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Disaster relief funding is creeping into Trump's midterm rhetoric. Critics say it has no place there

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Trump says he'll award fireballer Roger Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom

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HBCUs are underfunded. A legal effort starting in Missouri seeks to fix it

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Jo Adell and José Ramírez star as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-3 to avoid elimination

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Cornell gang-rape accuser was 'misled' about criminal investigation, her lawyer says

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Christa Pike is angry and confused after surviving execution attempt, attorney says

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José Ramírez's all-around performance helps the Guardians avoid elimination in ALDS Game 3

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Texas carries out nation’s first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection

A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk in 2000 has been executed, a week after a failed lethal injection in Tennessee.

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Kosovo lawmakers elect a new president in a late-night vote to avert snap election

Kosovo's lawmakers have elected economist Justina Shiroka Pula as the new president, narrowly avoiding a snap election.

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Workers who said they were exploited while building US consulate in Milan agree to record payout

Foreign workers building the new U.S. consulate in Milan have signed agreements securing payouts for alleged labor abuses.

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Nepal ends search for thousands of flood victims, leaving some families angry and others relieved

The families of thousands missing after Nepal's catastrophic floods have mixed feelings about the government's decision to stop search efforts.

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Okinawa governor wants discipline for US military in Japan after murder linked to Marine

The governor of Okinawa has demanded the central government do more to ensure discipline among U.S. troops on the southern Japanese island. The statement Wednesday by Gov.

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Pages delivers go-ahead single in 7th as Dodgers beat Braves 4-1 to clinch NL Division Series

Andy Pages drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning to give Los Angeles the lead, and the Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 to clinch their NL Divi

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In drought-stricken Sri Lanka, farmers watch wells empty and wildlife crowd shrinking water holes

Sri Lanka is facing severe drought, leaving reservoirs dry and farming communities struggling.

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The Latest: White House highlights Trump Accounts for kids amid frustrations over rising prices

President Donald Trump has announced that all Americans under age 18 are being automatically enrolled in Trump Accounts, which are set up by the government to invest in stocks

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Trump interrupted by protesters as he fights to rally Texas voters behind Paxton in US Senate race

President Donald Trump fought to rally Texas voters behind embattled Senate candidate Ken Paxton as a series of protests disrupted his rally in San Antonio.

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Trying to execute Christa Pike again would push into uncharted legal territory, experts say

After Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived an execution attempt it's unclear whether the state will try again.

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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi detained during protest against election chief

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been detained by police during a protest against the country's election chief.

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Two lawsuits challenge Trump's taxpayer-funded ads, alleging they violate propaganda law

Two new lawsuits are challenging President Donald Trump's recent spate of federally funded television advertisements.

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Tayari Jones' novel 'Kin' wins the Kirkus Prize for fiction, earning a $50,000 award

Tayari Jones' novel “Kin” has won the Kirkus Prize for fiction. The book traces the life of two Black friends from small-town Louisiana.

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