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ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-HAMAS-INTERVIEW — A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along pre-1967 borders. The comments by Khalil al-Hayya in an interview came amid a stalemate in months of cease-fire talks. By Abby Sewell. SENT: 1,130 words, photos, video.

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TOP STORIES

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SUPREME COURT-TRUMP-CAPITOL RIOT — The Supreme Court appears likely to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but several justices signal reservations about the charges that could cause a lengthy delay, possibly beyond November’s election. By Mark Sherman. SENT: 1,280 words, photo, video, audio. With TRUMP-CAPITOL RIOT-TAKEAWAYS — Key moments from the Supreme Court arguments. SENT: 1,300 words, photos.

TRUMP-HUSH MONEY — The former publisher of the National Enquirer testifies at Donald Trump’s hush money trial about going to great lengths to help shield his old friend from potentially damaging stories using a catch-and-kill scheme prosecutors allege amounted to interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Colleen Long and Jake Offenhartz. SENT: 1,150 words, photos, video, audio. With TRUMP-HUSH MONEY-TABLOID — Eight years after the National Enquirer’s deal with Trump, the iconic tabloid is limping badly. SENT: 1,010 words, photos.

TRUMP-INDICTMENTS-ADVISERS — As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, criminal charges are piling up for the people who tried to help him stay there in 2020 by promoting false theories of voter fraud. Several of those charged or accused of involvement in election interference across the states are still involved in Republican politics. By Kate Brumback. SENT: 1,350 words, photos.

SEXUAL-MISCONDUCT-HARVEY-WEINSTEIN — New York’s highest court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. The Court of Appeals ruled that the judge at the disgraced movie mogul’s landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced him with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. The 72-year-old has been serving a 23-year sentence in New York and will remain imprisoned because he was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape and sentenced to 16 years. By Michael R. Sisak and Dave Collins. SENT: 1,020 words. With SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN-EXPLAINER and SEXUAL-MISCONDUCT-HARVEY-WEINSTEIN-REAX.

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-CAMPUS PROTESTS — Some U.S. universities called in police to break up demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in ugly scuffles and dozens of new arrests. Other schools appeared content to wait out student protests Thursday, as the final days of the semester ticked down and graduation ceremonies loomed. SENT: 1,020 words, photos, video, audio. With CAMPUS PROTESTS-THE COLUMBIA EFFECT and ELECTION 2024-TRUMP-CHARLOTTESVILLE.

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ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

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ISRAEL-GAZA-SLAIN AID WORKERS — The seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the “best of humanity” and risked everything “to feed people they did not know and will never meet,” José Andrés, the celebrity chef who founded the organization, told mourners who gathered Thursday to honor the dead. Speaking at Washington National Cathedral, Andrés said there was no excuse for the killings and he called for an investigation into the deaths. SENT: 830 words, photos, video.

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-AID PORT — The construction of a new port in Gaza and a U.S military-built pier offshore are underway, but the complex plan to bring more desperately needed food to Palestinian civilians is still mired in fears over security and how the aid will be delivered. SENT: 990 words, photo.

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR — Ukraine is scrambling to get much-needed supplies of weapons and ammunition from a huge U.S. aid package to its eastern front line. Ukraine is also seeking to reverse the drain from the country of potential soldiers. It has announced that men of conscription age will no longer be able to renew their passports from outside the country. SENT: 600 words, photos.

UNITED STATES-UKRAINE-TANKS — Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams tanks for now in its fight against Russia in part because of the significant challenges that Russian drone warfare has presented to being able to operate them without detection. UPCOMING: 600 words, photo by 7 p.m.

FRANCE-MACRON’S-VISION — French President Emmanuel Macron warned that Europe could die if it fails to build its own robust defense as Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on, or if it fails to undertake massive trade and economic reforms to compete with China and the U.S. SENT: 760 words, photos, audio.

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GILGO-BEACH-KILLINGS — Authorities investigating New York’s Gilgo Beach killings have launched a sprawling search of a wooded area on Long Island. SENT: 230 words, photo.

AUSTRALIA-BEACHED-WHALES — Over 100 pilot whales beached on western Australian coast have been rescued, researcher says. SENT: 540 words, photo, video.

