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Kenya's electoral body on Thursday said voting in four western counties marred by violent protests would be postponed to Saturday. Independent

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Bruce Paddock, the brother of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock, was detained Wednesday due to suspected connection to child pornography,

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that lifted his previous seven-month moratorium on refugee admissions, replacing

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush on Wednesday apologized after actress Heather Lind accused him of sexually assaulting her during