The stark consequences of the rollback are evident in few places as clearly as in Sudan, where a brutal civil war has combined with a staggering humanitarian catastrophe.

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The Trump administration has sent mixed messages about its goal for the negotiations.

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The Miami Heat are the kings of the play-in.

Tentative evidence for life on a distant world is exciting, but unconfirmed. As new telescopes bring exoplanets into sharper focus, is the truth out there?

Towards the end of his life, the cosmologist Stephen Hawking was asked about the odds of finding intelligent alien life in the next two decades. “The probability is low,” he declared in 2016, and took a lengthy pause before adding: “Probably.”

This week, other scientists from the University of Cambridge reported tentative evidence for two compounds in the atmosphere of a planet, K2-18b, that sits in the constellation of Leo 124 light years away.

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© Illustration: A. Smith, N. Madhusudhan (University of Cambridge)

© Illustration: A. Smith, N. Madhusudhan (University of Cambridge)

One of the fastest players in baseball is headed to the major leagues.

The Post's hockey writers make their pick for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Locker cleanout day, when reporters will hear from players for the last time before they go home, will start to make the Islanders' direction clear.

The Post's basketball writers make predictions for the Knicks-Pistons first-round playoff series.

U.S. District Judge William Sessions said he would hear Rumeysa Ozturk’s request to be released from detention.

For 132 years, the sound of the factory air whistle signaling the start of the workday at the plant along 8th and McKean Avenue in this Washington County borough meant all the things we associate with work.

COVID.gov, which previously contained information about testing, treatment and vaccination, now redirects to a website that reads, “Lab Leak: True Origins of COVID-19."

Quarterback transfer Nico Iamaleava is responding to criticism.

Karmelo Anthony allegedly stabbed another teen in the heart — and for that he and his family have been rewarded with $455,000.

Reggie Miller is picking the Knicks to take their first-round playoff series against the Pistons, but his prediction came with a stern warning.

“You need the best people, you need good people," Affleck said of fleeing TV and film crews.

Bill Belichick has been active in the transfer portal this college football offseason, with Deion Sanders being the latest victim of the former Patriots head coach's rebuild.

“Earlier this week, our daughter Cosette lost her battle with cancer. We are devastated by her passing, but take comfort knowing she is at peace with the Lord,” the 66-year-old Republican wrote on X.

Owen McIntire, 19, was home on spring break when he hurled two Molotov cocktails at a Tesla dealership in, damaging two Cybertrucks and charging stations.

• Heat beats Hawks 123-114 to book spot in playoffs
• Miami become first No 10 seed to reach postseason

Tyler Herro scored 30 points while sinking two three-pointers in overtime and the Miami Heat regrouped after losing an early lead to beat the Atlanta Hawks 123-114 on Friday night and make NBA play-in tournament history.

Miami will play at Cleveland on Sunday night in the opening game of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen accuses El Salvador’s government of planting margarita glasses to undermine his trip – key US politics stories from Friday 18 April at a glance

Maryland senator Chris Van Hollen revealed that Kilmar Ábrego García had been moved from El Salvador’s notorious Cecot prison – where he was sharing a cell with 25 other inmates – to a detention center with better conditions.

Van Hollen met with Ábrego García, whom the Trump administration admits it mistakenly deported, and said that he had been left “traumatized” after facing threats in the Cecot facility.

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Maker of triangular-shaped almond-and-honey-laced chocolate bar says it has made ‘difficult decision’ to withdraw product

Mars Delight, Cadbury Dream and Rowntree’s Texan are just some of the once beloved chocolate bars that have been discontinued over the years, and now after almost six decades the dark chocolate Toblerone is joining them in the confectionery graveyard.

The triangular-shaped almond-and-honey-laced chocolate bar is a staple of supermarkets and airport duty-free shopping, but will be discontinued in the UK.

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© Photograph: Adilson Sochodolak/Alamy

Judge James E. Boasberg had threatened to open contempt proceedings to determine whether the Trump administration had violated his order not to deport Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.

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Patty Morin, the mother of Rachel Morin, decried Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., for visiting Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador on "The Ingraham Angle."

Here is what is becoming clear about the 2025 Mets: They will not give up.

The "Wrong Ones" hitmaker's custody battle took a turn in his favor after he made an important legal move earlier this week.

While Carlos Rodón still walked four batters, they served as just footnotes as he struck out nine across six shutout innings for the Yankees.

“A lot of men my age are steeped in a toxic masculinity."

This A24 movie is like a parody of an A24 movie.

Sources say Bravo’s Andy Cohen, NBA star Dwayne Wade and former “America’s Next Top Model” host Tyra Banks have all privately expressed interest.

Here is what you need to know about the field of 16.

The Knicks' playoff rotation can go in a few different directions. The options, including no other reserves, are explored below.

Singer Michelle Williams "finally" had the chance to meet the Oscar-nominated actress who shares an identical name.

The single came on the heels of a 2-for-24 skid.

An Evening With Elton John and Brandi Carlile features a few classics from both musicians, plus songs from their new album together.

"I love you, and I’m so proud to be your mom," the model gushed on social media.

The second-base decisions have grown more difficult for manager Carlos Mendoza, who is juggling two differently talented and little-proven options.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia‘s high-profile deportation battle rages on. Social media sleuths are now speculating that his knuckle tattoos reveal a secret code that spells out MS-13, allegedly proving the Trump administration’s claims that he was once a gang member. However, when asked about the speculation, an ICE source told The Post that they’d never heard of...

"I watched this crowd go from loving me to just being completely out."

"Birth Control: The Movie," one online critic snarked.

This tribute to the ANZAC soldiers struggles to stand out from the war-movie pack.