NIGERIA-JAILBREAK – A Nigerian official says more than 100 inmates have escaped from a prison near the capital city of Abuja after heavy rains overnight destroyed parts of the facility, including the perimeter fence. SENT: 270 words.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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EPA-POWER-PLANTS — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says new rules that would force power plants fueled by coal or natural gas to capture smokestack emissions or shut down are targeting pollution that’s “pushing our planet to the brink.” The new limits unveiled on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-powered electric plants are the Biden administration’s most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the power sector. SENT: 1,350 words, photos.

BIDEN — President Joe Biden tries to sell voters on an American “comeback story” as he highlights long-term investments in the economy in upstate New York, celebrating Micron Technology’s plans to build a campus of computer chip factories made possible in part with government support. SENT: 830 words, photos.

UNITED STATES-NIGER-TROOPS — Two U.S. officials say the United States will pull most of its troops from Chad and Niger as it works to restore key agreements governing what role there might be for the American military and its counterterrorism operations. SENT: 520 words, photo.

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REL-DISUNITED METHODISTS — United Methodist delegates have overwhelmingly endorsed a constitutional amendment seen by advocates as a way of defusing debates over the role of LGBTQ people in the church by giving rule-making autonomy to each region of the international church. SENT: 636 words, photos.

MARYLAND-BRIDGE-COLLAPSE — The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago. The ship was one of five stranded vessels expected to pass through the new, temporary channel. SENT: 600 words, photos.

ABORTION-THINGS-TO-KNOW — The U.S. Supreme Court is considering another abortion-related case while a repeal of Arizona’s abortion ban has picked up steam. Meanwhile, California’s governor has opened his state not only to Arizona patients seeking abortion but also their Arizona-based doctors. SENT: 750 words, photos.

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INTERNATIONAL

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HAITI-NEW-LEADERSHIP – Ariel Henry has resigned as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power. The country has been wracked by gang violence that killed or injured more than 2,500 people from January to March. Henry presented his resignation in a letter signed in Los Angeles, dated April 24, and released on Thursday by his office on the same day that a council tasked with choosing a new prime minister and Cabinet for Haiti is due to be sworn in. SENT: 1,010 words, photos.

KENYA-MALARIA — Malaria is still a significant public health challenge in Kenya, but an important pilot of the world’s first malaria vaccine may help. The disease is preventable and curable, but poverty makes it deadly for those who can’t afford treatment. SENT: 600 words, photos. WITH: AFRICA-MALARIA-EXPLAINER — Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left, SENT: 600 words, photos.

KAZAKHSTAN-DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE — A trial of a former government official charged with killing his wife has riveted Kazakhstan with lurid video of the attack, sparking a national conversation about domestic violence and leading to the government enacting a tougher law on spousal abuse. Many in the Central Asian country of over 19 million people see it as a moment of truth for the president’s promises of reforms and making officials accountable. SENT: 1,220 words, photos.

ITALY-VENICE-TOURISM — The fragile lagoon city of Venice has launched a pilot program to charge day-trippers a 5-euro or $5.35 entry fee that authorities hope will discourage visitors from arriving on peak days and make the city more livable for its dwindling residents. Visitors who are not sleeping in Venice will have to show a QR code attesting that they have paid the tax. Visitors arriving at Venice’s main train station Thursday were greeted with large signs listing the 29 dates through July of the plan’s test phase. SENT: 1,000 words, photos, video.

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HEALTH & SCIENCE

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US-BIRTHS — U.S. births fell last year, resuming a long national slide. A little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, according to provisional statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s about 76,000 fewer than the year before and the lowest one-year tally since 1979. SENT: 670 words, photo.

WELLNESS-WEIGHT-LOSS-DRUGS — New weight loss drugs are reshaping a dieting industry built on eating less and exercising more. Such is their disruptive power that even established diet companies like WeightWatchers and brands like Lean Cuisine are trying to keep up. SENT: 1,250 words, photos.

CHINA-SPACE — China launched a three-member crew to its orbiting space station as part of its ambitious program that aims to put astronauts on the moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-18 spacecraft lifted off Thursday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop a Long March 2-F rocket. SENT: 450 words, photos.

