One humanitarian duo wants to ensure conflict-stricken children get funding for an often-overlooked need: education. Under an agreement announced Wednesday, the LEGO Foundation committed $97 million to expand International Rescue Committee programs that use play to help millions of children learn and recover. “Children who are born in conflict have their childhood stolen from them,” …

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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara, who was hired to oversee reforms in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing, chose to resign rather than face disciplinary action for interfering with an investigation into his conduct, Mayor Jacob Frey announced Tuesday. While those allegations were never substantiated, Frey said investigators found that O’Hara had interfered with the …

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MANILA, May 27 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s top leader ⁠To ⁠Lam will visit the ⁠Philippines next week, Manila said on Wednesday, as ​President Ferdinand Marcos Jr seeks to further strengthen his country’s regional alliances ‌and security partnerships. Marcos will ‌host Lam, Vietnam’s president and Communist Party chief, for a ⁠two-day ⁠state visit from May 31 to …

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May 27 (Reuters) – Air defence ⁠units ⁠in the port ⁠of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea downed ​over 20 Ukrainian drones early on Wednesday, with ‌Ukraine also using ‌Storm Shadow missiles, the city’s governor ⁠said ⁠on Telegram. There were no injuries according to preliminary ​data, Mikhail Razvozhayev said, adding that a few buildings, including a regional …

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ATLANTA (AP) — The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 01-05-49-51-59, Mega Ball: 7 (one, five, forty-nine, fifty-one, fifty-nine, Mega Ball: seven Estimated jackpot: $311 million Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Photos You Should See – April …

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As he prepares to huddle with his top aides, Trump is projecting confidence that he’s closing in on a deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide him a credible argument that Iran’s nuclear capability has been diminished enough to declare victory, winding down a conflict that’s been politically unpopular for Republicans. But …

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HONOLULU (AP) — The defense attorney for a tourist from Washington state accused of hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal says his client was trying to protect sea turtles and has since been physically assaulted, threatened and doxed. Igor Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, is scheduled to appear in U.S. District …

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A frenzied redistricting effort ahead of the November elections has reshaped congressional voting districts for millions of Americans — and it isn’t over yet. Since President Donald Trump urged Texas Republicans to redraw U.S. House districts last year, Republicans in Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Florida and Tennessee also have enacted new maps that could help …

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His request for mental health treatment had been put off, records show, and staff had forbidden Rayo from making his nightly call to his mother as a precaution intended to prevent the spread of illness. He pleaded with his jailers in handwritten notes to arrange a conversation with her. “I feel in my heart that …

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