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Russians are tired of Moscow's despotism. And they're no longer afraid to say it.

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When migrants arrived in droves, this poor N.M. city opened its arms

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Trump may have just walked himself into a post-presidential indictment

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China harvests organs from detainees, tribunal concludes

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Iran's President Rouhani says country 'will not wage war'

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Germany's Angela Merkel shakes uncontrollably at ceremony, says she's OK

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Facebook and 28-company coalition to launch global digital currency

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More pregnant women using marijuana, especially in first trimester

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To combat vaping, Nebraska school district will randomly test students for nicotine

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