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Confrontation caught on camera outside KU fraternity house raises concerns
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Wisconsin police shoot Black man as children watch from a vehicle, attorney says
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More than two dozen former Republican lawmakers endorse Joe Biden on first day of GOP convention
More than two dozen former Republican lawmakers announced Monday they are endorsing Joe Biden for president.
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Trump claims 'political reasons' held up convalescent plasma emergency authorization
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he believed "political reasons" had slowed down the Food and Drug Administration's approval of emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma but that he "broke the logjam" over the last week.
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Elijah McClain died after a police encounter almost one year ago. Here's what happened since
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Here's exactly why Donald Trump made his plasma announcement on Sunday night
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Invisible rogue planets without stars? NASA's new space telescope could find hundreds of them
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What to watch on the first night of the Republican convention
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From a sister to advisers: The litany of people once close to Trump questioning his fitness for office
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Acute anxiety: Internet searches for key words spiked to all-time high early in pandemic
As the coronavirus pandemic gained traction in the United States, internet searches for key words related to panic attacks and acute anxiety spiked.
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TikTok says it will sue Trump administration Monday over looming US ban
TikTok says it is filing suit against the Trump administration Monday in response to what it says is a "highly politicized" executive order that seeks to ban the short-form video app from the United States.
