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'Waiting for her': Rep. Tlaib's grandmother in the West Bank still hopes for a visit

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Ditch the switch? Call to go on permanent daylight saving time grows

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'I'm afraid': Frightened kids ask candidates to protect them from school shooters

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Peter Fonda, star of 'Easy Rider,' dead at 79

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Democracy demands every potential president eat a corndog at the Iowa State Fair

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VA wrongly denied $53 million in vets' medical claims in just 6 months, says report

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Charlotte mayor and other lawmakers receive same threatening, racist letter

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Actor Heather Locklear pleads no contest in battery against deputies

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2020 Election

The biggest 2020 issue that the Democratic debates missed

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Trans workers not protected by civil rights law, Trump admin tells high court

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Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in Manhattan jail cell, autopsy report says

Environment

Scientists ventured inside a rare 'fire cloud.' Here's what they found.

Trump's Green New Deal: The president is considering buying Greenland

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Faye Dunaway sued by ex-staffer alleging 'demeaning tirades'

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Thousands of abandoned embryos leave unanticipated dilemma for fertility clinics

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Opinion

Miley Cyrus' break-up drama reveals heterosexuality's inherent flaws

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The Week in Pictures: Simone's double-double and Hong Kong clashes

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Trump in New Hampshire: 'You have no choice but to vote for me'

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AG Barr's Justice Department has whole lotta love for Led Zeppelin

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Israel critics seize on Trump-Netanyahu bromance after travel ban

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Guns in America

House panel plans early return to address gun measures

Trump Effect

Trump calls supporter whose weight he mocked after mistaking him for a protester

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Trump urges Lewandowski to run for Senate during New Hampshire rally

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Watchdog cites possible political retribution by Trump appointees at State Dept.

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Family's camping trip turned into a scene 'out of a horror movie' when a wolf attacked

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Ed Smart, father of kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart, announces he is gay

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Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s plane bounced multiple times, went off runway during crash

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New York police question man after rice cookers placed in subway during rush hour

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Man wearing bulletproof vest taken into custody outside Israeli Embassy in D.C.

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Corrections officer who drove truck through ICE protesters resigns

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Alabama man charged with capital murder in shooting of 7-year-old boy

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'A sick joke'?

Trump reportedly wants to buy Greenland. Locals respond with laughter.

World

Belated thank you: Former refugee tracks down man who gave her bike as a child

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Disney's Mulan faces boycott calls after actress supports China's Hong Kong crackdown

Africa

Zimbabwe opposition supporters met with tear gas, beatings after defying protest ban

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Trump links Hong Kong protests to trade talks with China

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U.S. moves to seize Iranian oil tanker detained in Gibraltar

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A military prototype smartphone hints at the risks of biometric security

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CBS News' Norah O'Donnell caught on hot mic talking about sex harassment

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All work and no play: Americans skip leisure activities because of cost, survey finds

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Russian hackers, town budgets, Windows updates: Officials grapple with realities of election security

Viral trends

What are 'VSCO girls'? The newest aesthetic teens are obsessed with

Security

Russian hackers, town budgets, Windows updates: Officials grapple with realities of election security

Identities

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Trans workers not protected by civil rights law, Trump admin tells high court

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Nearly 200,000 trans people have been exposed to conversion therapy, study says

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White Arkansas woman charged with pulling gun on black teens fundraising for school

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Tennessee store clerk found guilty of gunning down teen over stolen beer

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Georgia teen collapses, dies in summer heat

Latino

Hundreds of Latino celebrities condemn hate in new letter

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Diet & Fitness

Craving a frozen dessert? Try these 4-ingredient strawberry lemonade popsicles

Skip the store-bought frozen treats and cool down with this simple recipe for homemade popsicles.

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Environment

Scientists ventured inside a rare 'fire cloud.' Here's what they found.

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The challenges of studying endangered species

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Even elite endurance athletes have a limit. Scientists just found it.

Environment

It's official: July was hottest month on record

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This bug is contributing to climate change. And it's got lots of company.

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It's official: July was hottest month on record

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This bug is contributing to climate change. And it's got lots of company.

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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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