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Jul 22, 2018
War planners needed a way to get troops and supplies ashore in World War II. The solution was the DUKW. Soldiers quickly had an informal name for it: Duck.
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Jul 22, 2018
The history of amphibious craft is charted over seven decades, an unlikely success story of military ingenuity that survived a skeptical bureaucracy to fuel Allied invasions and evolved into a ubiquitous carrier for waterway tours.
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Jul 22, 2018
Over the course of three decades, the Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic — who died Saturday at age 57 from pancreatic cancer — forever changed the way people viewed the City of Angels.
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Jul 22, 2018
Dr. Brower studied the migratory insect's life cycle and sought to preserve its winter habitat in Mexico.
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Jul 22, 2018
In a small Alabama town, an evangelical congregation reckons with God, President Trump and the meaning of morality
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Jul 22, 2018
Michael Drejka was arguing with a woman about wrongly parking in a handicap spot. Then her boyfriend got involved.
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Jul 22, 2018
He was the co-discoverer of the "charm quark," a building block of particle physics.
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Jul 21, 2018
The sultan of Morocco gifted Martin Van Buren a pair of lions, but a little-known part of the Constitution — the same that threatens to ensnare President Trump — forced him to turn them over.
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Jul 21, 2018
Authorities said a man shot his grandmother and girlfriend and then led police on a car chase that ended when he crashed into a pole and ran inside a busy Trader Joe's as bullets from officers shattered the front doors.
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Jul 21, 2018
Michael Drejka was arguing with a woman about wrongly parking in a handicap spot. Then her boyfriend got involved.
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Jul 21, 2018
Elephants have low rates of cancer even though they have long lifespans for animals and far more cells than humans. By studying the massive animals, researchers hope to find better ways of treating or preventing the disease.
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Jul 21, 2018
Columbus, Ind., has sought out foreign trade, and now finds its economic success undercut
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Jul 21, 2018
Seventeen people, many of them young children, were killed after an amphibious boat capsized in Branson, Mo., amid a violent storm.
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Jul 21, 2018
Seventeen people, many young children, were killed after an amphibious boat capsized in Branson, Mo., amid a violent storm.
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Jul 21, 2018
An astonishing 55 new gun-control laws in 26 states have passed since the February shooting.
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Jul 21, 2018
The victims ranged in age from one to 70, and included nine members of one family.
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Jul 20, 2018
Their son loved the painting. The city, not so much.
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Jul 20, 2018
As an in-house reality check on Trump regarding Russian interference, Coats is increasingly at odds with the president's own statements.
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Jul 20, 2018
Their son loved the painting. The city, not so much.
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Jul 20, 2018
Maurice Rucker says a customer responded with racist insults when he was asked to leash his dog in the store.
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Jul 20, 2018
Rodriguez says that "the reception of the show has been so wonderful for people who have been marginalized for such a long time, especially the African American and Latino side of the community."
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Jul 20, 2018
"Say goodbye!" Goldberg said. "I'm done."
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Jul 20, 2018
It's hard to reason with people who embrace conspiracy theories, but some strategies are more effective than others.
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Jul 20, 2018
The Supreme Court nominee's opinion in the 2011 case and other decisions indicates he may be skeptical of restrictions on money in politics.
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Jul 20, 2018
Marc Short was the president's legislative affairs director until Friday.
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Jul 20, 2018
Conspiracy theorists often have a high degree of tolerance for contradiction that allows them to ignore evidence against their theories. It's hard to reason with people who embrace conspiracy theories, but some strategies are more effective than others.
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Jul 20, 2018
Kristin Davis, who gained notoriety in the 2000s for running a high-end prostitution ring, called the probe ‘a witch hunt.'
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Jul 20, 2018
Maurice Rucker says a customer responded with racist insults when he was asked to leash his dog in the store.
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Jul 20, 2018
Critics had complained that non-Western cultures were getting short shrift.
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Jul 20, 2018
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer made the announcement after a protracted battle over the device that thousands of women blame for serious problems. The United States was the last nation where it was available.
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Jul 20, 2018
The company faces many lawsuits brought by women who claim the implant caused severe health problems.
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Jul 20, 2018
The source of the multistate outbreak is unknown.
