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Cyclone leaves Mozambique desperate and submerged

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HUD Sec. Carson on white supremacists, public housing and that dining room set

World Mar 19

Silenced at ‘the university of whispers,’ an Assad prison survivor can now tell his story

By Malcolm Brabant

Michael Cohen pictured leaving federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, in April. Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Politics Mar 19

Read new Michael Cohen court documents that may offer clues on Mueller probe

By Lisa Desjardins

World Mar 19

As caliphate collapses, new ISIS threats emerge in Syria

U.S. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang speaks at Potluck Insurgency, a local democratic activist event, at the home of one of its members in Iowa City, Iowa, U.S., March 10, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan - RC164EFDE690

Politics Mar 19

What does Andrew Yang believe? Where the candidate stands on 5 issues

By Dan Cooney

Education Mar 19

How high school students feel about college admissions scandal

World Mar 19

Former deputy secretary of state on ‘a deep hole’ for American diplomacy

World Mar 19

How to help cyclone victims in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe

By Gabriela Martinez

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Cyclone leaves Mozambique desperate and submerged

HUD Sec. Carson on white supremacists, public housing and that dining room set

Silenced at ‘the university of whispers,’ an Assad prison survivor can now tell his story

By Malcolm Brabant

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Asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico say they fear for their safety

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Disney closes $71 billion deal for Fox entertainment assets

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Prime Minister Theresa May asks EU for Brexit delay

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President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro in the Rose Garden of the White House on March 19, 2019. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Trump keeps focus on Ohio for the 2020 campaign

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World Mar 19

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Nation Mar 19

How Trump and Brazil’s Bolsonaro align, both personally and politically

At the White House on Tuesday, President Trump welcomed Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, in the latter’s first bilateral foreign visit.

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HUD Sec. Carson on white supremacists, public housing and that dining room set

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Former deputy secretary of state on ‘a deep hole’ for American diplomacy

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How to help cyclone victims in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe

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Former deputy secretary of state on ‘a deep hole’ for American diplomacy

Michael Cohen pictured leaving federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, in April. Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters

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Read new Michael Cohen court documents that may offer clues on Mueller probe

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HUD Sec. Carson on white supremacists, public housing and that dining room set

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U.S. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang speaks at Potluck Insurgency, a local democratic activist event, at the home of one of its members in Iowa City, Iowa, U.S., March 10, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan - RC164EFDE690

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What does Andrew Yang believe? Where the candidate stands on 5 issues

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