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Russian investigators work at the site of an explosion at a cafe in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday. An explosion tore through a cafe in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Sunday.

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An explosion at a Russian cafe kills a prominent military blogger and wounds 30 others

9:41pm April 02, 2023

by The Associated Press

Russian officials said Vladlen Tatarsky was killed at a cafe in St. Petersburg. He was a well-known military blogger and strident supporter of the war in Ukraine. Some 30 people were wounded.

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate the Palm Sunday's mass in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican Sunday, April 2, 2023 a day after being discharged from the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, where he has been treated for bronchitis, The Vatican said.

Pope Francis has marked Palm Sunday in the Vatican square following his hospital stay

7:51am April 02, 2023

by The Associated Press

Pope Francis opened the celebration Mass in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday, presiding at his first ceremony after his hospital stay for bronchitis.

Pope Francis autographs the plaster cast of a child as he leaves the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome on Saturday.

Pope Francis has been discharged from hospital following treatment for bronchitis

5:33am April 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

Pope Francis was discharged from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to journalists before being driven away: "I'm still alive."

A computer screen shows the OpenAI website Friday in Manta, Italy.

ChatGPT is temporarily banned in Italy amid an investigation into data collection

5:06pm March 31, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Italian authorities are temporarily banning ChatGPT while it investigates the company behind the AI tool. Italy is considered the first government to take such a measure against ChatGPT.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

7:42am March 31, 2023

Donald Trump becomes the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, Democrats and Republicans react to Trump's indictment and Finland clears a final hurdle to join NATO.

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A hobbyist in the U.K. has come up with a new 13-sided shape called 'the hat'

5:56am March 31, 2023

It looks a little like a fedora, and it's what's known as an "Einstein tile." Meaning, unlike other shapes, if it's laid out and slotted together over and over again, it doesn't easily repeat itself.

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Russia detains U.S. citizen working for 'Wall Street Journal' Moscow bureau

5:10am March 31, 2023

by Charles Maynes

An American journalist has been arrested in Russia and accused of espionage. It's the first time an American correspondent has been accused of spying since since the Cold War.

Finland clears the final hurdle and will join NATO over Russia's objection

5:10am March 31, 2023

Finland has been approved as a member of NATO after Turkey voted on its membership Thursday. Finland could become a member of the alliance in the coming days.

Turkish lawmakers vote in favor of Finland's bid to join NATO late Thursday at the parliament in Ankara.

World News

Turkey's parliament clears the way for Finland to join NATO

6:04pm March 30, 2023

by The Associated Press

All 276 lawmakers present voted in favor of Finland's application. The action lifted the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country's long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance.

Doctors Without Borders in Ukraine reports on what Russia left in its wake

4:52pm March 30, 2023

NPR's Adrian Florido talks to Christopher Stokes, who leads the Doctors Without Borders operation in Ukraine. A recent report by the organization says the medical situation in frontline areas is dire.