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September 18, 2018 at 10:45 am

Kavanaugh’s accuser waited decades to tell her story. Teenagers of the 1980s aren’t surprised.

In the 1980s, the national conversation was shifting on rape and consent, but most women and girls were still made to feel that if something...

August 16, 2018 at 3:14 am

‘It is taking people out’: More than 70 people OD on synthetic marijuana in one day near Yale

Federal officials issued a warning about the spread of synthetic marijuana across the country. K2 has caused hundreds in about 10 states to be hospitalized,...

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August 7, 2018 at 4:10 am

Trump’s Walk of Fame star: The West Hollywood City Council wants it permanently removed

Since before the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star has seen just about everything. It was smashed into pieces — twice....

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FILE – This March 1, 2018 file photo from video provided by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) shows U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles. Gee has ruled that the U.S. government must seek consent before administering psychotropic drugs to immigrant children held at a Texas facility. She issued a ruling Monday, July 30, 2018 that the federal government violated portions of a longstanding settlement governing the treatment of immigrant children caught crossing the border. (NAPABA via AP, File) LA112 LA112

July 31, 2018 at 3:12 am

Trump administration must stop giving psychotropic drugs to migrant children without consent, judge rules

U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles ordered the Trump administration to obtain consent or a court order before administering any psychotropic medications to...

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July 30, 2018 at 2:34 am

Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she has ‘at least 5 more years’ on the Supreme Court. Her fans rejoice.

"Ruth Bader Ginsburg" was trending on Twitter Sunday night, and liberals across the internet panicked. "My heart stopped for a moment," tweeted writer Wajahat Ali....

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July 26, 2018 at 5:54 pm

Hundreds of migrant children remain in custody, though most separated families reunited at court deadline

WASHINGTON — At the expiration of a court deadline to reunite migrant families separated during its "zero tolerance" border crackdown, the Trump administration said Thursday...

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July 25, 2018 at 8:24 am

Lucy McBath, who lost son to gun violence, wins her Georgia primary

It was the day after Thanksgiving six years ago, and Lucia "Lucy" McBath knew her 17-year-old son, Jordan Davis, had plans to go shopping with...

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July 25, 2018 at 2:26 am

A Swedish student stopped an Afghan man’s deportation by refusing to sit down on a plane

Around the world - from Chicago to Munich to Roskilde, Denmark - airports have become centers of political protest over deportations. Activists have blocked airport...

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FILE – In this Oct. 12, 2011 file photo, then-US Ambassador to Russia-nominee Dr. Michael Anthony McFaul testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. A U.S. official says the Obama administration has complained to Russia about harassment of the American ambassador to Moscow and will raise concerns about his security. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File) WX105

July 19, 2018 at 4:04 am

Trump-Putin ‘conversation’ about Russian interrogation of U.S. diplomat prompts outrage, astonishment

The willingness of the White House to even contemplate handing over a former U.S. ambassador for interrogation by the Kremlin drew ire and astonishment from...

July 11, 2018 at 4:04 am

Woman harassed for wearing Puerto Rico shirt ‘in America’ as officer stands by watching

Mia Irizarry planned to spend her birthday last month celebrating with friends at Caldwell Woods, a sprawling forested area on Chicago's Far Northwest Side. She...

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