CBP chief says number of border crossers & families with kids falls again
The Trump administration says it saw a 30% drop in the number of people apprehended at the southern U.S. border from July to August, amid summer heat…
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6 in 10 Americans fear a mass shooting & most think gun laws can help: ABC News poll
With six in 10 worried about a mass shooting in their community, Americans by a 17-point margin express confidence that stricter gun control laws…
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New $48M Michigan high school is being built to thwart active shooters
When completed, the new $48 million new Fruitport High School will include renovations to the existing building and major new sections which include…
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Latin-music star Camilo Sesto dies of heart failure ahead of U.S. concert tour
Singer and songwriter Camilo Sesto, whose dramatic and florid ballads made him a hugely popular figure in the Spanish-language music world, has died…
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Biden, Warren, Sanders only Dems with double-digit support; ABC News poll has O’Rourke at just 3%
A gain for Elizabeth Warren and a slip in support for Kamala Harris place Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Warren atop the field in the latest ABC…
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Nevada’s Area 51 braces for alien hunter invasion later this month
The military’s Area 51 in Nevada is bracing for an invasion of amateur alien hunters later this month. It all started as a joke Facebook event:…
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‘Batman’ walks bullied Florida toddler to school
It wasn’t Gotham City, but Batman descended on a Florida preschool to help a 3-year-old girl who was being bullied. When Erica Calculli’s…
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Hurricane Dorian slams North Carolina: At least 4 dead, hundreds trapped by ‘catastrophic’ flooding
Hurricane Dorian made landfall along Cape Hatteras in North Carolina on Friday as those on the state’s low-lying islands battled ferocious rain…
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Mexico declares success in slowing migrant flow after Trump tariff threats
Under threat of crippling U.S. tariffs, Mexico said Friday it had reduced the flow of migrants arriving at its northern border by 56% in three…
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Hurricane Dorian’s death toll rises to 20 as it now charges up the southeastern U.S. coast
As sunshine returned to the northern Bahamas on Wednesday, residents and authorities surveyed the islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco, overwhelmed by…
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Family of minor league baseball pitcher slain in Virginia
The brother-in-law of a minor league baseball pitcher killed the athlete’s wife, toddler son and mother-in-law before he was captured naked…
Continue Reading Sharks to saiga, nations up support for endangered wildlife
From towering giraffes to bottom-feeding sharks and many species in between, endangered species got new protections under an agreement finalized…
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26 killed in fiery attack on bar in southern Mexico
Gang members burst into a bar, blocked all the exits and then started a fire that killed 26 people and injured about a dozen others, Mexican…
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