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'A new era on guns:' Gun-safety groups look to 2020 a year after Parkland
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Firefighters called as mom has baby at home. Then they shovel the driveway.
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Firefighters walk a mile on ice to get injured patient to the hospital
What seemed like a normal call for two Maryland Heights Fire Protection District firefighter paramedics in St. Louis, Missouri, quickly turned into an unsteady situation unknowingly captured by a stranger.
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More men with low-risk prostate cancer are forgoing treatment, study finds
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Official discover underground pot-growing operation
An investigation by Yancey County authorities leads investigators to an elaborate hydroponic growing operation.
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A third of Americans say blackface is ok for Halloween costumes
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Stacey Abrams, First Black Woman to Give Democratic Rebuttal
Democratic Party rising star Stacey Abrams sharply criticized the Trump administration and Republican leadership on Tuesday night in her response to the President's State of the Union address.
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Black Owned Businesses Continue to Bring Dignity to Death
There is one thing all people have in common. We all will be born and we will die. Death is such a delicate subject that families need someone to help them ease through the process of all the decision making that has to be done to plan out a proper burial. For many families in the Houston area, the ones that they often turn to are the folks at McCoy & Harrison Funeral Home and O.W. Wiley Mortuary.
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For decades he didn't give up trying to ID a boy and his killer. The obsession paid off just before this detective retired
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Pope Francis praises girl who broke through security to give him a letter
A little girl evaded tight police security Tuesday inside Abu Dhabi's city stadium and ran to Pope Francis to deliver him a letter.
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Stacey Abrams, first black woman to give Democratic rebuttal, offers tough rebuke of Trump, GOP leaders
Democratic Party rising star Stacey Abrams sharply criticized the Trump administration and Republican leadership on Tuesday night in her response to the President's State of the Union address.
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The developing countries with the most to fear from Brexit
The potential fallout from Brexit won't stop with the UK and the European Union, a new study has found. The UK's departure from the EU may also pose a serious threat to developing countries that depend on trade with Britain, a new report has found.
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Tesla's next big thing is on horizon
Tesla says it's getting close to making the most important vehicle in its lineup: the Model Y.
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Tesla says it's getting close to making the most important vehicle in its lineup: the Model Y, a mass market SUV.
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The worst Super Bowl ever
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New England Patriots win Super Bowl LIII for 6th title
The dynasty lives on. Once again, the New England Patriots are champions, grinding to win Super Bowl LIII 13-3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta -- and launching Tom Brady and Bill Belichick into a different stratosphere.
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What makes a celebrity endorsement a touchdown
On Sunday, Sarah Michelle Gellar will try to sell you Olay face cream. Adam Scott and 2 Chainz will pitch you Expensify to do your work expenses. And Christina Applegate is going to threaten some too-chatty anthropomorphic M&Ms from the front seat of her mom van in hopes that somehow makes you want to eat a chocolate bar filled with the colorful candies.
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Lowering blood pressure could cut risk factor for dementia
Intensive lowering of blood pressure, to a less than 120 mm Hg level, can have a measurable impact on mild cognitive impairment (MCI) -- a well-established precursor of dementia, a new study finds.
