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Avowed racist executed for James Byrd Jr.'s brutal 1998 car dragging death

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Facebook could be hit with $5 billion in fines for privacy violations

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Measles in U.S. spikes to highest level since 2000

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R. Kelly accuser wins judgment in suit singer failed to answer

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California Senate votes to ban hairstyle discrimination

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Leader of armed militia that detained migrants is attacked in jail

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Sunday school teacher convicted of murdering husband over porn habit

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Michael Cohen tries to walk back parts of guilty plea in recorded phone call, report says

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'Cobra Kai' is the best of what YouTube has to offer. It's not enough.

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Boy Scouts of America hits back against accusation it's hiding pedophile info

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Barcelona's superblocks, where pedestrians rule car-free streets

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Prince Harry throws support behind transgender youth charity

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Trump says White House is 'fighting all the subpoenas'

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Biden voted with the NRA when the Senate, and the nation, were very different

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Trump on opioid crisis: 'We are holding Big Pharma accountable'

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GOP Rep. Steve King compares his rebuke to Jesus' suffering

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Hillary Clinton: Anyone but Trump would have been indicted

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Acting DHS chief: Family separations 'not worth it' from enforcement perspective

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Chinese railroad workers risked their lives pursuing the American dream

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'Sexist, racist, extremist': Brits slam Trump ahead of U.K. state visit

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Sri Lanka investigates ISIS ties to Easter Sunday bombings

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Putin meets with Kim in hopes he can help resolve nuclear standoff

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Prince Harry throws support behind transgender youth charity

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In Mexico, migrants are once again hopping onto 'The Beast' despite dangers

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Police to allow transgender recruits in Pakistan province

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Recovering an erased history: The Chinese railroad workers who helped connect the country

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John William King executed in James Byrd Jr.'s death

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R. Kelly accuser wins judgment in suit singer failed to answer

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California Senate OKs ban on hairstyle discrimination

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Prince Harry throws support behind transgender youth charity

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Police shooting near Yale exposes complex racial divide

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Florida House passes GOP bill banning sanctuary cities

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Leader of armed militia is attacked in jail

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How we can all make more money, according to best-selling author Jen Sincero

BADASS author Jen Sincero explains how she hit the reset button on her mindset about prosperity — and it led her to wealth.

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NASA detects seismic activity for first time on Mars

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Chinese scientists insert human brain gene into monkeys, spark ethical debate

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Inside Barcelona's superblocks, a future where pedestrians rule car-free streets

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Earth Day founder's daughter says her father would be 'deeply distressed' right now

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Greenland ice sheet is now shrinking so fast that it's 'a bit scary'

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Earth Day founder's daughter says her father would be 'deeply distressed' right now

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Greenland ice sheet is now shrinking so fast that it's 'a bit scary'

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Measles cases hit record high for this century

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Measles in U.S. spikes to highest level since 2000

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U.N. encourages parents to eliminate screen time for babies

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Toxins found in dozens of e-cig products, study finds

Kids' Health

U.N. encourages parents to eliminate screen time for babies

Kids' Health

Toxins found in dozens of e-cig products, study finds

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