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The Board of Immigration Appeals has denied Mahmoud Khalil's latest attempt to dismiss his deportation case

5:01 PM on Thursday, April 9

Chick-fil-A has become a symbol of luck for Chinese students in the U.S., despite having no restaurants in China

5:00 PM on Thursday, April 9

With a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran holding for now, China is considering its role in helping find a durable endgame to the war in the Middle East

4:58 PM on Thursday, April 9

Afrika Bambaataa, a hip-hop pioneer, has died of prostate cancer in Pennsylvania at age 68, according to his lawyer

4:26 PM on Thursday, April 9

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking Massachusetts' voter rolls

4:07 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Trump administration is highlighting a 24% increase in individual tax refunds this season compared with those issued during the previous administration

4:04 PM on Thursday, April 9

Authorities say a man shot and killed a central California sheriff’s deputy while authorities were serving an eviction notice

3:00 PM on Thursday, April 9

Dave Chappelle has helped secure the future of a small-town radio station by funding the renovation of a historic building in Yellow Springs

2:56 PM on Thursday, April 9

A federal judge has ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters

2:53 PM on Thursday, April 9

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has told NBC News’ Meet the Press that he would not step down in his first interview with a U.S. network

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Venezuelan lawmakers have approved a bill to regulate mining as the country seeks to attract leery foreign investors to a once-private industry that has long been exploited by criminal groups with ties to the government

1:42 PM on Thursday, April 9

Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, even the fate of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran

12:15 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Environmental Protection Agency has gutted rules that target waste from burning coal

11:44 AM on Thursday, April 9

First lady Melania Trump has delivered a statement at the White House denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes

10:06 AM on Thursday, April 9

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Rory McIlroy has been savoring his Masters win all week at Augusta National

9:58 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors

9:17 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors