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The NBA draft lottery is one of the most consequential days of the NBA calendar.

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Michael Winger, president of the Washington Wizards, holds the combination of numbers that won his team the first pick Sunday at the NBA Draft Lottery.

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Michael Winger, president of the Washington Wizards, holds the combination of numbers that won his team the first pick Sunday at the NBA Draft Lottery.
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Map: How much you pay in federal and state gas taxes

As national gas price averages head toward $5 per gallon, one state has already suspended its gas tax, and now President Donald Trump and his Cabinet are talking about doing the same.

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A driver pays at a fuel pump at a GetGo gas station in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday. While Ohio residents pay some of the highest gas taxes and fees in the U.S., gas prices have increased so much there since the start of the Iran war that any reduction in taxes and fees would have a minimal impact.

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A driver pays at a fuel pump at a GetGo gas station in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday. While Ohio residents pay some of the highest gas taxes and fees in the U.S., gas prices have increased so much there since the start of the Iran war that any reduction in taxes and fees would have a minimal impact.
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Where hantavirus cruise ship passengers are staying in Nebraska

Americans from the hantavirus cruise ship are being assessed and monitored at the National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska. NBC News' Camila Bernal reports on where the passengers are staying.

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Americans from the hantavirus cruise ship are being assessed and monitored at the National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska. NBC News' Camila Bernal reports on where the passengers are staying.
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Trump says ceasefire with Iran is 'on massive life support'

President Donald Trump told reporters the Iranian response to a U.S. peace proposal was “stupid” and that the ceasefire is “on massive life support.” NBC News' Jon Allen reports on the war's impasse and how Trump responded to questions over his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later in the week. 

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President Donald Trump told reporters the Iranian response to a U.S. peace proposal was “stupid” and that the ceasefire is “on massive life support.” NBC News' Jon Allen reports on the war's impasse and how Trump responded to questions over his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later in the week. 
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Birthright citizenship battle looks to century-old case

President Donald Trump’s executive order challenges the long-standing interpretation of birthright citizenship, arguing it should not apply to children of undocumented immigrants. NBC News’ Laura Jarrett speaks with Lucy Salyer, history professor at University of New Hampshire along with a descendant of Wong Kim Ark — the man behind the landmark 1898 Supreme Court case that solidified birthright citizenship in America — about the broader message it sends if the DOJ succeeds in ending bir

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President Donald Trump’s executive order challenges the long-standing interpretation of birthright citizenship, arguing it should not apply to children of undocumented immigrants. NBC News’ Laura Jarrett speaks with Lucy Salyer, history professor at University of New Hampshire along with a descendant of Wong Kim Ark — the man behind the landmark 1898 Supreme Court case that solidified birthright citizenship in America — about the broader message it sends if the DOJ succeeds in ending birthright citizenship.
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