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Israeli strikes kill at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza as leaders ramp up pressure for a ceasefire
Israeli strikes have killed at least 17 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including 10 children and three women, according to local health officials, as international pressure for a ceasefire continues to grow.
The art of comedy: An event series pairs figure drawing with standup comedy 
Laugh and Draw is a quarterly Minneapolis event that blends standup comedy with figure drawing, where comedians perform while artists sketch them in a gallery setting.
White House threatens layoffs — not furloughs — if the government shuts down
In past government shutdowns, workers have been put on temporary furloughs until funding resumes. This time, the Trump White House is looking for bigger and more permanent cuts, a new memo shows.
Photographer Sally Mann warns of ‘new era of culture wars’ after art seizure
As she reflects on her career in a second memoir, Sally Mann warns of a "new era of culture wars" after police pulled several photographs she took of her children decades ago off the walls of a museum.
Victim’s widow files the first lawsuit after January’s D.C.-area midair crash
Family members of a passenger who died in the January collision are suing American Airlines, PSA Airlines, and the federal government. It's the first of what could be dozens of lawsuits.