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The Dionne quintuplets were a global sensation during the Great Depression. The last of the five sisters, Annette, died in December.

President Trump announced that U.S. forces had carried out “a large scale strike against Venezuela” and were flying President Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of the country. The Trump administration had been building pressure on Mr. Maduro for months.

The United States military’s Southern Command said in December that about 15,000 troops were in the Caribbean region.

It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts. The United States has been building pressure on Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian president, for months.

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Transfers of patients to hospitals in Germany, Italy and France began on Thursday. France said on Friday that 11 injury victims would be hospitalized there.

Brenna Henn had a long-term grant to study the genetic diversity of Africans and people of African descent. Then her N.I.H. funding was cut.

The Zaporizhzhia plant, occupied by Russia, would be crucial to powering Ukraine’s postwar recovery.

Mr. Galeppini, 17, was a promising young golfer from Genoa who lived in Dubai with his family, the Italian media reported.

More affordable prices and the lack of an entrance fee made the bar an attractive alternative to more upmarket establishments.