Pope Francis arrived in northern Iraq on Sunday, where he planned to pray in the ruins of churches damaged or destroyed by Islamic State extremists and celebrate an open-air Mass on the last day of the first-ever papal visit to the country.

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Andrew Cuomo's accusers: Women who've made sexual harassment claims against NY governor

A succession of women have come forward to accuse New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment since former aide Lindsey Boylan brought allegations against him in February.

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Carlo released from hospital; Wilson suspended 7 games

Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo was released from the hospital Saturday after spending the night following a head hit from Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson, who was suspended seven games.

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Jan Blachowicz retains title with unanimous victory over Israel Adesanya at UFC 259

Jan Blachowicz defeated Israel Adesanya via unanimous to retain the light heavyweight title at UFC 259 and handed his opponent the first loss of his MMA career.

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Meghan Markle accused of wearing Saudi leader's 'blood money' earrings after Khashoggi death

Meghan Markle has been accused of wearing "blood money" earrings gifted by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

03/06/2021 New York Times Top News

Republican Governors Push for Schools to Reopen

As three more states have begun reopening, Dr. Anthony Fauci said another spike in cases could come. Here’s the latest on the pandemic.

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Cuomo staffers ‘fearful to speak’ because of Dem’s ‘rage & vindictiveness,’ WaPo reporter claims

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s "rage & vindictiveness" have made former staffers "fearful to speak" about him as more accusations of sexual misconduct piled up against the Democrat, a reporter claimed Saturday night.

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2021 MEAC men’s basketball tournament: Matchups, players to know & more

The 2021 Mid Eastern Athletic men’s basketball tournament will determine which team gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

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2021 MEAC women’s basketball tournament: Matchups, players to know & more

The 2021 Mid Eastern Athletic women’s basketball tournament will determine which team gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.

03/06/2021 New York Times Top News

Cuomo Discovers #MeToo Means #HimToo

Democrats agonize over the fate of a falling star.

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What is NASA's Super Guppy plane?

NASA's Super Guppy is an aircraft built specifically to ferry large cargo.

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Notice of UK paper’s loss in Meghan Markle lawsuit must appear on front page, judge rules

Notice of a British newspaper's loss in a court case involving Meghan Markle must appear on its front page -- and be posted on its website for a full week, a U.K. judge has ruled, according to a report.

03/06/2021 New York Times Top News

A Governor in Isolation: How Andrew Cuomo Lost His Grip on New York

Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces inquiries into his administration’s handling of nursing home deaths during the pandemic and into sexual harassment allegations.

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‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’: Chaos Strikes Global Shipping

The Port of Los Angeles, the main port of entry for goods from Asia, has seen significant congestion in the pandemic.

03/06/2021 New York Times Top News

How big are the stimulus payments in the bill, and who is eligible?

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After Stimulus Victory in Senate, Reality Sinks in: Bipartisanship Is Dead

With Republicans poised to block Democrats’ top priorities, the party-line vote on the $1.9 trillion pandemic aid package showed the gulf between the parties was too wide to be bridged.

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Pope Francis Meets Iraq’s Top Ayatollah as Both Urge Peace

The meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani came as Francis sought to protect his persecuted flock in Iraq by forging closer bonds between the Roman Catholic Church and the Muslim world.

03/06/2021 USA Today - Nation

'Let kids be kids': California considers bill requiring gender-neutral children's sections at large retailers

In a push for inclusivity, a proposed bill in California will ban large retail stores from dividing children's items by gender.

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How Emergent BioSolutions Put an ‘Extraordinary Burden’ on the U.S.’s Troubled Stockpile

Emergent, led by Robert Kramer (bottom right), has long dominated the national stockpile’s budget with its anthrax vaccines. Dr. Nicole Lurie (top right) unsuccessfully tried to scale back the investment during the Obama years. Her successor, Dr. Robert Kadlec (top left), was a Trump appointee focused on bioterrorism. Sales remained high through the pandemic.

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Here’s How the Senate Pared Back Biden’s Stimulus Plan

The $1.9 trillion package passed by the Senate on Saturday largely resembled the one that President Biden proposed. But several notable changes would affect Americans’ personal finances.

03/06/2021 New York Times Top News

The Times Is Adding Disclosures About David Brooks’s Outside Work to His Columns

David Brooks, an opinion columnist for The New York Times, shown here in 2015, founded the Weave Project in 2018.

03/06/2021 USA Today - Nation

AP Top Stories March 6 P

Here are the top stories for Saturday, March 6th: Dems prevail as Senate passes $1.9T virus aid bill; Pope Francis meets Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani in Najaf; Vigil held in Yangon for those killed in protests; Indian farmers protest new laws with road block (March 6).

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Is the Burger Nearing Extinction?

Meat has more competition — and less justification — than ever before.

03/06/2021 USA Today - Nation

COVID-19 fueled a domestic violence crisis. Now, the stimulus bill could help women and children leave abusers

Against a backdrop of increasing domestic violence, survivors risk being trapped in a cycle of abuse without federal funding for child care.

