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Prosecutors charge R. Kelly with abusing 4 victims

R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, was charged Friday with aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between the ages of 13 and 17.

Nation Trump sets up new obstacles for women seeking abortions
The Trump administration on Friday set up new obstacles for women seeking abortions, barring taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from making abortion referrals. The new policy is certain to be challenged in court.
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Nation Lawsuit: Worker with Crohn's sues over bathroom breaks
A former Amazon employee in Kentucky with the inflammatory bowel condition known as Crohn's disease has sued the company over his dismissal for what he says was a need for more bathroom breaks.
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Nation Mueller to file sentencing memo in Manafort case
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller is filing a sentencing memorandum in one of the ...
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Nation 13 quotes that stood out in Trump's State of the Union
Here are 13 quotes that stood out from President Donald Trump's second State of the Union address.
2/6/19
World 1 killed in aid standoff on Venezuela-Brazil border
CUCUTA, Colombia — Heightened tensions in Venezuela left a woman dead and a dozen injured ...
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Nation Trump vows veto as Dems try to block emergency order
Democrats controlling the House have teed up a vote next week to block President Donald Trump from using a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, accelerating a showdown in Congress that could divide Republicans and lead to Trump's first veto.
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College Basketball Boeheim to coach vs. Duke after fatal crash
Jim Boeheim will coach Syracuse against top-ranked Duke on Saturday night, his team's next game after Boeheim struck and killed a pedestrian on a darkened highway.
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Nation Fact check: Trump's State of the Union claims
President Trump laced his speech with puffed-up numbers and partial truths Tuesday as he hailed an "economic miracle," warned of human traffickers flooding across the border and appeared to place Afghanistan in the Middle East instead of where it is, Asia.
2/6/19
New York Reports: Manafort may face charges from NYC DA
The Manhattan DA wants to ensure that Manafort serves prison time even if Trump pardons him on federal charges, news outlets reported.
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Dan Janison Janison: POTUS clashes with U.S. institutions
At different times, Trump demeans news media, the courts, Congress, national security offices and the federal bureaucracy. But the overall impact of his public snits remains hazy.
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Football Police: Patriots owner Robert Kraft solicited prostitute
Robert Kraft is being charged with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution after he was twice videotaped paying for a sex act, Florida police said.
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Olympics Miracle on Ice: USA beats Soviet Union in 1980 Olympics
Against the political backdrop of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan and subsequent sanctions by the ...
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