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BREAKING: In historic decision, Supreme Court rules Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, also applies to gay or transgender people.
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NEW: Authorities in Tulsa, Oklahoma, are investigating the arrest of two black teenagers accused of jaywalking, with video from an eyewitness showing one officer forcibly pulling a teen out of a patrol car and onto the ground. More tonight.
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First lady Melania Trump votes in Palm Beach, Florida, saying she wanted to cast her ballot on Election Day.
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JUST IN: The final patient on board the USNS Comfort has been discharged, according to Northwell Health. The Comfort has treated 182 people and is set to depart from New York City this week.
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RACE COMMENT BACKLASH: @marykbruce reports on the backlash Joe Biden is facing after appearing to suggest most African Americans are uniform in their views, with Pres. Trump seizing on the comment and the Biden campaign responding.
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When asked about a second term in the White House, @FLOTUS: “I believe that my husband is doing an incredible job for this Nation…so whatever he will decide, I will support him.” #MelaniaTrump
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Jaxon Carter wasn't sure how to navigate kindergarten after losing his mother in a fire. Now, he's a kindergarten grad, who's brought the entire audience at graduation to tears with his heart-warming speech. @DavidMuir shares his #AmericaStrong story. Sponsored by @HorizonNews.
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NEW: During our exclusive interview with her, @FLOTUS Melania Trump told @TomLlamasABC: “I made the White House home for our son and my husband. And we love to live in the White House. And we are very honored to serve our great nation.” .#MelaniaTrump
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First lady Melania Trump, son Barron welcomed the White House Christmas tree today, a 19.5 ft Balsam fir grown in Endeavor, Wisconsin.
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To honor his late wife of 65 years, Rick Glombowski made a promise to continue their tradition of photographing the sunset, capturing the moments they enjoyed most together, hoping it will help others who have faced loss too. @DavidMuir reports. Sponsored by @HorizonNews.
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NEW: Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrived at a Pennsylvania courthouse where he was resentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for sexually abusing children, the same sentence he received after his conviction in 2012.
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.@DavidMuir shares the powerful moment on stage at the ESPY Awards when NFL star Damar Hamlin made an emotional tribute to the medical team and athletic trainers who saved his life. Sponsored by @HorizonNews.
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NEW: President Trump and first lady Melania Trump deliver remarks to the Venezuelan American community in Miami, Florida amid unrest in Venezuela. "In Venezuela the people are on the brink of reclaiming their own liberty," the first lady says
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'TRUE TO MYSELF': First lady Melania Trump tells @TomLlamasABC in an @ABC exclusive interview that there is “no difference” between who she was before becoming first lady to where she is today. #MelaniaTrump
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WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus strongly warns against lifting social distancing measures too soon. "The last thing any country needs is to open schools and businesses, only to be forced to close them again because of a resurgence."
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NEW: Rep. Adam Schiff says the White House officials who have "defied congressional subpoenas and refused to appear" for depositions will "further add to the body of evidence on a potential obstruction of Congress charge against the president."
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MOMENTS AGO: Pres. Trump, first lady Melania Trump participate in National Christmas Tree lighting in Washington D.C.
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"Mr. President, let him answer!". "Mr. President, please stop.". Moderator Chris Wallace repeatedly tries to keep Pres. Trump from interrupting Joe Biden. "It's hard to get any word in with this clown," Biden says, "excuse me, this person." #Debates2020
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People attend an anti-war protest in Saint Petersburg, Russia, amid Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. LIVE UPDATES:
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SEARCH AND SORROW: The search continues for “Glee” star Naya Rivera at Lake Piru, with her mother and brother visiting the lake where she disappeared. @KayleeHartung with the details – and the moment Rivera’s mother fell to her knees.
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RELIEF AID: First Daughter Ivanka Trump visited a relief site in Lumberton, N.C. Wednesday to hand out supplies to residents displaced by Hurricane Florence. Trump spoke with volunteers, posed for photos and handed meals and water to drivers as they pulled up to the site.
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BREAKING: Federal authorities conducting criminal investigation into business relationship between Rudy Giuliani and the men charged yesterday in alleged campaign finance scheme, sources tell @ABC News.
