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The governors of Arizona, Illinois, Maine and North Carolina on Friday joined the growing list of Democratic officials who have signed orders intended to ensure most residents can receive COVID-19 vaccines at pharmacies without individual prescriptions. https://to.pbs.org/47GDllP

Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United States. https://to.pbs.org/46hft5R

Joy Reid, who left MSNBC in February soon after the network canceled her prime time show “The ReidOut, was awarded the foundation’s anti-censorship prize. https://to.pbs.org/46CLWVz

Iran is receiving intelligence support from Russia, according to two U.S. officials. https://to.pbs.org/4ucmGPS

During his Pentagon briefing on the war on Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth bashed "fake news" while addressing the six U.S. Army reservists killed in an Iranian attack on an operations center in Kuwait. https://to.pbs.org/4sv9zYs

Nearly a week into the U.S-Israel war with Iran, President Trump demanded the Islamic Republic surrender, and again said he wants a hand in choosing the nation's next leader. https://to.pbs.org/4uga9e6

From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.'s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large Friday at a celebration honoring the late civil rights leader. https://to.pbs.org/4aWbM9w

Concern is rising that the first major storm outbreak on the verge of spring could strike the nation's heartland, putting millions of Americans from Texas to Iowa at risk of potentially strong tornadoes. https://to.pbs.org/4ukEk4e

A private jet that crashed in Maine in January, killing all six people aboard, spent more than the standard amount of time on a runway after de-icing before takeoff, according to a preliminary report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board. https://to.pbs.org/4rPKozO

An American anti-drone system proven to work against Russian drones in Ukraine will soon be sent to the Middle East to bolster U.S. defenses against Iranian drones, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Friday. https://to.pbs.org/4cyy1Dw

Former President Barack Obama took a swipe at President Donald Trump, without mentioning him by name, at the final public tribute to the late civil rights leader, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. https://to.pbs.org/4rkVjk6

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Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region, according to two officials familiar with U.S. intelligence on the matter. https://to.pbs.org/40L3fAa