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Friday, Nov 12

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For ‘low level volunteer,’ Papadopoulos sought high profile as Trump adviser

The Trump foreign policy adviser, who pleaded guilty this week to lying to federal agents investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, traveled the world touting his campaign ties.

Tuesday, Nov 2

22

Trump calls Medgar Evers a hero at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. Here’s why.

The museum pays tribute to the courage of Evers, who was killed by a white supremacist, and other civil rights martyrs. But Trump's decision to attend the museum's debut Saturday sparked outrage among African American leaders.

‘Deaths Laid to Act of God’: The devastating 1935 hurricane that surprised the Florida Keys

The Labor Day hurricane was the last major storm to decimate the Florida Keys. It killed more than 400 people and wiped out a railroad track.

Thursday, Nov 29

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A little girl named Abcde was mocked by a Southwest gate agent. The airline has apologized.

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Traci Redford said a Southwest Airlines gate agent made fun of her 5-year-old daughter, Abcde, at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., and then posted a picture of the child’s boarding pass on social media.

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New tick species capable of transmitting deadly disease is spreading in the U.S.

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The Asian longhorned tick, the first invasive tick to arrive in the United States in about 80 years, has been found found on pets, livestock, wildlife and people.

Tuesday, Oct 23

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Fort Worth Star-Telegram apologizes for ‘Field Guide to Liberals’ cartoon

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An Augusta cartoonist stands by a piece that sparked reader blowback.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette hires a new conservative cartoonist after the firing of a Trump critic

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Steve Kelley replaces Rob Rogers, who saw a series of his anti-Trump cartoons spiked by the paper.

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Retropolis: He won Powerball’s $314 million jackpot. It ruined his life.

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Within two years, Jack Wittaker was unwelcome at bars and his beloved granddaughter had disappeared.

Tuesday, Oct 9

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Banksy’s stunt has become a meme for everything people think has been shredded, like the Constitution

Artists have been inspired by Banksy's prank in which he destroyed his painting “Girl With Balloon” after it sold at auction for $1.4 million.

Saturday, May 5

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Mother of baby kidnapped from a hospital says stranger who raised her deserves death

Shanara Mobley's infant daughter was kidnapped from a maternity ward by Gloria Williams, who raised the girl as her own.

Thursday, Dec 7

15

The attack on Pearl Harbor: Unforgettable photos of the bombing

President Franklin D. Roosevelt called Dec. 7, 1941 “a date which will live in infamy."

Monday, Dec 4

19

Retropolis: Rockefeller and the secret land deals that created Grand Teton National Park

Decades before the struggle over Utah’s national monuments, Wyoming residents went to war over John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s purchase of 33,000 acres around Jackson Hole for a national park.

Monday, Oct 30

17

Top campaign officials knew of Trump adviser’s outreach to Russia

Prosecutors say a Russian-connected professor whom George Papadopoulos met with in early 2016 said he had information on Hillary Clinton that included thousands of the Democrat's emails.

Saturday, Aug 26

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As Hurricane Harvey slams Texas, a look at the most devastating storms in U.S. history

From Galveston in 1900 to Katrina in 2005, people who ignored warnings to evacuate paid dearly for it. Will those in the path of Hurricane Harvey make the same mistake?

Monday, Aug 21

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The shadow of an assassinated American Nazi commander hangs over Charlottesville

George Lincoln Rockwell, the founder of the American Nazi Party, coined the phrase "white power" before he was shot by a disaffected follower 50 years ago in Arlington. He remains an influential figure to white supremacists.