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Longtime Beijing residents recount the transformation of China over the past 3 decades
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Despite federal funding loss, project to turn landfill into renewable energy site moves forwrd
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CBS announced last July that it was ending the show, days after Colbert called out CBS’s parent company for settling a lawsuit with President Trump.
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Ebola outbreak could have started weeks or months ago, experts say
Health experts say the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have began weeks or even months ago.
Republican Congressman on why he is trying to block Trump's DOJ settlement fund
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House passes bill banning large investors from buying up single-family homes
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Italy demands apology from Israel for treatment of activists on flotilla bringing aid to Gaza
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Supreme Court dismisses Alabama effort to execute convict
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How Sen. Charles Sumner — who was attacked in 1856 for opposing slavery — was 'ahead of his time'
In 1856, a slave-owning representative from South Carolina used a cane to attack and beat Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner, who was vehemently opposed to slavery and spoke out against it.
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