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Experts: 2018 had biggest Dow drops, but don't worry

The four biggest points drops in Dow Jones Industrial Average history have taken place this

Nation Military: U.S. airstrikes on Somalia extremists kill 62
The United States military's Africa Command says that it has carried out six airstrikes in
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Politics 1600: Giuliani on Cohen's lies vs. Trump's
'Not a crime' Rudy Giuliani spoke about his client, President Donald Trump, and Trump's former lawyer,
12/16/18
Nation Most teen drug use is down, but officials fret vaping boom
Twice as many high school students used nicotine-tinged electronic cigarettes this year compared with last
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Nation Colin Kroll, co-founder of HQ Trivia, found dead
Colin Kroll, a tech executive who co-founded the HQ Trivia app, has died. He was
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Nation 10 things to know for today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked
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World Talks adopt 'rulebook' to put Paris climate deal into action
Almost 200 nations, including the world's top greenhouse gas producers, China and the United States,
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Dan Janison Janison: The writing on the wall is hard to read
A bizarre memo adds to confusion on border wall's funding, overall plan.
12/16/18
World 'Rulebook' adopted to put Paris climate deal in action
The rules are meant to breathe life into the 2015 Paris climate accord by setting
12/16/18
Nation Giuliani: Mueller interviews Trump 'over my dead body'
President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani shut down the possibility of Trump sitting for
12/16/18
Nation U.S. Air Force to launch next-generation GPS satellite
After months of delays, the U.S. Air Force is about to launch the first of
12/16/18