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Father of missing Texas girl arrested, charged
The father of a missing 3-year-old Texas girl was arrested Monday. Wesley Mathews was charged with first-degree felony injury to a child. Police were waiting for confirmation that a body found over the weekend was that of Sherin Mathews.
Sears-Whirlpool curtail relationship after 100 years
Sears will no longer sell Whirlpool-branded appliances, curtailing a business relationship that dates back more than 100 years.
Kelly on O'Reilly: Abuse, shaming of women has to stop
Megyn Kelly took on her former Fox News Channel colleague Bill O'Reilly in blunt terms on Monday, revealing she had gone to her bosses to complain about O'Reilly's behavior and saying the size of a newly revealed $32 million settlement of harassment charges made by a Fox analyst was "jaw-dropping."
McCain critiques Trump without labeling him 'draft dodger'
Republican Sen. John McCain left no doubt Monday that he was thinking of President Donald Trump as he criticized the draft system during Vietnam for forcing low-income Americans to serve while the wealthy could avoid war with a doctor's note.
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Why dockless bikes may spell the end of the old bike-share model
The entrance of dockless biking into the U.S. market has rocked a bike-share sector that has long relied on city workers' help to assemble federal grants, city funds and advertising and sponsorships in order to lure bike-share operators. But those endeavors may be nearing an end.
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Scarcity of mental health care in Appalachia creates cycle of trauma
Getting mental health services in the region is fraught with challenges. But the need is great.
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Funeral held for Florida soldier killed in Niger
Funeral services were held to honor a U.S. soldier whose combat death in Niger, combined with three others, is being investigated by the Pentagon.
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Zoo animals enjoy pumpkin treat
Several of the animals at Brookfield Zoo near Chicago enjoyed Halloween treats on Friday. They included the western lowland gorillas; Hani, one of the sloth bears; the Rodrigues fruit bats; a carpet python; and the pygmy hippos.
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Mattis Meets With McCain, Graham Over Niger ambush
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has met with the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee as lawmakers demand answers two weeks after an ambush in the African nation of Niger killed four U.S. soldiers.
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Retired 'Navy SEAL' praising Trump on Fox News was a fake
A Fox spokesperson told the Navy Times it would run an on-air correction on Sunday.
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Mexico sides with Texas cities in sanctuary fight
Lawyers for the Mexican government argue that a Texas Senate bill creates unnecessary tension in relations between Mexico and the U.S.
Arctic refuge drilling closer as Senate moves to open site
Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one step closer to oil and gas drilling.
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Melania Trump donates inaugural ball gown to Smithsonian
Melania Trump donated her inaugural ball gown to the First Ladies' Collection at the Smithsonian Institution. The first lady handed over the vanilla silk, off-the-shoulder gown during a ceremony Friday in Washington.
Burglary reported by Twin Cities mosque that was bombed
Leaders of a Bloomington mosque where a bomb went off this summer say two burglars broke windows and entered the building early Friday.
Business
FDA watching for med-tech shortages in wake of Puerto Rico power grid failure
Agency says its working with companies to prevent shortages of devices in U.S.
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Trump border wall samples take shape
Eight prototype wall sections are nearing completion along the U.S. border with Mexico. U.S. officials are sizing up the border wall models as part of President Trump's plan to build a wall along the border with Mexico.
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