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Trump admin to lift limit on how long it can detain migrant families

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Here's what Trump is really saying when he calls Jewish Democrats 'disloyal'

Trump doubles down on calling Jewish Democrats 'disloyal' to Israel

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Trump declares 'I am the chosen one' to carry out China trade war

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NASA headed to ocean world that might harbor alien life

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Why Bernie Sanders can't stand the media

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New York, Connecticut and Vermont sue to block Trump's public charge rule

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Cardinal George Pell denied appeal on conviction for molestation of choirboys

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Trump says the Fed is the 'only problem' with economy, calls Powell 'a golfer who can't putt'

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Olympic athletes who protested put on probation

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Scientists think they spied a black hole devouring a neutron star for the first time

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Zeppelins stopped flying after the Hindenburg disaster. Now scientists want to bring them back.

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This huge telescope could lead us to alien life. First it has to get off the ground.

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Zeppelins stopped flying after the Hindenburg disaster. Now scientists want to bring them back.

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This huge telescope could lead us to alien life. First it has to get off the ground.

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Cases of mysterious vaping-related illnesses rise to at least 127

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