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Activists Raise Over $1 Million to Pressure Sen. Susan Collins to Oppose Brett Kavanaugh

Collins called the fundraiser a "bribe" to get her to vote against Kavanaugh

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Pro-hunting nations block whale sanctuary bid

Pro-whaling nations on Tuesday blocked a near two-decade effort to create a South Atlantic haven for the endangered marine mammals, deepening divisions at an already fractious International Whaling Commission meeting in Brazil. The South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary was backed by 39 countries with 25 v...

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New York State Senate Candidate Accuses Netanyahu Spokesman of Sexually Assaulting Her

Julia Salazar said she was about to be "outed" as a sexual assault survivor

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1 Dead in Shooting Near Las Vegas High School

Canyon Springs High School went on lockdown as police investigated

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MGM Offers to Donate $500 to Las Vegas Shooting Survivors Who Allow Themselves to Be Sued

The company sued more than 1,900 victims in July

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President Trump Pays Tribute to 'Brave Patriots' Who Fought Hijackers on 9/11

Trump honored those killed at a field where the 4th airliner of the day crashed

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Bob Woodward's New Book Fear Takes on Trump. Here's What to Know About His History of White House Reporting

Woodward, a Pulitzer-winning journalist, knows a little something about reporting on an unusual White House

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‘This has defined my career’: New York medical examiners still working to identify more than 1,000 World Trade Centre victims, 17 years later

Seventeen years after two planes struck the World Trade Centre in New York City, a dedicated team of scientists is still working to identify more than 1,000 of the victims. Just over half of the 2,753 people who died in the terror attacks on 11 September, 2001 have been accounted for through forens...

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Snailfish: how we found a new species in one of the ocean's deepest places

These 'snailfish' look too fragile to exist several miles below the waves.

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Scientists draw up plan for ‘igloo base’ for first manned Mars mission

What would a real mission to Mars look like?

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At Least 45 People Were Killed in a Southern India Bus Crash, Officials Say

A bus carrying pilgrims from a Hindu temple in the hills of south India plunged off a road on Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, officials said. At least 25 other people were injured.

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Dozens of rare Hermann's tortoises stolen in Corsica

A turtle conservation park on the French island of Corsica is asking the public for help after 56 rare Hermann's tortoises, considered a nearly threatened species, were stolen from the site. The A Cupulatta park in Vero, about 30 kilometres (20 miles) northeast of Ajaccio, issued its appeal on Face...

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U.S. Marks the 17th Anniversary of 9/11 With Somber Tributes and a New Monument

After a year when two attacks demonstrated the enduring threat of terrorism in the nation's biggest city

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A Louisiana Mayor Ordered a Boycott of Nike Gear Over 'Political' Colin Kaepernick Ad

The Kenner city mayor said he was protecting taxpayers from a political campaign

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South Korea's Moon Calls for 'Bold Decisions' Ahead of a Summit With Kim Jong Un

South Korea's president said his coming summit must lead to another "big step" toward denuclearization