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Should the U.S. withdraw from NAFTA?

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Obasanjo tells President Buhari to retire

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Dr. Ronny Jackson , who on Friday spent three hours examining Trump with a team of doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in suburban Marylan...

Alphabet's X births a new AI-powered security company, Chronicle

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Islamic State claims attack on Jalalabad in Afghanistan

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Protesters gather at Capitol for annual anti-abortion rally

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Dogs can get the flu too

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FDA's tobacco stance faces test with Philip Morris iQOS device

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American Lung Association urges smoke free workplace law

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Equatorial Guinea 1 Nigeria 3: Second-half comeback saves Super Eagles' blushes

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Caroline Wozniacki through to the semis win win over Carla Suarez Navarro

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NYC sues opioid makers, distributors for role in drug epidemic

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Trump Blames Shutdown on Dems Appeasing 'Far Left Base'

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Kerala 'love jihad': SC says can probe anything but Hadiya's marital status

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Oscars 2018: Priyanka Chopra to unveil official nominations

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Cuban teen dies after surgery to remove 10-pound tumor from jaw

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Delhi Police arrest 2008 Gujarat blasts mastermind Abdul Subhan Qureshi

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SC to examine all matters related to Judge Loya's death

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White House doctor hands Trump top marks for mental cognition

President Donald Trump's overall health "is excellent" and he did "exceedingly well" on cognitive screening, the Navy doctor who performed Trump's first medi...

Trust in USA institutions plunges in Trump's first year: Major survey

This year's findings reveal a flatline in trust across the institutions of government, business, media and NGOs in the UK. Almost seven in 10 respondents said...

Senate deal to halt United States govt shutdown

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Peak of flu season begins

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Turkey's Erdogan vows to press offensive on US-backed Kurds in Syria

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