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Up To 9 Killed In ‘Thousand-Year Storm’ In South Carolina
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Oct 5, 2015
US News
Oliver: Mental Illness Rarely Kills People. Guns Often Do.
Nina Wolpow
Oct 5, 2015
US News
Remembering The Oregon Victims
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Oct 2, 2015
Politics
“The More People You Kill, The More You’re In The Lim...
Chris Harper Mercer walked onto Umpqua Community College's campus yesterday and single-handedly executed the 45th school shooting in the U.S. this yea
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Nina Wolpow
Politics
Did The Oregon Shooter Post About His Crime Online?
Shortly after the tragic shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon on Thursday, a troubling post started to surface on social media. A screenshot, rep
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Politics
Bernie Sanders Is Catching Up To Hillary In Another Unexpected Way
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had a really good summer. You've probably read about his soaring poll numbers and standing-room-only
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We Executed A Prison Role Model
Early Wednesday morning, Georgia executed the only woman in the state on death row. The decision followed hours of deliberation and desperate pleas from th
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US News
Georgia Mom Executed After Last-Minute Appeals Fail
Update: After hours of delay and frantic, last-minute appeals, the state of Georgia executed Kelly Gissendaner early Wednesday morning. She was 47. In her
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Nina Wolpow
US News
Hours Before This Woman’s Execution, Her Children Fight For...
A mother of three and Emory University theology graduate is scheduled to become the first woman to be executed in Georgia in 70 years. Her name is Kelly Gi
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Nina Wolpow
Politics
Pope Sides With Marriage License-Denying Clerk
Pope Francis has appeared to condone the actions of Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to fulfill her court-ordered duty of i
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Nina Wolpow
Politics
Behold The Trumpkin, The Greatest Halloween Pumpkin Of All Time
What are the two most entertaining things happening this fall? That's right, Halloween and the endlessly revolving carnival ride we call politics. Too
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Nina Wolpow
Politics
Same-Sex Marriage Refusing Clerk: “It’s Never Been A ...
Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to give marriage licenses to same-sex couples, gave her first sit-down interview to FOX Ne
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Nina Wolpow
Politics
The Pope Gave A Shout-Out To A Woman With An Amazing Story
In his speech before Congress on Thursday, during the second day of his first-ever trip to the United States, Pope Francis began by calling out four inspir
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Nina Wolpow
People
Fordham University Takes Back Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree
Fordham University has announced that for the first time in its history, it would rescind an honorary degree — the one it awarded in 2001 to Bill Cos
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Nina Wolpow
World News
12 Ways You Can Help End Extreme Poverty Every Day
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Nina Wolpow
Politics
How To Get The Pope To Hug You
As Pope Francis rode his popemobile through the streets of Washington, D.C., today, a little girl named Sofía Cruz climbed up onto the barricade tha
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Nina Wolpow
Politics
Volkswagen CEO Quits After Massive Lying Scandal
Update: Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced he is stepping down, the AP reported on Wednesday. “Volkswagen needs a fresh start — also in
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Nina Wolpow
People
Yogi Berra, Baseball Legend & World’s Most Quotable Man, Di...
Beloved American rhetorician, Yankees legend, and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra died on Tuesday evening, leaving this world a lot less quo
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Come Celebrate Women In Office (By Drinking With R29!)
Over the past 30 years, EMILY's List has helped elect hundreds of Democratic, pro-choice women to office in the United States. We're talking abou
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Nina Wolpow
Culture
This Fat-Shaming Comedian’s Abortion Video Might Ruin Your Day
“Today, we are going to be talking about abortion because it is tearing up my insides,” controversial comedian Nicole Arbour said in a video ti
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Nina Wolpow
Politics
And Then There Were 15: Scott Walker Drops Out Of Presidential Race
There were high hopes for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's presidential campaign — just this spring, Walker's name was often mentioned among t
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Nina Wolpow
Politics
Teen Football Star Prosecuted For Having Nude Pics Of Himself
A 17-year-old in North Carolina faced charges for having naked pictures on his cell phone — of himself. In a logic-defying ruling, a court prosecuted
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Nina Wolpow
Politics
The Heartbreaking Reason Carly Fiorina Is Anti-Marijuana
There's a very real reason Carly Fiorina is against legalizing marijuana: The Republican presidential candidate watched her stepdaughter, Lori Ann Fio
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Nina Wolpow
Politics
‘The First Thing I’d Do As President Is Drink More...
Before the real show got on the road, CNN hosted a JV debate for four underdog candidates — former New York Governor George Pataki, South Carolina Se
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Nina Wolpow
World News
Air India Says “Fat” Crew Members Are Not Allowed To Fly
After certain employees did not “shape up,” according to Air India's wishes, the international airline — the third largest in India
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Nina Wolpow
World News
Meet The Woman Who Helped Discover A New Species Of Human
Imagine descending more than 39 feet down into a pitch-black cave through a chute a little more than seven inches wide. Imagine carefully positioning your
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Nina Wolpow
World News
One Million People Expected To Arrive In Germany This Year Amid W...
One million — that is the number of refugees and migrants Germany expects to cross into its border this year. That's 200,000 more people than th
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Nina Wolpow
World News
6 Ways You Can Help Refugees, According To The United Nations
The world is experiencing the worst refugee crisis since World War II as hundreds of thousands of people flee violence and civil war in the Middle East and
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Nina Wolpow
Politics
Meet Homo Naledi, The Newest Human Species
The world now has a new kind of human to analyze: Homo naledi, discovered by scientists in South Africa. The exciting species — a new addition to our
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Nina Wolpow
Politics
You Can See Beyoncé And Change The World At This NYC Festival
Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, and Pearl Jam are getting together in late September. They'll perform in New York City, on Central Park's G
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