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Travel Around The World And I'll Give You An American City To Visit

No, Austin won't get you a passport stamp, but it WILL provide you with some great tacos!

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Hurdle hints and answers for April 17, 2025

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer...

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Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 17, 2025

Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 17, 2025

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve...

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NYT Strands hints, answers for April 17

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special,...

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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 17

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for...

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A Columbia Activist Sought Middle Ground on Gaza. The U.S. Detained Him.

Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested at a citizenship interview in Vermont. He had spent a decade trying to understand the conflict that shaped his life, his supporters say.

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L.A.U.S.D. Superintendent Alberto Carvalho Advocates for Undocumented Students

A visit by federal agents to two elementary schools drew an angry, impassioned response from the superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, a Portuguese immigrant.

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Stephanie Saul and Alan Blinder

A Harvard Scientist’s Tuberculosis Research Is Threatened by Trump’s Cuts

Researchers who have lost funds warned of long-term repercussions, but several said their school should still refuse to comply with the federal government.

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Trump’s Threats Force Powerful Institutions to Choose: Cut a Deal or Resist

In a hint of a shift in strategy, some of the country’s most powerful institutions have started choosing to resist.

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Andrew Duehren and Maggie Haberman

I.R.S. Is Said to Be Considering Whether to Revoke Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status

The move would be a major escalation of the Trump administration’s attempts to choke off federal money and support for the leading research university.

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44 Products That, Happily Enough, Work Even Better Than You Think They Would

I'm warning you now — many of these have some *gasp-worthy* before and after pics.

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Herro scores 38 as Heat again end Bulls' season

Tyler Herro scored 38 points as the Heat dominated the Bulls 109-90 on Wednesday night to advance in the Play-In Tournament, where they next face Atlanta for a chance to meet top-seeded Cleveland in the first round.

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Boasberg Finds Probable Cause to Hold Trump Officials in Contempt Over Deportation Flights

The move was a remarkable attempt by a jurist to hold the White House accountable for its apparent willingness to flout court orders.

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These Movies All Revolve Around A Certain Holiday — Can You Identify Them All?

"Legally Blonde 2" will always be a Fourth of July movie to me, because it makes me want a hot dog real bad. Get it??

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Farnaz Fassihi

Iran Says Despite Shifting U.S. Messages, It Plans to Keep Participating in Nuclear Talks

But Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran planned to participate “calmly and coolly” in the negotiations. Both sides will meet in Rome on Saturday for a second round, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said.

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Trump Waved Off Israeli Strike After Divisions Emerged in His Administration

Israel developed plans for attacking Iranian nuclear facilities that would have required U.S. assistance. But some administration officials had doubts.

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Mother of Woman Killed by Immigrant Speaks at White House Briefing

The appearance by Patty Morin came as a federal judge threatened the Trump administration with a contempt-of-court investigation over its deportation flights to El Salvador.

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"I Filed For Divorce The Next Day": 18 People Are Revealing The Horrendous Ways Their Partner Betrayed Their Trust

"My boyfriend's reaction to the code being said aloud caught my attention, and something inside of me told me to write it down."

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35 Products That Are Total Perfectionists And Yield Amazing Results

Call these products Leslie Knope because they're getting the job done and doing it right.

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