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Jul 20, 2018
The outbreak points to contamination "at a farm level," one food safety attorney says.
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Jul 20, 2018
The infamous tweet led to the cancellation of her highly rated sitcom.
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Jul 20, 2018
Controversy over whether OSU athletic coaches knew about Strauss's alleged conduct has ensnared Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), an influential conservative lawmaker.
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Jul 20, 2018
The company faces many lawsuits brought by women who claim the implant caused severe health problems.
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Jul 20, 2018
Meteorologists had tracked the storm for hours and their forecasts offered considerable lead time.
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Jul 20, 2018
The storm towered to an incredible 55,000 feet as it swept into Marshalltown, about 50 miles northeast of Des Moines, causing "catastrophic damage."
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Jul 20, 2018
All Jenna Glanzer had to go on was a short video clip of her father playing on the piano. She turned to Reddit for help.
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Jul 20, 2018
What should have been a swift and routine screening turned into a 12-year court battle. Here's her story.
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Jul 19, 2018
The willingness of the White House to even consider turning over former U.S. ambassador Michael McFaul for interrogation by the Kremlin drew ire and astonishment from current and former U.S. officials.
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Jul 19, 2018
The relationship between Neanderthals and fire is "kind of a hot topic," archaeologists say
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Jul 19, 2018
The Interior Department contract for an expedited environmental review allows three months to respond to hundreds of thousands of public comments.
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Jul 19, 2018
Documents shed new light on how the former administrator's preferences drove travel planning at the agency.
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Jul 19, 2018
In his campaign for governor, former Oklahoma City mayor Mick Cornett is being helped by voters who have changed their views on some tax hikes.
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Jul 19, 2018
The waiter said he spoke out not to get tip money but to start a dialogue on racism and faith.
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Jul 19, 2018
A report found that the EPA wasn't alone in its failure to address the crisis that crippled a city of nearly 100,000 residents.
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Jul 19, 2018
The Interior Department contract for an expedited environmental review allows three months to respond to hundreds of thousands of public comments.
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Jul 19, 2018
The report finds that the EPA wasn't alone in its failure to address the crisis affecting a city of nearly 100,000.
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Jul 19, 2018
The report finds that the EPA wasn't alone in its failure to address the crisis that crippled a city of nearly 100,000 residents.
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Jul 19, 2018
Hundreds of pages of emails shed light on how the former administrator's preferences drove travel planning at the agency.
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Jul 19, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration wants to help avoid "access disruptions" caused by a sudden, significant price increase for a drug produced by a single manufacturer and not covered by patents.
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Jul 19, 2018
The proposal would strike language that guides officials to ignore economic impacts when determining how wildlife should be protected.
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Jul 19, 2018
How is the program affecting educational opportunity in U.S. schools?
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Jul 19, 2018
Do 7 in 10 Americans think Roe v. Wade should be overturned and abortion should be legal, as abortion rights advocates say? Or is it a 50/50 split, as Trump said?
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Jul 19, 2018
The Chicago native announced the purchase in a new single, "I Might Need Security," on Wednesday night.
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Jul 19, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration is creating a working group to consider importation in cases of scarcity or price hikes.
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Jul 19, 2018
How is the program affecting educational opportunity in U.S. schools?
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Jul 19, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration is creating a working group to consider importation in cases of scarcity or price hikes.
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Jul 19, 2018
The president has been pushing pharmaceutical companies to roll back planned price hikes for their products.
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Jul 19, 2018
Some pointers from the TSA on hauling Comic-Con loot.
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Jul 19, 2018
Cirrhosis-related deaths increased by 65 percent from 1999 to 2016, and deaths from liver cancer doubled, the British Medical Journal reported.
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Jul 19, 2018
Wilmington's mayor apologized and faulted not just the city's handling of the incident but also the justifications it made after the children were kicked out.
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Jul 19, 2018
The Chicago native announced the purchase in a new single, "I Might Need Security," late Wednesday night.
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Jul 19, 2018
One big question remains: Who killed Linda Pagano?
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Jul 19, 2018
"To all the survivors out there, don't let anyone rewrite your story," Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman said. "Your truth does matter, you matter, and you are not alone."
