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Missing elderly man found dead in California desert, wife found alive

Fact check: Republicans claim voter fraud is a huge problem

Elections

Fact check: Republicans claim voter fraud is a huge problem

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U.S. news

Exploding toilet tank complaints leads to massive Flushmate recall

Robocalls

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U.S. news

Hold the phone: The robocall epidemic is getting worse in America

"Anti-fluoridationists" claim, without scientific evidence, that fluoride lowers IQ and causes everything from Alzheimer's to cancer.

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water wars

Conspiracy theorists target fluoride in water — and convince some towns to ban it

Trump administration threatens military response to migrant caravan

Stephanie Ruhle

Trump administration threatens military response to migrant caravan

Trump says 'who cares' after Warren DNA test proves Native American ancestry

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Trump says 'who cares' after Warren DNA test proves Native American ancestry

Former football player Rae Carruth released from North Carolina prison

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Former football player Rae Carruth released from North Carolina prison

Idaho commissioner allegedly kills 14 animals, faces calls to resign

News

Idaho commissioner allegedly kills 14 animals, faces calls to resign

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‘Part of something bigger’

How an all-black high school football team decided to take a knee

They wanted to kneel during the national anthem. Their coach asked them to dig deep and think about why.

Erik Ortiz

Video shows moment clubhouse floor collapses during private party

U.S. news

Video shows moment clubhouse floor collapses during private party

Oct. 21, 2018 / 5:44 PM GMT

U.S. news

Woman harasses family for speaking Spanish in Virginia restaurant

Oct. 21, 2018 / 4:01 PM GMT

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Celebrity

Actress Selma Blair says she has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis

Oct. 21, 2018 / 2:59 PM GMT

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White House

Democratic Sen. Durbin calls for expulsion of Saudi ambassador

Oct. 21, 2018 / 2:42 PM GMT

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Global Power

Trump says U.S. will pull out of nuclear treaty

Oct. 21, 2018 / 8:55 AM GMT / Updated Oct. 21, 2018 / 1:13 PM GMT

Image: Honduran migrants heading in a caravan to the U.S. rest at a temporary shelter in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas state, Mexico, on Oct. 20, 2018.

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World

Migrants take shelter in Mexico before heading to U.S. border

Oct. 20, 2018 / 10:36 PM GMT / Updated Oct. 21, 2018 / 12:43 PM GMT

Flaccid myelitis, the frightening polio-like disease leaving some children partially paralyzed.

Health news

Here's why polio-like illness is such a puzzle

Oct. 21, 2018 / 10:30 AM GMT