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At least 62 killed in forest fire in Portugal
Rifle fire at U.S. House baseball practice: Gun debate suddenly is more personal for Congress
America's gun debate is newly energized by a shooting that wounded a U.S. representative at a Republican congressional baseball team practice last week near Washington, D.C. The rifleman who hit Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana was killed by retu...
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Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., was cut off by Republican senators as she questioned Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a hearing on Russian interference in last year’s U.S. election. Harris, a former prosecutor, uses a rapid-fire questioning pace more common in a courtroom than in the Senate. At one point, Sessions complained that Harris was making him “nervous.” The same Republican senators cut off Harris’ questioning in an earlier hearing.
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“Besides emitting carbon, idling cars effuse all kinds of particulate matter,” Gordon added.
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This 2nd installment completes the 20-part series and continues the exploration of aviation technology and the social impact of war on our nation and the world.
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
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