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Jul 19, 2018
Teachers spend an average of $500 a year to buy supplies for their students, a federal study shows.
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Jul 19, 2018
Do 7 in 10 Americans think Roe v. Wade should be overturned and abortion should be legal, as abortion rights advocates say? Or is it a 50/50 split, as Trump said?
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Jul 18, 2018
How it's happening is only part of the question for a New Mexico church experiencing an influx of people who want to believe in it.
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Jul 18, 2018
A new study shows that young adults had a sharp increase in deaths due to alcohol-related liver disease.
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Jul 18, 2018
Wilmington's mayor apologized and reversed the pool officials' action.
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Jul 18, 2018
After the plan was struck down in federal court, federal health officials have decided to open a fresh period for public comment — an unorthodox maneuver.
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Jul 18, 2018
Commerce Secretary Ross said he would investigate whether to impose quotas on uranium imports because of national security, but military stockpiles will last decades and utilities fear rising costs
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Jul 18, 2018
"It's going to change how we think about Texas history and how we think about ourselves and how we built this state," said archaeologist Reign Clark.
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Jul 18, 2018
Voting challenges could hamper 2018 midterm turnout.
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Jul 18, 2018
Increased diversity appears not to be a good thing to white evangelicals.
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Jul 18, 2018
The mother of the 11-month-old was arraigned Tuesday on charges of manslaughter and child abuse, court records say.
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Jul 18, 2018
Reginald Moore started researching the city's slavery and convict-leasing history after spending time working as a prison guard at one of Texas's oldest prisons. He continued the search for 19 years.
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Jul 18, 2018
Reginald Moore started researching the city's slavery and convict-leasing history after spending time working as a prison guard at one of Texas's oldest prisons. He continued the search for 19 years.
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Jul 18, 2018
The pasta salad is sold in 244 stores in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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Jul 18, 2018
Here is the story behind the ghastly and unsettling discovery of shallow Civil War graves near Centreville.
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Jul 18, 2018
Las Vegas Officer William Umana shot through his windshield on July 11 while pursuing two shooting suspects. He's not the first officer to use this tactic.
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Jul 18, 2018
Photos and videos of the funnel-shaped cloud swept across social media.
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Jul 18, 2018
Numerous images of the tornado-shaped cloud swept across social media.
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Jul 18, 2018
Police allege that he committed three murders, an attempted murder and a home invasion since July 9.
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Jul 18, 2018
Police allege that he committed three murders, an attempted murder and a home invasion since July 9.
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Jul 18, 2018
Walter Carr struck out finding a ride, but he wasn't about to miss his first day of work.
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Jul 18, 2018
Through a fitness app called Polar, Dutch reporters were able track more than 6,460 U.S. government employees, including military and intelligence personnel.
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Jul 18, 2018
Cody Wilson settled a lawsuit with the State Department. Now Americans are free to download blueprints for 3-D-printed guns.
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Jul 18, 2018
The tiny land mass is the product of heightened activity at the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island.
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Jul 18, 2018
"It's disturbing you have to file a lawsuit to get the Army to follow its own regulations," a retired Army officer and immigration lawyer said.
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Jul 17, 2018
President Harry S. Truman generally found the Soviets "pigheaded" and hard to work with — but not Joseph Stalin.
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Jul 17, 2018
President Harry S. Truman found the Soviets "pigheaded" and difficult to work with, but not Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
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Jul 17, 2018
The NAACP today lifted its nine-month travel advisory against American Airlines, after determining that the company has made progress in addressing concerns of mistreatment of black passengers.
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Jul 17, 2018
Austin Beutner has been a success at many things but has no experience in education. Apparently his bosses don't think that matters.
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Jul 17, 2018
This really happened.
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Jul 17, 2018
Disposal sites near drinking water will be allowed to operate for longer.
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Jul 17, 2018
The move by NSA Director Paul Nakasone comes as Trump again dismisses findings of Russian culpability.
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Jul 17, 2018
He is not entitled to a politically sympathetic jury, the judge ruled.
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Jul 17, 2018
FERTILITY FRONTIER | Critics decrying forced parentage say the Arizona law is an attack on personal freedom.
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