Sen. Tommy Tuberville has been blocking every U.S. military personnel move that needs Senate confirmation since February. Here, a look at why and how he can bend the will of the Senate to his own.
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A book recounts how precious works of art thousands of years old were taken to safety as Japan began its invasion of China in the 1930s — a part of China's history largely unknown outside Asia.
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A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily paused a lower court's order limiting executive branch officials' communications with social media companies about controversial online posts.
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This week, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer reclassified the sugar substitute as "possibly carcinogenic to humans."
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The long-time civil rights leader is stepping down from the organization he founded in 1971. Jackson, who will turn 82 in October, has remained active in civil rights despite health setbacks.
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In an announcement posted to Northwestern University's athletics page, head baseball coach Jim Foster was "relieved of his duties effective immediately."
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The dust, which came from distant stars, is thought to be similar to grains that eventually helped form the planets, including Earth.
Read more ...Suspect arrested in Gilgo Beach serial killings searched updates on police probe National News
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