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Trump signs order to 'eliminate' Department of Education—even though he would need Congress to achieve it

Trump signs order to ‘eliminate’ Department of Education—even though he would need Congress to achieve it

President Donald Trump signed an order on Thursday aimed at “eliminating” the Department of Education, delivering a long-awaited political victory for conservatives who have ...

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Trump calls for an end to nationwide injunctions despite court setbacks

Trump calls for an end to nationwide injunctions despite court setbacks

President Trump on Thursday called for an end to nationwide injunctions and suggested that the Supreme Court intervene, as his administration has suffered numerous ...

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Bugs swimming in toilet water': 2-year-old in'very soiled' diaper discovered walking in street after father passes out in filthy home, authorities say

Bugs swimming in toilet water’: 2-year-old in ‘very soiled’ diaper discovered walking in street after father passes out in filthy home, authorities say

Deputies in Florida arrested a father after allegedly discovering his 2-year-old son wandering alone on the street while wearing a soiled diaper. Concerned neighbors ...

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You going to die today': Man purposefully hurled baby off second-story balcony after 'tug-of-war' with her mother, police said

You going to die today’: Man purposefully hurled baby off second-story balcony after ‘tug-of-war’ with her mother, police said

A Wisconsin man who allegedly threw a baby over a second-story balcony is now facing felony charges and in jail. Jaimann Eiland, 31, was ...

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Sirens were going off': Mom abandoned four children during a severe weather warning then aggressively 'threatened to kill' anyone who ratted her out, prosecutors said

Sirens were going off’: Mom abandoned four children during a severe weather warning then aggressively ‘threatened to kill’ anyone who ratted her out, prosecutors said

Prosecutors accused a Missouri woman of abandoning her four children, all under the age of ten, during a severe weather warning. Crystal Ray, 27, ...

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Friendly' father slaughters son and girlfriend with shotgun, discovered roaming around his neighborhood a day later, police say

Friendly’ father slaughters son and girlfriend with shotgun, discovered roaming around his neighborhood a day later, police say

A New York father is accused of killing his girlfriend and 11-year-old son, both with a shotgun inside his home, despite having no known ...

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The person was following her': Grandma headed home from the dollar shop choked to death by stranger who dumped body in roadside bushes, police and relatives allege

The person was following her’: Grandma headed home from the dollar shop choked to death by stranger who dumped body in roadside bushes, police and relatives allege

A grandmother in Georgia was allegedly killed by a stranger who followed her home and choked her to death, crushing her neck with his ...

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A man was sentenced to life in prison for many child sexual offenses

A man was sentenced to life in prison for many child sexual offenses

NEW JERSEY –  On accusations of coercing and enticing a juvenile, producing and possessing child pornography, and traveling to have sex with a 13-year-old ...

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Son accused of killing his father, a retired police officer, at New York home, authorities said

Son accused of killing his father, a retired police officer, at New York home, authorities said

According to police, a New York man shot and killed his 75-year-old father, a retired police officer, at their Dix Hills home on Wednesday. ...

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GOP lawmaker wants Trump to cancel funding for school accused of forcing girls to change in front of transgender students

GOP lawmaker wants Trump to cancel funding for school accused of forcing girls to change in front of transgender students

Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., has asked President Donald Trump to “pull all federal funding” from one district in the state after a mother claimed ...

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