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› 'We will support and vote for Nancy Pelosi': Disgruntled Democrats strike deal to back House Speaker bid
Rep. Nancy Pelosi and fellow Democrats who had tried derailing her effort to become House speaker announced they'd come to an agreement Wednesday that would all but ensure her election to the post.
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› Steve Bannon still has bluster and bravado, but is he old news?
Nearly 18 months after Steve Bannon was fired from the White House he insists he's as relevant as ever. The evidence is hard to see.
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› Chief of Staff Jose Canseco? Ex-MLB slugger offers to fill spot in Donald Trump's cabinet
Retired slugger Jose Canseco tweets his willingness to serve in President Donald Trump's cabinet, offers to "buff you up" with daily workouts.
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› Julia Louis-Dreyfus has had 'a rough couple of years' with cancer treatment, sister's death
In a 'New Yorker' profile, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, back filming 'Veep' after treatment for breast cancer, discusses "a rough couple of years."
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› How likely is an earthquake in the Midwest, South? The Big One could be coming
The New Madrid Seismic Zone has a 25 percent to 40 percent chance of producing a significant earthquake within the next 50 years, seismologists say.
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› Kentucky governor bashes 'biased' Louisville Courier Journal, ProPublica in social media outburst
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin wasn't pleased to hear the state's largest newspaper, the Louisville Courier Journal, was partnering with ProPublica to investigate a state-run government agency.
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› Train crashes into overpass in Turkish capital; at least 7 dead, dozens injured
The high-speed train was en route from Ankara to the central Turkish city of Konya when it crashed into an engine that was checking the tracks at a station.
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› California texting tax: What we know about the proposal
California regulators are considering a plan to tax text messages. Here's what we know so far.
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› Vitaminwater scroll-free challenge: Would you give up your smartphone in 2019 for $100K?
Vitaminwater is giving one person $100,000 if they give up their smartphone for a year.
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› China detains second Canadian in fallout from Dec. 1 arrest of tech executive Meng Wanzhou
The Chinese government confirmed on Thursday that Michael Spavor was under investigation by the Dandong Bureau of Chinese State Security for “suspicion of jeopardizing China’s national security,” Chinese newspaper Global Times reported.
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› How gators survive in frozen ponds will shock you
Alligators at the Shallotte River Swamp Park in North Carolina survived frigid conditions by allowing their noses to be frozen in ice.
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› 16-year-old pleads guilty to murder in 2016 deaths of his father and a 6-year-old boy
Jesse Osborne, now 16, has pleaded guilty to the deadly Townville school shooting of 2016.
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