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BATTELGROUND VISIT: First Lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance in New Hampshire at a hospital that helps treat infants exposed to opioids in the womb, thanking workers and marking September as National Recovery Month.
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NEW: Authorities have the announced arrest of Gustavo Perez Arriaga, 32, an undocumented immigrant with known gang affiliations, for allegedly killing Northern California police officer Ronil Singh.
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CORRECTION: We’ve taken down video that aired on “World News Tonight" Sunday and “Good Morning America” this morning that appeared to be from the Syrian border immediately after questions were raised about its accuracy. ABC News regrets the error.
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Pres. Biden says countries representing “well more than half the global economy” are implementing economy sanctions against Russia. “We will limit Russia’s ability to do business in dollars, euros, pounds and yen.”
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The longest total lunar eclipse of the century is coming Friday.
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REMEMBERING AN ICON: Dick Hoyt, the inspirational father known for pushing his son in a wheelchair through 32 Boston Marathons and more than 1,000 races in total, has died at age 80. David Muir with more on his life and legacy. #AmericaStrong
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WOMEN'S MARCH: From New York City to Los Angeles and many cities in between, thousands of women and their supporters took to the streets Saturday, vowing to show up at the polls this year for midterm elections amid the government shutdown and outrage over Pres. Trump's agenda.
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STUNNING ESCAPE CLAIM: The FBI and local authorities are investigating a 14-year-old boy found in KY who says he escaped kidnappers and is Timmothy Pitzen, a child reported missing seven years ago when his mother committed suicide. @WhitJohnson reports.
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IN REMEMBRANCE: Friends and the girlfriend of student Joaquin Oliver, a victim of the Florida high school shooting that left 17 dead in Parkland on Wednesday, share with @ABC's @VictorOquendo their memories of him and the moment they heard of his passing.
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NOT HIS PUP: A Florida dog owner has gone viral after video captured the 74-year-old pry his puppy from the jaws of a small alligator without losing his cigar; the dog suffered just one puncture wound.
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Total of 36 giant panda cubs born in 2017 made public debut on Friday at a giant panda conservation center in China's Sichuan Province.
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Drone video shows workers with the Florida Power and Light Company get ready ahead of Hurricane #Irma's landfall.
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BACK TO WORK: Former President Jimmy Carter, the longest living U.S. president who turned 95 last week, appeared at a Habitat for Humanity event after a fall Sunday left him with stitches and a black eye, saying his "No. 1 priority" was to build houses.
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“His action is his action.” Melania Trump reveals to @TomLlamasABC that she speaks to her husband Donald Trump about his tweets, and that critics of her anti-cyber-bullying campaign will not stop her from doing what is right. #MelaniaTrump
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NEW: "I'm so proud of the work of Chairman Adam Schiff," Speaker Pelosi says after GOP members of House Intel Committee call for his resignation. "I think they're just scaredy-cats. They just don't know what to do."
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.@ABC News has obtained video of a police raid on a small-town Kansas newspaper. The publisher says his 98-year-old mother, with whom he co-owned the paper, died one day later from the stress she suffered. @ReporterFaith reports.
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JUST IN: Barack and Michelle Obama on John McCain: "Few of us have been tested the way John once was, or required to show the kind of courage that he did. But all of us can aspire to the courage to put the greater good above our own."
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UPDATE: Three days after authorities released surveillance footage showing an unidentified woman dumping puppies in Coachella, California, Deborah Sue Culwell, 54, is facing felony animal cruelty charges, with more than 30 other dogs recovered in her home.
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THE INTERVIEW: @GStephanopoulos: “Is Donald Trump unfit to be president?” @Comey: “Yes, but not in the way I often hear people talk about it. I don't think he's medically unfit to be president. I think he's morally unfit to be president.” #Comey
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Officers in Laredo, TX, stopped drivers Friday for traffic violations but instead of giving them tickets, handed out Thanksgiving turkeys.
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In his opening statement, Andrew Yang says his campaign will give "$1,000 a month for an entire year to 10 American families." #DemDebate
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Bernie Sanders: “In my view, (President Trump) is a racist, a sexist, a homophobe, a xenophobe and a religious bigot and he must be defeated, and I will do everything in my power to make that happen.”