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BUSINESS

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TIKTOK-BAN — TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company or face a ban. A battle in the courts will almost certainly be backed by Chinese authorities as the bitter U.S.-China rivalry threatens the future of a wildly popular way for young Americans to connect online. SENT: 930 words, photos. With TIKTOK-LEGAL CHALLENGE — TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What’s the legal outlook? SENT: 920 words, photo.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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FILM-SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW-DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE — Shawn Levy can’t say much about “Deadpool and Wolverine,” but a few things are certain: It will be R-rated and likely the biggest hits of the summer. Superhero fatigue? Not here. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.

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SPORTS

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NFL-DRAFT — USC star Caleb Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner, could be the first player off the board when the quarterback-needy Chicago Bears make the first pick in the NFL draft. By Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos. Draft begins at 8 p.m.

FBC-BUSH HEISMAN RETURNED — Reggie Bush is overjoyed to have his Heisman Trophy once again. Now he wants his reputation back as well. The former Southern California tailback says the return of his Heisman is the biggest step yet in what he sees as his fight against the NCAA to restore his good name and his records from his incredible college football career, adding that he “never cheated” during his three seasons at USC. SENT: 435 words, photos.

OLDEST-EX-MAJOR-LEAGUER — The oldest living former major leaguer, Art Schallock turns 100 and is being celebrated in the Bay Area and beyond. His baseball memories are still fresh. Called up by the New York Yankees to take Mickey Mantle’s roster spot, Schallock roomed with Yogi Berra and was tasked with collecting the Hall of Famer’s comic books from hotel lobbies each morning. SENT: 800 words, photos.

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A man stands on a house that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Hanine village, south Lebanon, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces have been exchanging fire since a day after the Israel-Hamas war began on Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Demonstrators stand outside the Supreme Court as the justices prepare to hear arguments over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, on Capitol Hill Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Polling officials and security personnel travel on a boat to a polling station across the Brahmaputra river to check security arrangements on the eve of the second phase of the national election in Morigaon district, about 77km (48 miles) from Guwahati, India, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Schoolchildren stranded on a damaged River Zingiziwa bridge in Dar Esalaam, Tanzania Thursday, April 25, 2024. Flooding in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain has killed 155 people and affected more than 200,000 others, the prime minister said Thursday. (AP Photo)

Georgia State Patrol officers detain a demonstrator on the campus of Emory University during a pro-Palestinian demonstration, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

A girl competes during a Hobby horsing competition in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Several dozen kids, 48 girls and one boy, from first-graders to teenagers gathered in a gymnasium in northern St. Petersburg, Russia's second largest city, for a hobby horsing competition. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A photo and flag are left at the grave of World War I Australian soldier Alan Humphrey Scott during an ANZAC Day dawn service at Buttes New British Cemetery in Zonnebeke, Belgium, Thursday, April 25, 2024. ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand for those who served in all wars. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Thousands of people sing the folk song Grandola, Vila Morena, in the first minutes of Thursday, April 25, 2024, at the Carmo square in Lisbon, as the country celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Carnation Revolution. The song by Zeca Afonso was broadcast on national radio as a signal to the troops that the coup was starting and became an icon of the April 25, 1974, revolution that restored democracy in Portugal after 48 years of a fascist dictatorship. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Friends and supporters of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was kidnapped to the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023, protest outside of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence to demand a deal for the immediate release of all hostages, after Hamas released a video of Goldberg-Polin, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Texas state troopers in riot gear try to break up a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

State troopers try to break up a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas Wednesday April 24, 2024, in Austin, Texas. Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses following last week's arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

A demonstrator is arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andy Pages had a walkoff single in the 11th inning for his fourth hit of the game and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Friday night.

Gavin Stone pitched well and Teoscar Hernandez homered in a matchup of two of baseball’s best teams. Austin Riley and Ronald Acuna Jr. homered for the Braves.

With Will Smith on second base in the 11th, Atlanta manager Brian Snitker intentionally walked Max Muncy. Teoscar Hernandez hit into a fielder’s choice and Pages, who battled Jesse Chavez (1-1) to a full count in an at-bat that lasted eight pitches.

