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Tough Questions 'Must Be Answered' After New Zealand's Deadly Volcano Eruption
At least six people are dead and others badly injured or missing, after an event Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called "devastating." Now, some are wondering why tourists were there in the first place.
As Bourbon Booms, Demand For Barrels Is Overflowing
Distillers must age bourbon in new white oak barrels that are charred inside. But the barrel supply is running low, and new, small craft distillers are having trouble getting any barrels at all.
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For Russia's Troubled Space Program, Mishaps Mount
Russia was once the world leader in space exploration, but its space program has had a costly and embarrassing string of mission failures since December 2010, including the loss of a $163 million Mars probe. Critics say the program is ill-funded and mismanaged.
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Tracing The Shifting Meaning Of 'Alien'
Many immigration rights activists cringe at the term "alien." But decades ago, that word was embraced as a humane alternative to terms like "undesirable" and even "wetback."
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Watch: 6-Year-Old Girl, Alone, Breaks Through Immigration Noise With A Phone Number
"First, I want to take a bath. A really hot bath," she tells her cousin over the phone.
6-Year-Old Finds Message Alleging Chinese Prison Labor In Box Of Christmas Cards
"We are foreign prisoners in Shanghai Qingpu prison China," the note said in English. "Forced to work against our will. Please help us and notify human rights organization."
Top CIA 'Spymasters' Agree: We Can't Kill Our Way Out Of Terrorism
Filmmakers Chris Whipple and Jules Naudet discuss their Showtime documentary, Spymasters, which features 12 former CIA directors discussing the tough choices they've had to make in fighting terrorism.
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Where the nation stands one year after the Capitol insurrection
Politicians and voters remain clearly divided over the insurrection, the events leading up to it and its lasting effects on democracy.
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Public art project challenges convictions in 1988 explosion that killed 6 Kansas City firefighters
New digital billboards that look like "wanted" posters have been popping up around Kansas City. They're the work of a Kansas City writer exploring public memories of the 1988 South Kansas City explosion that killed six firefighters.
Election Day? Expert Says 35 Percent Of All Votes Could Be Cast Before Nov. 6
With voters in the swing state of Iowa today joining those in two-dozen other states who can already cast their vote for president, experts say the surge in early voting is necessitating a change in campaign strategy.
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