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Return Man: Small Town. Big Stage. Shocking Death.After the coronavirus pandemic caused students to miss proms and deal with altered graduations, these high school seniors offered virtual commencement speeches. “People will definitely remember the Class of 2020.”
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How the WNBA is trying to defeat Kelly Loeffler in the Georgia runoff electionThe future power balance in Washington depends entirely on Georgia's runoffs. The WNBA is backing Raphael Warnock, hoping to help defeat Senator Kelly Loeffler, owner of the Atlanta Dream.
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How Georgia became a purple stateIssues like the Coronavirus pandemic and police reform helped turn Georgia blue in 2020. But now, with the state's Senate seats entering runoff elections, the once deeply red state will shape the future of the Senate.
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2020 Grads: Virtual Senior SendoffsAfter the coronavirus pandemic caused students to miss proms and deal with altered graduations, these high school seniors offered virtual commencement speeches. “People will definitely remember the Class of 2020.”
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The difference between prostitution and sex traffickingAccording to experts, it's important to understand the differences between prostitution, which is voluntary, and sex trafficking, which can trap victims with involuntary sex work.
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Shedding light on human trafficking in massage parlorsTraffickers use coercion and fraud to lure their victims into forced labor and sexual exploitation in illicit massage businesses. Here’s a look into how that human trafficking system works.
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NASA will make history with first all-female spacewalkThirty-five years after the first woman performed a spacewalk, astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain will be conducting the first ever all-female spacewalk aboard the International Space Station.
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How Thanksgiving almost didn’t happen in the SouthThanksgiving is a nationally recognized holiday celebrated each year in November, but for a period of time in American history, the South resisted the celebration.
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The origins of the Second AmendmentThe Second Amendment provides U.S. citizens the right to bear arms. But why did the Founding Fathers create it and how did it become a part of the Bill of Rights?
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Ever wonder why we make New Year's resolutions?Many people make New Year's resolutions every year but very few stick to them. Humans have been making New Year's resolutions for thousands of years. Find out where they originated.
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Northern California scorched as wildfires rage onMassive wildfires continue to sweep through Northern California's wine region, forcing emergency evacuations and destroying more than 2,000 buildings. The fires began Sunday evening, though the initial cause is under investigation.
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Can Democrats win back a majority in the House in 2018?
These six bellwether districts will help to determine whether the Democrats can engineer a wave election to regain control of the House of Representatives in 2018.
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Steve Bannon: From White House exit to 'war' on GOP establishmentThe former White House chief strategist has been causing a stir since his departure from the Trump administration. Steve Bannon has declared war on the Republican establishment and he doesn’t plan to stop until the 2018 midterm election.
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Voters Make the CallWe asked American voters to leave us voicemails explaining who they plan to vote for and why in the 2016 presidential election. In this non-scientific project, we heard from 69 people from 25 states.
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How police use DNA 'familial searches' to probe murdersInvestigators are using DNA analysis and basic genealogy to find relatives of potential suspects, in the hope that these “familial searches” will crack cold cases.
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How does a crime get classified as ‘domestic terrorism’?Domestic terrorism is a broad label and is often used to describe violent crimes like the Oklahoma City Bombing that occur on U.S. soil. But what does it mean? And can you be charged with it?
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Becoming 'Mr. Social Security': The bizarre story of fugitive lawyer Eric ConnFugitive lawyer Eric C. Conn was convicted in a fraud scheme that could have cost the government more than $550 million in Social Security payments. Here's how the onetime king of Eastern Kentucky disability cases ended up on the FBI's most-wanted list.
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Dave Barry discovers something other than fish off the coast of RioMiami Herald columnist Dave Barry roams the streets and beaches of Rio de Janeiro to discover (and make sense of) all the sights and sounds surrounding the 2016 Olympic Games.
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(Not so) smooth criminalsSometimes plans don't quite work out as intended. Take a look at some would-be criminals who could have used a practice run or two.
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Trump's first 100 days in 100 secondsPresident Donald Trump has spent his first 100 days trying to make good on several campaign promises, but not without controversy. From Inauguration Day to a flurry of executive orders to airstrikes in Syria and Afghanistan, the Trump administration has been busy.
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A brief history of the sanctuary movement in the U.S.Sanctuary cities have become a hot topic in recent months, but the modern movement began more than 30 years ago in Tucson, Arizona.
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Timeline of the Charlotte police shooting of Keith Lamont ScottProtesters have taken to the streets of Charlotte following the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott on Tuesday. Officials allege a black officer opened fire on Scott after he emerged from his car with a gun in the University City area.
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Scott Kelly's year in space in three minutesAstronaut Scott Kelly completed his 340-day mission on the International Space Station March 1, making it the longest any U.S. astronaut has spent in space.
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