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If Coast Guard members are killed during shutdown, their families won't get benefits

While members of the Coast Guard continue to risk their lives on deployment during the government shutdown, the service says it will not be able to provide death benefits to their families should they be killed in the line of duty. Retirees and their families will also be affected due to a lack of funding as long as the shutdown drags on.

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Cigarette filters are the No.1 plastic pollutant ... and don't prevent cancer

Plastic straws and bags have received widespread attention as pollutants. But another, even bigger, plastic problem has been slipping under the radar -- cigarette filters.

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Venezuela may 'spiral out of control' with at least 20 dead in protests, UN says

As two declared presidents vie for power in Venezuela, a UN human rights official says at least 20 people have died in protest-related violence this week in the Latin American country, sparking her concern that the situation there "may rapidly spiral out of control."

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Mueller indicts Roger Stone, says he was coordinating with Trump officials about WikiLeaks' stolen emails

Roger Stone has been indicted by a grand jury on charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller, who alleges that the longtime Donald Trump associate sought stolen emails from WikiLeaks that could damage Trump's opponents while in coordination with senior Trump campaign officials.

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The GO DJs Bring their Annual Star-Studded Red Carpet & Awards Show Back For It's 5-Year Anniversary

HOUSTON, TX - December 18, 2019 - Craig Williams, CEO of I AM A GO DJ MUSIC GROUP, LLC. and the CITY of HOUSTON present the GO DJ AWARDS 5TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY, Monday, January 28, 2019, at the A.D. PLAYERS at the George Theatre located at 5420 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX 77056.

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement on the Death of Harris Wofford

Jackson Lee—“I mourn his loss, but also celebrate his life. I extend my condolences to his husband, Matthew, and to all who survive him and celebrate the life of this statesman.”

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Mueller wants to know about 2016 Trump campaign's ties to NRA

Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has expressed interest in the Trump campaign's relationship with the National Rifle Association during the 2016 campaign.

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How to assist federal workers impacted by the shutdown

The federal government shutdown came about because of politics. But its repercussions are hitting average citizens without regard for partisanship.

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The LA teachers' strike is about to end, thanks to a tentative deal with the school district

After six days and more than $125 million in lost revenue, the Los Angeles teachers' strike is almost over.

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Kamala Harris is making history in the 2020 race

Sen. Kamala Harris' Martin Luther King Jr. Day announcement that she is running for president puts the number of women who are competing or have declared exploratory committees at four. In defiance of the norm, most of the high-profile candidates bear little resemblance to the 45 presidents in US history.

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The tricky lesson of MAGA hat confrontation

It was such an easy sell -- images of white kids from Kentucky wearing Make America Great Again hats and antagonizing elderly Native Americans seemed like racism personified. Right?

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The tricky lesson of MAGA hat confrontatio

It was such an easy sell -- images of white kids from Kentucky wearing Make America Great Again hats and antagonizing elderly Native Americans seemed like racism personified. Right?

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'Black Panther,' 'Roma' lead Oscars into new frontiers

Eight movies were nominated for best picture on Tuesday, but there are two that couldn't be more different -- "Black Panther," the Marvel blockbuster; and "Roma," Alfonso Cuarón's black-and-white Netflix film -- might be the most significant in terms of leading the Oscars into new frontiers.

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Conservative Supreme Court majority says it will hear 2nd Amendment case

A newly solidified conservative majority on the Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to take up a Second Amendment case for the first time since 2010.

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'Ted Bundy Tapes,' 'Robert Durst' add to TV's 'celebrity' monsters

The appetite for true-crime programming has created a bit of a logjam, to the point where coverage of notorious murderers and serial killers is beginning to recycle. The question is whether the sheer volume of coverage risks somehow romanticizing these infamous figures.

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Oscar nominations 2019: Full list by category

The nominees for the 91st Academy Awards were revealed Tuesday morning. "Roma," a Netflix film that looks back at director Alfonso Cuarón's youth in Mexico, and "The Favourite," a period dramedy with an all-star cast, tied for most nominations with ten each.

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Kevin-Prince Boateng to Barcelona: Five of the strangest January transfers

Kevin-Prince Boateng signing for Barcelona in the January transfer window caught many people by surprise.

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Jair Bolsonaro says Brazil is open for business

Jair Bolsonaro had a simple message for the bankers, investors and chief executives gathered in Davos: Brazil is open for business.

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'Wage dispute' worker wrecks hotel in digger rampage

A construction worker used a mechanical digger to wreck the lobby of a new hotel in Liverpool, UK, in an apparent dispute over unpaid wages.

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Ridiculously cold temps in the Northeast break records

Even by New England standards, this winter cold is brutal. The storm that killed several people in the Midwest -- including a 12-year-old girl who died when a snow fort collapsed -- left a trail of dangerously cold weather in the Northeast.