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Politics
Harris concedes the election but vows to not stop fighting for a better future
The vice president called Trump to congratulate him on his victory ahead of planned remarks at 4 p.m. ET at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
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Politics
Two Black women will serve together in the Senate for the first time
Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, both Democrats, won their Senate races on Tuesday — doubling the number of Black women who have been elected to the chamber.
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Politics
Project 2025 keeps coming up this election. What is it?
Project 2025 refers to a controversial plan drafted by the conservative Heritage Foundation to overhaul the U.S. government.
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Politics
It's not just D.C.: Satirical Trump statues are appearing in cities across the U.S.
Trump statues appeared next to sculptures of nude women in Portland and Philadelphia. The plaques bear the title In Honor of a Lifetime of Sexual Assault and quote Trump's Access Hollywood remarks.
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National
Handsy fans disrupted a World Series game. Here are 5 notable MLB interference cases
Two Yankees fans were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for trying to pry a ball out of a Dodgers player’s glove. It's a particularly brazen instance of fan interference, but far from the first.
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Politics
Poop on Pelosi's desk, a neo-Nazi tiki torch: Mysterious statues are popping up in D.C.
Two politically pointed statues have mysteriously appeared in the nation’s capital in the leadup to the election: a pile of poop on the former House speaker's desk and a hand holding a tiki torch.
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Food
Imposters stole thousands of pounds of posh cheddar, rattling the U.K. cheese world
A London distributor says thieves posing as a French client stole some $389,000 worth of cheddar. The tight-knit U.K. cheese community is on high alert — and asking people to help sniff out the goods.
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Montana camper found dead was killed — but not by a bear, authorities say
Dustin Kjersem was found dead in his tent earlier this month of what was first thought to be a possible bear attack. Investigators have ruled it a homicide, saying he died of "multiple chop wounds."
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Science
An Indiana teen died in 1866. How did her skull end up in an Illinois house's walls?
DNA tests identified a skull found during home renovations in 1978 as that of an Indiana teen who died after childbirth in 1866. Authorities say Esther Granger was likely the victim of grave robbing.
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National
Teammates LeBron and Bronny James make history as the NBA's first father-son duo
The Jameses, who both play for the L.A. Lakers, shared the court for several minutes on the NBA's opening night. They join a very small club of father-son teammates in American professional sports.
