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A fight over facial recognition is dividing Detroit — with high stakes for police and privacy

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Plane bursts into flames after aborted take-off at California airport, flyers unscathed

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Sean Spicer's new 'Dancing with the Stars' gig is a slap in the face to America

Sean Spicer's 'Dancing with the Stars' casting criticized by host Tom Bergeron

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Marriott cook had arsenal of guns and threatened mass shooting, police say

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New images of Titanic reveal sunken ship is dissolving into the sea

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March for Our Lives unveils bold new proposal for gun control legislation

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Senior staffer at MIT's Media Lab to resign over Epstein donation

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Cases of mysterious vaping-related illnesses rise to at least 153

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Extremists creep into Roblox, an online game popular with children

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A court ruling just changed how we pick our president

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Ms. Nevada has been stripped of her crown. She says it's because she supports Trump.

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Raging rainforest fires darken skies in Brazil, inspire #prayforamazonia

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The Amazon rainforests are on fire because of Brazil's mini-Trump, Bolsonaro

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Migrant children face more serious health risks with longer detentions, groups warn

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Watch bison stampede as one slams into family's rental car

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'I just wanted this man to leave me alone': Girlfriend recounts parking space shooting at trial

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After withdrawing from Title X, reproductive health clinics scramble for cash

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Florida panthers and bobcats are walking weird. Wildlife officials can't figure out why.

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After school Nazi salute video, more racist videos emerge

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Doctor accused of being drunk at work indicted in deaths of three patients

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Epstein preyed on girls and women during jail sentence, suits allege

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N.J. man arrested with hoard of weapons and drugs, Nazi paraphernalia and racist literature

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Saudi judge rules U.S. mother too Western to raise daughter

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Tech-savvy Iranians stay connected on social media despite regime restrictions

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South Korea scraps intelligence-sharing pact with Japan as feud between U.S. allies heats up

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Danes angered after Trump cancels state visit over Greenland dispute

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Hong Kong protest suddenly turns chaotic

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Family 'worried sick' as China confirms detention of British consulate worker

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U.S. drone shot down over Yemen, officials say

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A years-old Instagram hoax is back — and it's tricking celebrities and politicians

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Bulletproof backpacks wouldn't have saved anyone in recent shootings

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'Hate is in the ether': Research finds hate is resilient on the internet

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Senior staffer at MIT's Media Lab to resign over Epstein donation

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A fight over facial recognition is dividing Detroit — with high stakes for police and privacy

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Senior staffer at MIT's Media Lab to resign over Epstein donation

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A fight over facial recognition is dividing Detroit — with high stakes for police and privacy

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Migrant children face more serious health risks with longer detentions, groups warn

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Families, lawmakers urge Trump administration to give TPS status to Venezuelans

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'I just wanted this man to leave me alone': Girlfriend recounts parking space shooting at trial

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Julián Castro's mother sees a 'different' racism in El Paso massacre

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Trump admin avoids calling trans woman 'she' in Supreme Court brief

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Gay conservative group loses several leaders after Trump endorsement

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Thinking of borrowing from your 401(k) plan? Here's what you need to know

You may be able to borrow from your retirement plan at an attractive rate, but you will face a lot of taxes if you don’t repay the loan in a timely fashion.

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NASA is headed to an ocean world that might harbor alien life

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Why NASA wants to mine an asteroid full of precious metals worth $700 quintillion

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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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Journey to power: The history of black voters, 1976 to 2020

NBC News has assembled for the first time a record of the black vote for each competitive Democratic presidential campaign since exit polling began.

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