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'cruel violence'

Hundreds killed as Easter Sunday blasts hit churches, hotels in Sri Lanka

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Russia Investigation

Democrats say Trump impeachment proceedings 'possibly coming' after Mueller report

House Judiciary Chair Nadler won't rule out impeachment for Trump

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climate change

A world too hot and dangerous for children? Some millennials think so

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Russia Investigation

Mueller investigated whether Trump attended a 2016 chess championship with Russians

'it was preventable'

Protests erupt after police shoot woman near Yale University

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'no comment'

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U.S. news

2 children shot in road rage incident involving father

U.S. news

Florida man impersonating an officer tried to pull over an undercover cop

Religion

United Methodists edge toward breakup over LGBT policies

Culture Matters

Ancestry.com ad slammed for sugarcoating slavery, distorting history

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social media

On Instagram, users keep a keen eye on who watches their stories

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Video showing man left to die in prison yard underscores troubled system

'Avengers: Endgame'

What you need to know about the much-hyped epic finale

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Opinion

Starbucks in Shanghai is cultural homogenization, and a welcome taste of home

Editors' Picks

Remembering Columbine

20 years later, parents of victims say it changed everything — and nothing

Active shooter drills are scaring kids. Some schools are taking a new approach.

U.S. news

Elite American climber caught in avalanche 'died doing what he loved'

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Photos: Holy Week rituals around the world

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Shaq reveals the personal rule he broke that cost him a championship

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Immigration

FBI arrests member of armed militia detaining migrants at the border

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Zookeeper hospitalized after tiger attack at Topeka Zoo

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Hidden camera found in women's bathroom aboard Navy ship

U.S. news

Boy injured in Mall of America fall is 'showing real signs of recovery'

House of horrors

Turpin parents sentenced to life in prison for torturing children

NBC News Investigation

HUD moves to require carbon monoxide detectors in public housing after deaths

U.S. news

Missing Ohio teen Jonathon Minard found dead on a farm

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Analysis

Once upon a time in Silicon Valley: How Facebook's open-data nirvana fell apart

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Security

British cybersecurity researcher who helped to stop WannaCry attack pleads guilty in hacking case

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Streaming battle

Are you ready for some football? Disney and Amazon might be.

Business News

We'd rather not: Americans like marijuana but don't want a dispensary in their town

Business News

Trump's 'Game of Thrones' tweet was like 'five Super Bowl ads' for HBO, say brand experts

Social Media

Inside bikini-photo startup's scrappy battle to put Facebook on trial

Special report

Mark Zuckerberg leveraged user data to fight rivals and help friends, internal documents show

World News

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World

Hundreds gathered for Good Friday service near Notre Dame

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World

Clashes break out between police and some yellow vest rioters in Paris

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Tech & Media

Two arrested over fatal shooting of journalist in Northern Ireland

Religion

Rome's 'Holy Stairs' uncovered for first time in 300 years

VISUAL GUIDE

A closer look at the ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral

World

Devastating floods leave millions in Iran facing humanitarian crisis

Identities

Culture Matters

Ancestry.com ad slammed for sugarcoating slavery, distorting history

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OUT Pop Culture

Drag troupe 'The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence' mark 40 years of 'dragtivism'

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Asian America

One year after Easter pardons, Cambodian refugees find fragile stability

U.S. news

FBI arrests member of armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico

U.S. news

Judge refuses to dismiss $10M rape lawsuit against Russell Simmons

Latino

U.S. restrictions seen as drag on Cuba's economy

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Diet & Fitness

Pickleball: The fastest growing sport you've never heard of

Looking for a new warm-weather sport? Try pickleball. And, no, it's not just for seniors.

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Space

Why alien 'megastructures' may hold key to making contact with extraterrestrials

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Environment

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

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Space

How the 'pink moon' got its nickname

Innovation

Scientists create world's first 3D-printed heart using human cells

Science

What happened before the Big Bang?

Innovation

Scientists create world's first 3D-printed heart using human cells

Science

What happened before the Big Bang?

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