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A Big Vote Registration Push Reaches Millions — But Divides Elections Officials
An outside group is blanketing the nation with official-looking exhortations to register to vote. Actual elections officials don't agree whether that's ultimately helpful or harmful. (Image credit: LM...
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Would The U.S. Health System Be Ready For A Surge In Coronavirus Cases?
So far, only 15 cases of coronavirus disease have been identified in the U.S. But if large numbers of people were to suddenly get infected, would hospitals be prepared to cope? (Image credit: Ted S....
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Attorney General Says Trump's Tweets About DOJ Make His Job 'Impossible'
William Barr told ABC News that he wishes the president wouldn't offer commentary about cases the Justice Department is handling or judges before which its attorneys are arguing. (Image credit: Sarah...
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Poland's Overhaul Of Its Courts Leads To Confrontation With European Union
The country's ruling Law and Justice party has sought to dramatically reshape the courts, triggering popular protests and threatening Poland's status within the EU parliamentary process. (Image...
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Key Florida Elections Office Endured Cyberattack Ahead of 2016 Election
Palm Beach County, which has experienced myriad elections issues in recent years, says that its elections office was breached by a ransomware attack before the 2016 election. (Image credit: Wilfredo...
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Trump Administration Diverts $3.8 Billion In Pentagon Funding To Border Wall
In a notice sent to Congress Thursday, the Pentagon said it is shifting billions from fighter jets and other weapons to help pay for a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. (Image credit: Evan...
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U.S. Prosecutors Hit Huawei With New Federal Charges
The Department of Justice is accusing the Chinese telecom giant of racketeering and conspiracy to steal trade secrets from U.S. companies. The Trump administration has security concerns about Huawei....
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IMAGES: What New Coronavirus Looks Like Under The Microscope
The images were made using scanning and transmission electron microscopes at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. (Image credit: NIAID-RML)
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How COVID-19 Kills: The New Coronavirus Disease Can Take A Deadly Turn
Most cases of the illness are characterized as mild, with symptoms similar to those of a common cold or the flu. But there have been over 1,300 deaths. (Image credit: AFP via Getty Images)
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Former FBI Official Andrew McCabe Won't Face Charges
McCabe, the former FBI deputy director, had been under investigation over whether he lied about a media leak. (Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
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'Not A Paramilitary.' Inside A Washington Militia's Efforts To Go Mainstream
Matt Marshall, the leader of the Washington Three Percent, leads a nonprofit corporation. He serves on a school board. Now, a domestic terrorism scandal complicates his political ambitions. (Image...
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More Than 1,700 Health Workers In China Have Been Infected With New Coronavirus
Chinese officials also said that six health workers have died from the disease now known as COVID-19. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases worldwide rose to more than 64,000. (Image credit: Charly...
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Rare Weedy Seadragons Hatch At California Aquarium
The delicate creatures resemble bits of seaweed and are distant cousins of the seahorse. The aquarium says the two inch-long babies are already feeding on tiny shrimp. (Image credit: Birch Aquarium at...
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For U.S. And China, Coronavirus Adds Pressure To Relationship Already Under...
"Right now, the U.S.-China relationship is suffering from a deep deficit of trust," says Evan Medeiros, a former National Security Council chief adviser for Asia. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP...
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U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Blocking States' Medicaid Work Requirements
A three-judge panel found the Trump administration failed to analyze whether such requirements "would promote the primary objective of Medicaid — to furnish medical assistance," as required by law....
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North Dakota And Native American Tribes Settle Voter ID Lawsuits
Tribes had sued because the law required voters to present identification with their home's street address — which often doesn't exist on reservations. Emergency rules will broaden the ID allowed....
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Break-Ups And Throw-Ups: What It's Like To Work At A Restaurant On...
Valentine's Day is one of the busiest days of the year for restaurant staff. They have some ... stories. (Image credit: Serts/Getty Images)
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LA County DA Moves To Dismiss 66,000 Marijuana-Related Convictions
"We believe it is the largest effort in California to wipe out old criminal convictions in a single court motion," District Attorney Jackie Lacey said. (Image credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
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Early Novel Written By Free Black Woman Called Out Racism Among Abolitionists
In 1859, Harriet E. Wilson published a book about life as an indentured servant in New Hampshire. It remains an obscure classic because it challenges white ideals about racism in the North. (Image...
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