adrenaline rush. https://t.co/wD8H3YGkBq

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A North Texas city roiled by racial and religious divisions pushed back against rising anti-Islamic rhetoric by electing a mayoral candidate who campaigned on a unity platform. https://t.co/UWdBs0r9uu