03/06/2021 New York Times Top News

Divided Senate Passes Biden’s Pandemic Aid Plan

Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, celebrating the package of the stimulus bill on Saturday. The Senate approved the package 50 to 49, with one Republican absent.

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Prosecutor Seeks Life Sentence for Americans in Killing of Italian Officer

An Italian prosecutor asked for the maximum sentence for Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, left, and Finnegan Lee Elder, second from right, during their trial on Saturday.

03/06/2021 USA Today - Nation

Biden hails Senate passage of virus aid bill

U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday hailed the passage of the American Rescue plan by an exhausted Senate. Lawmakers narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday. (March 6)

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My Music Muscles Were Going Weak

I turned to Randy Newman to help me through this pandemic.

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America Is Not Made for Anatomically Correct People

As Biden pushes for an infrastructure package, let’s fix our scandalous lack of public restrooms.

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Do Liberals Care if Books Disappear?

Theodor Geisel, known as Dr. Seuss, with some of the characters he created for his children’s books.

03/06/2021 USA Today - Nation

Democrats thrilled after passage of virus aid bill

03/06/2021 USA Today - Nation

Dems prevail as Senate passes $$1.9T virus aid bill

An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums. (March 6)

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The World Needs Syringes. He Jumped In to Make 5,900 Per Minute.

Syringes being packed for shipment at Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices in Ballabgarh, India.

03/06/2021 New York Times Top News

To Juice the Economy, Biden Bets on the Poor

Volunteers distributing food on Monday in Warren, Mich. President Biden’s economic relief plan overwhelmingly helps low earners and the middle class and is more focused on people than on businesses.

03/06/2021 USA Today - Nation

Migrant children are still being temporarily separated from relatives under Biden administration

More than 4,000 migrant children were transferred in January to the custody of the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement.

03/06/2021 USA Today - Nation

The day in pictures

A look at the day's best photographs from around the world.

03/06/2021 New York Times Top News

We Need to Put a Name to This Violence

The recent attacks on Asian-Americans have unearthed the contradictions and questions beneath America’s impoverished understanding of race. To solve the problem, we must first learn how to talk about it.

03/06/2021 USA Today - Nation

Mississippi's capital city hasn't had clean water in weeks, and there's no end in sight

Answers are few and far between as Mississippi's capital enters a third week without clean water after the winter storms that tore through the South.

03/06/2021 New York Times Top News

Where Do the Dead Go in Our Imaginations?

My friend was gone. I needed to do something to honor the person she was.

03/06/2021 USA Today - Nation

Vigil held in Yangon for those killed in protests

Candles lit up a solemn gathering in Yangon on Saturday night as around 1-thousand mourners came together to remember those killed in a brutal crackdown by Myanmar security forces on anti-coup protesters. (March 6)

03/06/2021 USA Today - Nation

Indian farmers protest new laws with road block

Thousands of Indian farmers blocked a massive expressway on the edges of New Delhi on Saturday to mark the 100th day of protests against controversial agricultural laws. (March 6)

03/06/2021 USA Today - Nation

Pope Francis meets Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani in Najaf

After his historic meeting with Pope Francis on Saturday, Iraq's top Shiite cleric affirmed that religious authorities have a role in protecting Iraq's Christians. (March 6)

03/06/2021 USA Today - Nation

Myanmar forces set fires in Yangon amid protests

Myanmar police and soldiers burned debris in the street in Yangon on Saturday, in an apparent push to destroy barricades thrown up by anti-coup protesters to block roads. (March 6)

03/06/2021 USA Today - Nation

'It was one after another': Tight-knight Massachusetts family, ravaged by COVID, looks to honor those they lost

The Valdovinos family has been praying for months now. The tight-knit family, rocked by tragedy after tragedy, has leaned on prayer like never before.

03/06/2021 USA Today - Nation

Democrats and Republicans are battling over voting rights in Congress and at statehouses. Which side will win?

As Republicans propose measures to limit access to voting, Democrats are pushing sweeping legislation to expand access to the polls.

03/05/2021 USA Today - Nation

The trial of Derek Chauvin begins this month in the death of George Floyd. Here's what to know.

The trial of Derek Chauvin, a former police officer charged in George Floyd's death, starts March 8 in Minneapolis. Here's what to know.

03/05/2021 USA Today - Nation

Landslide swallows ambulance, vehicles in Kentucky after intense flooding

Flooding in eastern Kentucky caused severe water damage and even this landslide.

03/05/2021 USA Today - Nation

In California: Theme parks, MLB to reopen April 1; Placer County restaurants to sue Newsom

The fight to open San Francisco schools comes down to desk spacing, and charitable donations increased in 2020

03/05/2021 USA Today - Nation

Disneyland, sports stadiums to reopen next month in Calif.; Supreme Court vaccinated: Latest COVID-19 updates

Less Americans hesitant about coronavirus vaccine. Reports say Cuomo administration changed nursing home report. Senate debates stimulus. Latest COVID-19 news.

03/05/2021 USA Today - Nation

GOP using Obama-era strategy to fight relief bill

Republicans are taking a page from their opposition to Barack Obama's costly economic recovery package years ago by portraying the COVID-19 relief bill as too big and too bloated. (March 5)