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U.S. President Donald Trump receives a McDonald's delivery via DoorDash from Sharon Simmons outside the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 13, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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Trump DoorDash Stunt Draws Criticism for Tax Policy Messaging

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Whoopi Goldberg attends the premiere of “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” during the 63rd New York Film Festival in New York on Sept. 28, 2025. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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Whoopi Goldberg Launches WhoopInk a Blackstone Publishing Imprint

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Family Seeks Answers After Influencer Ashlee Jenae Dies in Tanzania

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Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers directs his payers against the Detroit Pistons during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
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Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo. Getty Images for BAFTA
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Officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with federal partners, conduct an enhanced enforcement operation in Baltimore on Jan. 31. (Photo courtesy U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
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Artemis II astronauts are lifted by helicopter from a raft to a recovery ship after splashdown in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego.
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After donating over $700 million to historically Black colleges and universities in 2025, the full scope of Scott's donations since 2020 is beginning to take shape.
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Each HBCU MacKenzie Scott Donated To And How $1 Billion Is Reshaping Funding

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Mo'ne Davis watches game action from the dugout during the first of two exhibition games of the Women's Professional Baseball League at Nationals Park for players who made the final cut and will be eligible to be drafted August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. The tryouts are the first women’s professional baseball tryouts to be held in over 80 years since the All American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1943. The Women’s Professional Baseball League will launch six teams in the spring of 2026 and feature a regular-season playoffs and championship. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Credit: Photo Win McNamee / Getty Images
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Mo’ne Davis Signs With Indianapolis Clowns as Banana Ball Adds Historic Star

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In a rare statement from the White House, first lady Melania Trump denied any ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes, saying the “images and stories are completely false” and urging Congress to hold a public hearing for Epstein’s victims.
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Melania Trump Denies Epstein Ties in Rare White House Statement

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