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A Trump commission urges ‘bridges’ between church and state in sweeping draft report
The draft report from the Religious Liberty Commission is open for public comment for 15 days.
Greece is paying fishermen to catch toxic toadfish invading the warming Mediterranean
Authorities are paying 5.33 euros per kilogram to remove the species, which will be frozen and incinerated.
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Buttigieg was briefly separated from his children after police say he was target of false report
Buttigieg says a Michigan State Police officer told him the anonymous allegation appeared politically motivated.
A large, harmless asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend
It'll make its closest approach Saturday morning, coming within 1.6 million miles.
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Sawyer Lindblad, of San Clemente, clinches first big World Tour win in Brazil
The contest marks a fourth finals appearance for Lindblad, 20, a result that strengthens her ranking coming off of a second-place finish in New Zealand. She’s now ranked 4th.
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Immigrants go from white-collar careers to U.S. shadow workforce
Policy changes are rippling through the labor system, affecting asylum seekers, refugees, green-card applicants, highly skilled workers on H-1B visas and recipients of humanitarian protections.
Nicholas Rossi, accused of faking death and fleeing US to Scotland after rape charges, has died
A man who was accused of faking his death and fleeing to Europe to evade rape charges in the U.S. has died. Nicholas Rossi died Thursday night after he was…
Ann Blyth, teen star of ‘Mildred Pierce,’ dead at 98
Blyth was one of the last surviving performers from the old Hollywood studio system.
Small aircraft crashes into Beijing’s tallest building, according to flight tracking service
The 108-story tower is one of Beijing's most recognizable landmarks.
Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with US in ‘first step’ toward peace, Rubio says
The officials did not share details on the agreement.