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Florida cooling towers simultaneously imploded
The identical, 462-foot towers were imploded at St. Johns River Power Park in Jacksonville.
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Baltimore woman climbed her way out of poverty to become scientist attending MIT
Corshai Williams will take her next step in the fall, when she begins graduate studies in chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Sacramento councilman brings his baby to work, changing perceptions
Eric Guerra isn't doing anything that working women haven't been doing for generations, balancing family, work and child-care constraints.
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94-year-old woman thanks 'guardian angel' who saved her from sinking car
When Fabio Franca got to Alice Modine's car, the front of her vehicle was mostly submerged, and the water was up to Modine's chest.
NASA's record-breaking spacewoman retires as astronaut
NASA's record-breaking astronaut, Peggy Whitson, retired Friday less than a year after returning from her last and longest spaceflight.
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Two fall to ground when Fla. roller coaster car derails
Six people have been taken to a hospital after a roller coaster in Florida derailed, leaving some riders dangling 34 feet (10 meters) above the ground.
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Twin Cities among 5 finalists for coveted Army R&D facility
Army officials are expected to make a final decision by the end of June.
Trump accused in lawsuit of misusing charitable foundation
New York's attorney general sued President Donald Trump and his foundation Thursday, accusing him of illegally using the charity's money to settle disputes involving his business empire and to boost his political fortunes during his run for the White House.
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Kim Kardashian finally meets Alice Johnson
Kim Kardashian West and Alice Marie Johnson, the woman President Donald Trump freed from life in federal prison, say they won't stop advocating for other people serving long sentences for non-violent drug offenses.
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Dozens found in truck in San Antonio
Dozens of people, including some children, were discovered in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio.
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Illinois officer grabs toddler from side of busy road
A police sergeant is being honored for his quick actions in rescuing a young child from a busy roadway in suburban Chicago.
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Russians met with NRA amid 2016 presidential campaign, McClatchy reports
Several prominent Russians, some in President Vladimir Putin's inner circle or high in the Russian Orthodox Church, now have been identified as having contact with National Rifle Association officials during the 2016 U.S. election campaign, according to photographs and an NRA source.
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Frantic parents separated from kids fill courts on the border
Federal courtrooms across the Southwest are being flooded with distraught mothers and fathers who have been charged with misdemeanor illegal entry and separated from their children. In just McAllen, Texas, 415 children had been stripped from their parents between May 21 and June 5, according to federal public defenders.
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Doctor: Extra caution taken with Melania Trump
Doctors not involved in First lady Melania Trump's medical care but familiar with the type procedure she recently underwent said embolization most likely was used to remove a type of noncancerous kidney tumor called an angiomylipoma.
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94-year-old former firefighter gleefully takes to the skies again
"I'm not at all afraid of going up," he said. "I love being outdoors and I love flying."
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