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Fears Bali Volcano Is About to Erupt

Thousands of people on the Indonesian island of Bali have been evacuated amid fears volcano Mount Agung could erupt for the first time in over 50 years.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Calls Snap Election

Japanese leader Shinzo Abe has called an early election as he seeks to take advantage of higher opinion polls to secure a third consecutive term as prime minister.

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Far-right Party AfD in Disarray a Day After Historic German Election Result

The leadership of the hardline Alternative for Germany party was in disarray Friday, a day after its historic breakthrough in the German elections delivered a stinging blow to Chancellor Angela Merkel's authority.

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Trump Administration Calls for NFL Owners to Rule On Anthem

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said Sunday that NFL owners should decide on a rule on how to handle players who kneel in protest during the national anthem.

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Airlines Are Still Struggling to Get Into Devastated Puerto Rico

Major commercial airlines are still struggling to fly to Puerto Rico after last week's hurricane.

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Questions of Racial Bias Surround Black Man's Imminent Execution

The state of Georgia is set to carry out its second execution of the year on Tuesday, when it plans to put to death Keith Tharpe, who was sentenced in 1991 for murdering his sister-in-law.

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Trump's NFL Comments Prove He Doesn't Get American Values

Donald Trump may be the American President, but he doesn't understand the importance of American values -- particularly freedom of expression, pluralism and tolerance. In fact, he is a threat to them.

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Attorney: Kushner Used Private Email Account to Talk to WH Officials

Jared Kushner, senior White House adviser and son-in-law of President Donald Trump, has occasionally used a private email account for correspondence with fellow administration officials, his lawyer, Abbe Lowell, confirmed to CNN on Sunday.

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Nuclear War Isn't North Korea's Only Threat

North Korea has launched 22 missiles in 15 tests in 2017. According to US intelligence sources, the most recent test detonated a 140-kiloton nuclear device, which the North Koreans claim was a hydrogen bomb. (That's 10 times as powerful as the atomic bomb the United States dropped on Hiroshima in World War II.) The UN secretary-general has continuously condemned North Korea's ballistic missile launches as serious violations of UN Security Council resolutions.

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Bharara: 'Odd and unusual' that Rosenstein Oversees And Is a Witness in Mueller Probe

Former US attorney Preet Bharara said Sunday that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein might have a conflict of interest over special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

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Where Are the World's Nuclear Weapons?

Nine nuclear-capable states exist in the world, but only eight of them -- all but North Korea -- are believed by experts to have weapons mature and developed enough to be readily incorporated into the arsenals of their armed forces.

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'Star Trek: Discovery' Barely Achieves Liftoff

Despite being outfitted with some interesting wrinkles, "Star Trek: Discovery" is an unspectacular addition to the existing fleet of "Trek"-branded series. The result, creatively, makes for an awkward liftoff, one perhaps most notable for its commercial mission, which is to entice new subscribers to CBS All Access.

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Soon All of Hong Kong's Dolphins Will Be Dead

A near constant wind buffets the top deck of Boat 36826 as it patrols the seas north of Hong Kong's largest island, Lantau.

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Police: Man Arrested Near White House Had Cache of Weapons in Car

A man who was arrested near the White House Sunday morning was found to have nine guns and three knives in his car, according to a police report. The man was initially stopped by law enforcement for allegedly urinating in public.

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These Are the NFL Players Protesting Today Amid Trump Criticism

Rather than taking a knee, most NFL players opted for a show of unity Sunday, locking arms ahead of their games amid criticism from President Trump who slammed players opting to protest during the national anthem.

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Concert for Charlottesville and Pilgrimage Festival Politically Charged

Two concerts held Sunday highlighted America's current political climate. The "Concert for Charlottesville" at University of Virginia's Scott Stadium, headlined by The Dave Matthews Band, was held to help the college town heal after white supremacists violently clashed with counter-protesters there last month.

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Republican Health Care Bill Revised to Target Key Votes

As the Republican Party's last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare hangs by a thread, a revised version of the Graham-Cassidy bill was circulated to Senate Republicans on Sunday with the aim of winning over key votes.

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Shooter Kills One, Wounds 7 at Tennessee Church

A gunman opened fire at a church in Tennessee on Sunday, killing one person and injuring seven others, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said.

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NFL Aired Unity Ad in Prime Time On Sunday

With President Trump taking aim at the NFL and its players who protest during the national anthem, the league has broadcasted a message of unity.

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Hurricane Maria Sending High Winds, Surf Up East Coast

The East Coast is bracing for high winds and treacherous surf from Hurricane Maria, days after the storm caused widespread devastation in the Caribbean.