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About 500 passengers left the cruise ship Diamond Princess on Wednesday at the end of a much-criticized two-week quarantine aboard.
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The president listened to outside allies and flattery in issuing pardons and commutations to prominent federal felons.
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Trump's intervention on behalf of felons who happen to be his cronies or supporters has become a scandal all its own.
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Get complete coverage of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate.
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The survey found that nonvoters have less faith in the system and are less engaged in news and information.
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DuBois' song "Movin' on Up" provided a joyous intro to "The Jeffersons" during the show's 10-season run.
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Barr publicly warned the president in an interview with ABC News that his tweets about Justice Department cases "make it impossible for me to do my job."
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2020 will be a momentous political year. Here's a calendar of important days in national politics to watch for.
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New coronavirus case confirmed among cruise ship evacuees
A new case of coronavirus was confirmed among people evacuated from a cruise ship to a California military base, authorities said Tuesday.
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He also pardons financier Michael Milken and Eddie DeBartolo Jr., former owner of the San Francisco 49ers.
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The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy protection as it faces a barrage of new sex-abuse lawsuits by men who are now eligible to sue because of recent changes in their states' statute-of-limitations laws.
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Of all places, why are 13 people potentially exposed to a viral outbreak being treated and observed in Omaha, Nebraska?