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Jury selection begins in Trump's historic hush money trial
Donald Trump is making history as the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges as his hush money case gets underway today with jury selection.
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Super Bowl LVIII by the numbers
A look at viewership, costs and how much food Americans will consume this Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII.
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Texas gunman's parents among 6 killed in wave of violence in Austin, San Antonio
A man suspected of killing several people and injuring at least three others, including two officers, in a series of shootings across central Texas on Tuesday was taken into custody and charged with capital murder, police said.
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Amazon to run ads on Prime Video and charge $2.99 more a month to avoid them
Amazon announced it will start running advertising during Prime Video shows and movies beginning early next year, joining other streaming services that have added different tiers of subscriptions.
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China Sends Message With Unconventional, Controversial Lighting of Olympic Flame
The lighting of the Olympic Flame, for the first time, featured a snowflake. It also featured a blunt political message. China promised an unconventional cauldron lighting to officially begin the 2022 Winter Olympics and delivered. Lighting the flame were Chinese skiers Dinigeer Yilamujiang and Zhao Jiawen, who shared a torch to represent gender equality, and placed it into the center…
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The Rise, Fall and Recapture of Power: A Timeline of US Involvement in Afghanistan
The United States is left reeling as the Taliban rapidly takes over major cities in Afghanistan within a matter of days. See the events that led up to it.
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Changing Climate May Contribute to Increase in Skin Cancer
One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetimes, and our changing climate may be part of the problem.
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Parkland Survivors Activism Spurred Wave of Gun Control Laws in 2018
After a gunman killed 17 students and adults last year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, young survivors declared #NeverAgain and demanded action on gun control legislation. With support the of their peers, parents, advocates and celebrities, they rallied at state houses across the country, called out lawmakers by name and marched for their lives, applying unwavering pressure...
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Trump, Congress Leaders Reach Deal to End Shutdown Without Wall Funding
President Donald Trump and congressional leaders reached a deal Friday to temporarily reopen the government and end the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Trump agreed to endorse a short-term funding bill that doesn’t include money for a border wall — something he had previously demanded as part of any continuing resolution to end the shutdown.
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TSA to Give Officers Partial Pay for Work During Government Shutdown
The Transportation Security Administration announced Friday that it will issue a partial paycheck to most employees as thousands of other federal workers are set to miss a second biweekly paycheck, marking nearly a month since they were last paid. TSA Administrator David P. Pekoske said the agency scraped together limited funds from varying sources in order to pay a portion...