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Florida man who gave generator to woman down on her luck received his own for free. @DavidMuir reports. #AmericaStrong
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North Korean hunting dog gifted to South Korea by Kim Jong Un gives birth to six "peace puppies."
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After a photographer’s mission to help preserve and restore family photographs damaged in Hurricane Ian was featured on #WorldNewsTonight, a teacher and her class 1,300 miles away in Connecticut were inspired to help. @DavidMuir reports. Sponsored by @HorizonNews.
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NEW: An alligator nicknamed "Chance the Snapper" has been captured in Humboldt Park Lagoon in Chicago, one week after the reptile was first spotted there.
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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE: New video shows actress Jane Fonda being arrested on the steps of the U.S. Capitol during a climate change protest, with Fonda demanding urgent action on a Green New Deal and fellow protesters cheering as she was led away.
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JUST IN: Hurricane Dorian has become the "strongest hurricane in modern records" for the northwestern Bahamas. -Winds up to 180 mph .-Moving W at 7 mph .-20 miles ENE of Great Abaco Island.
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LIFESAVING CATCH: Eyewitness video shows Phillip Blanks – a former college wide receiver – sprint to the scene of a third-floor apartment fire in Phoenix before catching a small child thrown from a balcony; the mother of the child did not survive.
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Pres. Trump honors U.S. service members who have lost their lives since 9/11. "No words can express the summit of their glory or the infinite depth of our gratitude—but we will strive every single day to repay our immeasurable debt and prove worthy of their supreme sacrifice."
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'I'M SO LUCKY': "You look amazing. I'm so lucky." Prince Harry whispers to bride Meghan Markle during the #RoyalWedding ceremony.
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NEW: Donald Trump Jr. returned to Capitol Hill to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee for a second time, telling @ABC with a smile he was not there to correct the record on previous testimony because there’s “nothing to correct.”
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Marilou Danley’s lawyer reads statement on her behalf claiming Paddock told her he’d found her a cheap ticket to Philippines 2 weeks ago.
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JUST IN: President Trump signs the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. The USMCA represents a rare bipartisan achievement. The House passed it by an overwhelming 385-41 vote in December and the Senate followed with an 89-10 vote earlier this month
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DRIVING KINDNESS: Milwaukee bus driver Natalie Barnes went beyond the call of duty, keeping a newly homeless passenger warm for hours, feeding him and ultimately helping him find new, permanent housing. @DavidMuir reports. #AmericaStrong
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MEGA MILLIONS WINNER: 20-year-old Shane Missler of Port Richey, Florida, stepped forward today to claim the $450 million Mega Millions jackpot, teasing his big win last week with a post on Facebook that read “Oh. My. God.” @DavidMuir reports. #TheIndex
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PASTOR’S PRAISE: At a meeting with inner city pastors, Darrell Scott of Ohio tells Trump he is “the most pro-black president” is recent history who “actually wants to prove something to our community.” “The last president didn’t feel like he had to,” Scott told the President.
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BREAKING: The floor of the House of Representatives erupts in applause as Rep. Nancy Pelosi is reelected as speaker of the House for the 117th congress, with 216 votes.
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NEW: @ABC's @JamesAALongman is on the ground in Thailand with the latest on the ongoing rescue effort to retrieve boys from cave: "This is moving a lot quicker than anyone anticipated."
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"Donald J. Trump has abused the power of the presidency.". Lead House impeachment manager Adam Schiff reads the articles of impeachment on the Senate floor, charging President Trump with "high crimes and misdemeanors."
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Former President Trump released a statement saying FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, adding, they "even broke into my safe." Federal law enforcement sources confirm to ABC News that the FBI conducted the raid. @jonkarl reports.
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MAJOR TWIST: Police in Chicago are saying that they "urgently" want to speak to "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett as investigators say new information has "shifted the trajectory" of their probe into an alleged attack on Smollett. @ErielleReshef reports.
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TYLER STRONG: Purdue student Tyler Trent, who has battled bone cancer and was named team captain of the football team, was on the sidelines Saturday when his Boilermakers upset Ohio State University – a result he had predicted. @JohnDonvan #AmericaStrong
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SHELL-SHOCKED: Dramatic video shows a bride in Beirut shooting wedding photos when thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate exploded in Lebanon's capital Tuesday, with at least 100 dead, thousands injured and homeless and a desperate search for survivors.
