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1. Having siblings may make coping with parental loss easier, study suggests

2. Tiger Woods to ‘step away and seek treatment’ in first public statement since car crash

   Woods said he ‘understood the seriousness’ of his situation and confirmed he will be stepping away ‘for a period of time’

3. Half-blind, elderly dog risks her life fending off bear that broke into New Mexico home: ‘Our little savior’

   Honey, who has now earned the title of ‘bear slayer,’ was treated for ‘catastrophic’ injuries following the brutal run-in in early March

4. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is hospitalized after a minor procedure, her office says

   Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has been hospitalized after undergoing what her office described as a minor procedure to remove fluid that was pressing on her lung

5. Trump greeted by cheers and boos during opening night of Chicago at Kennedy Center

   This marked the couple’s first joint appearance at the venue since the premiere of Melania’s documentary

6. Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites

   The Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from the nation's capital to Utah as part of a broad overhaul

7. Generation X is the most pessimistic about the economy - and don’t feel they have enough for retirement

   Just 25 percent of Gen X, those born between 1965 and 1980, think it’s a good time to invest in the market

8. Iran-US war latest: Trump to deliver prime-time address Wednesday as he claims conflict will be over in ‘two to three weeks’

   Donald Trump said the US will be leaving the Middle East ‘very soon’

9. Longest government shutdown in US history could leave thousands unpaid until summer

10. Nate Diaz opens up on Conor McGregor fight offer and why he turned it down

    Diaz is scheduled to fight fellow veteran Mike Perry on Jake Paul’s MVP fight card