“I was very happy to be able to do that,” Pages said through an interpreter. “My first career walkoff and just to be able to help the team win.”

Michael Grove (1-1) got the victory, retiring the side in the 11th. Orlando Arcia hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning for Atlanta to score Luke Williams from second.

The Dodgers answered in the bottom of the 10th. Shohei Ohtani singled to center field to score Chris Taylor from second. Ohtani was 1 for 2 with two walks and a stolen base, his seventh of the season.

Stone pitched six strong innings and allowed just one run. He struck out five and allowed five hits. The 25-year-old Stone, who made just eight appearances in his first year in the majors last season, is making strides in the Dodgers rotation, especially with Clayton Kershaw, Walker Buehler, Dustin May and Bobby Miller out with injuries.'

“Way different,” Stone said of his outing this year versus last year against the Braves. “I’m way more confident on the mound and way more confident in my pitches. Yeah, just way different.”

Charlie Morton allowed two earned runs in six innings, scattering five hits and striking out five. Riley homered in the first inning, a 449-foot solo shot to left, which was his third of the season and first since April 7.

Two batters before, Acuna, who has struggled offensively this season, singled to short center field but later got picked off second base. In trying to get back to second, he stumbled and then hobbled on his right foot back to the dugout but stayed in the game and homered in the eighth inning to tie it at 2. In the third inning, Smith hit a run-scoring single to score Ohtani to tie it. Teoscar Hernandez hit a go-ahead solo home run to right field in the fourth inning. It was Hernandez’s seventh home run of the season.

“Watching (Pages) play, watching him develop these couple of weeks since he’s been up here, he’s a great guy and he’s always asking how to get better,” Hernandez said. “Just trying to be a better player, even better. And today he showed it. He’s made for big moments. He’s not afraid to go out there and have success at any moment.”

In the second inning, Jarrad Kelenic made a great throw from left field, an absolute perfect dart to catcher Travis d’Arnaud, to get a sliding Pages out at home plate. Acuna could be turning a corner on his struggles, perhaps gaining momentum with that homer.

“He’s still doing OK. He’s adding a lot to what we’re doing,” Snitker said before the game. “He’s scoring a lot of runs and making plays. He got a few hits the other day. He’s going to be fine.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Braves: C Sean Murphy (oblique strain) is starting to swing a bat and is doing catching drills, according to Snitker.

Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (left shoulder) played catch with Walker Buehler Friday and threw his first bullpen since surgery six months ago … RHP Bobby Miller (right shoulder inflammation) threw off the mound … RHP Walter Buehler (Tommy John surgery) will make his first start in almost two years on Monday against the Marlins.

UP NEXT

Braves RHP Bryce Elder (1-0, 1.50 ERA) makes his third start of the season Saturday, opposing Dodgers RHP Tyler Glasnow (5-1, 2.72 ERA).

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Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani singles during the tenth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Los Angeles, Friday, May 3, 2024. Chris Taylor scored. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies (1) throws to first after outting Los Angeles Dodgers' Andy Pages (84) during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Friday, May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. runs the bases after hitting a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Friday, May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. returns to the dugout after hitting a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Friday, May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts after a single during the tenth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Los Angeles, Friday, May 3, 2024. Chris Taylor scored. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Andy Pages singles during the eleventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Los Angeles, Friday, May 3, 2024. Will Smith scored. The Dodgers won 4-3. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Andy Pages (84) celebrates with Teoscar Hernández after a single during the eleventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Los Angeles, Friday, May 3, 2024. Will Smith scored. The Dodgers won 4-3. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Andy Pages singles during the eleventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Los Angeles, Friday, May 3, 2024. Will Smith scored. The Dodgers won 4-3. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Andy Pages (84) leaves the field after a walk-off single during the eleventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Los Angeles, Friday, May 3, 2024. Will Smith scored. The Dodgers won 4-3. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Will Smith (16) scores on a walk-off single hit by Andy Pages during the eleventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Los Angeles, Friday, May 3, 2024. The Dodgers won 4-3. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)