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Trump Administration Announces Measures To Speed Coronavirus Testing

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Boy Scouts Of America Files For Bankruptcy

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Posted on February 18, 2020 · The Boy Scouts of America organization has $1.4 billion in assets. The national organization may hope that its bankruptcy filing will shield the even larger assets of its local councils.

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Posted on May 29, 2018 · The president of ABC Entertainment called the comedian's tweets "abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show."

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19 Years After Columbine, Students Walk Out To Stop Gun Violence

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Posted on April 20, 2018 · Some 2,600 school walkouts are planned across the country, starting at 10 a.m. in each time zone

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U.S. Expels 60 Russian Officials, Closes Consulate In Seattle

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Posted on March 26, 2018 · The move follows the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the U.K. earlier this month. The Russians have been given seven days to leave the country.

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Gunman Kills 3, Takes Hostages in Southern France Before Being Killed By Police

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Posted on March 23, 2018 · The man reportedly entered a grocery in Trebes yelling, "Allahu Akbar, I'll kill you all." Officials say the suspect was a petty criminal from a nearby city who had been under police surveillance

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Hubert de Givenchy, Famed Couturier, Dies At 91

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Posted on March 12, 2018 · Known for designing the little black numbers worn by Audrey Hepburn, a British fashion declared of his first collection: "These dresses remind you of that first, best, glass of champagne"

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Broward Sheriff Under Scrutiny For Handling Of Parkland Shooting

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Weinstein Company Will File For Bankruptcy After Sale Talks Collapse

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Posted on February 26, 2018 · New York's attorney general filed a civil rights lawsuit against the company two weeks ago, which may have scuttled the deal. Bankruptcy may also hinder plans for a victim compensation fund.

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Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil Predicts 6 More Weeks Of Winter

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Posted on February 2, 2018 · Alas, the world-famous woodchuck saw his shadow. NPR got rare personal access to the world's most famous groundhog and his inner circle as he and his handlers prepared for their big day

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Father Of Victim Lunges At Disgraced Doctor Larry Nassar In Michigan Courtroom

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Posted on February 2, 2018 · A dramatic video of the incident shows the man suddenly rushing at the former USA gymnastics doctor during Nassar's third sentencing hearing. The man's three daughters say they were abused by Nassar.

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Trump Administration Touts A Smaller U.N. Budget (And Takes Credit For It)

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Posted on December 26, 2017 · The language in the U.S. mission's announcement led some to misinterpret it as meaning that Washington would reduce its own contribution by $285 million next year

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