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Sunday

Caitlin Clark (left) of the Iowa Hawkeyes dribbles against the Nebraska Cornhuskers during the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Championship on March 10 in Minneapolis. Angel Reese of the LSU Tigers shoots against the UCLA Bruins during the second half in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on March 30 in Albany, N.Y. Adam Bettcher and Andy Lyons/Getty Images hide caption

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A steel frame from the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore covers the top of the Dali ship. The container ship crashed into the bridge on Tuesday. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Dairy cattle feed at a farm on March 31, 2017, near Vado, N.M. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says cows in multiple states have tested positive for bird flu. Rodrigo Abd/AP hide caption

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A person in Texas caught bird flu after exposure to cows that were thought to be ill

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The rolling hills of Waimea, HI, on January 30, 2024. The rural town is situated between Mauna Kea and the Kohala Mountains. Ronit Fahl/NPR hide caption

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A Billionaire's Land Purchases In Rural Hawaii Have Locals Worried

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Advocates outside Florida's historic Capitol wave drag pride flags during the Drag Queens March in 2023. Erich Martin hide caption

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A Florida activist creates safe spaces as laws and rhetoric turn against trans rights

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Saturday

David Walker, a sailor killed in the WWII attack on Pearl Harbor, is memorialized at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. Soon, a rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate that he has been accounted for. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency hide caption

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Sikhs hold a rally in Sacramento, California ahead of a March 31 referendum for independence. Sandhya Dirks/NPR hide caption

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Sikhs in California vote on independence from India

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A McDonald's worker hands food to a customer at a drive-thru window in Los Angeles, on Sept. 28. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption

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California fast-food workers will get $20 minimum wage, starting Monday

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Rachel Crandall-Crocker is a psychotherapist and the executive director of the advocacy group Transgender Michigan. She also runs the Transgender Michigan help line. Transgender Michigan hide caption

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Ship-to-shore cranes sit unused after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, blocking access to the Port of Baltimore. Timothy Wolfer for NPR hide caption

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From longshoremen to charter boats, Baltimore's port closure means lost work

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks to reporters near the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 27, 2024 in Baltimore, Md. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Baltimore bridge collapse has put the spotlight on Maryland's young Black governor

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