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Watch the 'Father of the Selfie' age before your eyes
Photographer Karl Baden has snapped a simple, black and white photo of himself every day for the last three decades to document his aging.
7 Earth-size worlds found orbiting star; could hold life
For the first time, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a single nearby star — and these new worlds could hold life.
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7 earth-size worlds found orbiting star
For the first time, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a nearby star - and these new worlds could hold life, NASA and a Belgian-led research team announced Wednesday.
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Pence condemns 'vile act' at Jewish cemetery in Missouri
He addressed vandalism, talked economic policy.
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Houses of worship open doors to immigrants who fear deportation
Centuries-old philosophy expands in the Trump era.
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Runaway bull dies after police chase through NYC
A bull that led police on a wild chase through New York City streets after escaping from a slaughterhouse and has died. Police corralled the bull after a two-hour chase that continued even after his hide was studded with tranquilizer darts.
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Trump outlines sweeping deportations of immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security is directed to begin the process of hiring 10,000 new immigration and customs agents and expanding the number of detention facilities.
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Photos: Bye-bye to Bao Bao
The National Zoo in Washington is saying a final goodbye to its panda cub Bao Bao. The zoo is packing up the American-born panda for a one-way flight Tuesday to China, where the 3-year-old will eventually join a panda breeding program.
Walt Whitman novel lost for 165 years holds clues to 'Leaves of Grass'
A typo-ridden 1852 newspaper serial by an anonymous author turns out to have been written by one of America's greatest authors.
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Mattis assures Iraq that U.S. won't 'seize anybody's oil'
Before arrival in Baghdad, he said he didn't support Trump's wish to take Iraq's oil.
Duck boats face increasing calls for improvements, bans
With their festive, party-like ambiance and ability to travel on land and in water, duck boats have long been tourist attractions for sightseers around the U.S. But a string of deadly accidents has left the industry reeling, forced safety improvements and led some advocates to call for a total ban on the vehicles.
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Minnesota and the presidents: Take our Presidents' Day quiz
No, there are no presidents from Minnesota. But Minnesota has had plenty of close connections to the White House. On this Presidents' Day, let's see how well you know them.
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Propeller signed by Orville Wright creates controversy
Congressman moves to block any attempt to sell it.
Florida man accused in plot to bomb Target stores as part of scam
A Florida man is accused in a plot to blow up several Target stores along the East Coast in an attempt to acquire cheap stock if the company's stock value plunged after the explosions.
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Face transplant links men touched by tragedy
The first face transplant performed at Mayo Clinic is providing a man from Wyoming a second chance at a normal life after he was disfigured by a gunshot in a suicide attempt a decade ago. He now has the face of another man who took his own life.
The biggest beneficiaries of the government safety net: working-class whites
Aid lifted 6.2 million working-class whites out of poverty in 2014.
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