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How A Medically Induced Coma Led To Love, Marriage And 'The Big Sick'
Comic Kumail Nanjiani remembers the first time he thought of marrying then-girlfriend Emily V. Gordon: when he saw her in a coma. Now the couple has co-written a romantic comedy based on their story.
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Michigan Laws Will Increase Penalties For Performing Female Genital Mutilation
The laws were spurred by the criminal case of an emergency room doctor charged with performing the procedure on multiple girls in suburban Detroit. The United States banned the practice in 1996.
Could Donald Trump Jr. Be Charged With Treason? Short Answer: No
But he, and others in the Trump campaign, may have violated other laws.
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If Thoreau Were Alive, He'd Be 'Shouting From The Rafters,' Biographer Says
Henry David Thoreau, author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, was born 200 years ago in 1817. Biographer Kevin Dann says the philosopher's ideas about individual sovereignty remain relevant today.
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'Living Drug' That Fights Cancer By Harnessing Immune System Clears Key Hurdle
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration recommends the agency, for the first time, approve a new kind of treatment that uses genetically modified immune cells to attack cancer cells.
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Amnesty Says U.S.-Led Coalition May Have Committed War Crimes In Mosul
The forces aligned with Iraq's government allegedly used crude, imprecise weapons that caused an unnecessary level of civilian casualties in the fight against ISIS, the U.K.-based rights group says.
Some Women's Golf Fans Are Teed Off To See Major Tourney At Trump Course
The U.S. Women's Open golf tournament begins Thursday at the Trump course in New Jersey. Fans agree that it's a beautiful course, but some object to helping boost a Trump-owned business.
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Being The Philly Phanatic
The Philadelphia Phillies are struggling this season, but their mascot is still second to none. We look at how one of the original mascots, the Philly Phanatic, prepares for a game.
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More People Living As Refugees Now Than Anytime Since WWII, New U.N. Reports Says
More people are living today as refugees or displaced persons than at any time since World War II. A new United Nations Refugee Agency report says 65 million people are now uprooted from their homes.
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Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko In Washington To Meet President Trump
Ukraine's president is in Washington hoping to meet President Trump and explain his side of the war with Russian-backed separatists, but the White House isn't exactly rolling out the red carpet.
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