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U.S. seeking to seize Iranian tanker detained in Gibraltar

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

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A girl wore a tux for her senior portrait. The school yearbook left her picture out.

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Even Cate Blanchett can't save 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' from its fatal flaw

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

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

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

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Actor Heather Locklear pleads no contest in battery against deputies

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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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Teen's journey to climate change activist icon: 'I don't think anyone saw this coming'

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

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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

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

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

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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

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Hundreds of Latino celebrities condemn hate in new letter

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Gaby Dunn on embracing her polyamorous bisexuality and why she loves 'The Bachelor'

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Eduardo Padrón transformed a college and a city. Now he's ready for his next act.

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Girl wore tux for senior portrait. School yearbook left her picture out.

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

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

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I wanted to make my community safer and more neighborly. The advice I got surprised me.

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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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