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NEW: The Minneapolis police chief says that the department is working to rebuild trust with the community: . "It’s going to be a heavy lift. It's going to be some hard work, but I am determined that we are going to be on the right side of history."
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SPECIAL DELIVERY: Bryce Dudal, an 18-year-old delivery driver for a Michigan pizzeria, stunned one customer after noticing a baby grand piano and being invited to play – the moment caught on camera that’s gone viral. @DavidMuir reports. #AmericaStrong
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Clinton on Trump as commander-in-chief: "A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man you can trust nuclear weapons"
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He's the oldest artist to have a No. 1 album, proving @itstonybennett is timeless #PersonoftheWeek #WorldNewsTonight
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BUST A MOVE: Toronto ramp agent Jahmaul Allen saw a little girl upset on a flight and knew just what to do – breaking out some dance moves that put a smile on her face and had the entire flight erupting in approval. @TomLlamasABC reports.
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Keeda Haynes is a formerly incarcerated public defender who went to prison for a crime she says she didn't commit. Now, she's running for a spot in Washington and if elected, she would make history as the first Black woman in Tennessee elected to Congress.
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"We prepare now for the requiem of a public servant." In a solemn moment, the American flag is draped over the casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings.
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JUST IN: A Michigan judge ruled that county prosecutors cannot enforce a near-total abortion ban on the books since 1931, ruling in favor of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson endorses Sen. Bernie Sanders during a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan: "I stand with Bernie Sanders today because he stood with me. I stand with him because he stands with you."
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“Barbara was brave. She was a trailblazer, a barrier breaker,” @DavidMuir says of Barbara Walters, who died peacefully in her home on Friday at the age of 93.
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Rep. @RashidaTlaib, first Palestinian-American woman in Congress, tears up while recounting her experiences visiting her family: "All I can do . as the granddaughter of a woman living in occupied territory is to elevate her voice by exposing the truth."
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HONORING PETER JENNINGS: Today marks 13 years since the passing of @ABC News anchor Peter Jennings and for many viewers his legacy lives on in his honest approach to sharing his lung cancer diagnosis. @DavidMuir reports.
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Miami man arrested during alleged arson attempt, wanted to 'kill all Jews'
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Prince Archie, the eldest child of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is celebrating his 6th birthday. Meghan took to Instagram Tuesday to mark her son's birthday sharing a photo of Archie looking out at the ocean with the sun in front of him.
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“I gave loyalty to someone who, truthfully, does not deserve loyalty,” Michael Cohen tells .@ABC News' @GStephanopoulos. Watch the exclusive interview only on @GMA.
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HONG KONG CLASHES: Protesters and riot police in Hong Kong clashed again with black-clad protesters smashed shop windows at a shopping mall, while police responded with tear gas and the arrest of a number of demonstrators. @TomLlamasABC reports.
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BREAKING: Professor Stephen Hawking has died at age 76, spokesperson for the family says.
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Vice President Mike Pence slams Nike and the NBA over silence on Hong Kong. "In siding with the Chinese Communist Party and silencing free speech, the NBA is acting like a wholly-owned subsidiary of the authoritarian regime."
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One of former Pres. Trump's aides has told federal investigators Trump allegedly wrote notes and "to-do" lists on the back of classified documents, sources tell ABC News. @jonkarl reports on what she allegedly says Trump told her about the seized boxes.
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Hundreds of Hong Kong hospital workers went on strike, demanding the government shutter all borders with mainland China as the country struggles to contain the deadly coronavirus outbreak. @ABC News' @IanPannell has the latest.
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HONG KONG CLASHES: Police clashed with thousands of protesters in Hong Kong ahead of a rally, with video showing a man described as elderly thrown to the ground as the unrest moves into its eighth month. @TomLlamasABC reports.
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STILL BUMPING: Liam Fitzgerald, a cancer survivor who has Down syndrome and went viral six years ago for greeting the Boston Bruins one by one, is now 14 – fist bumping his own teammates on his middle school hoops team. @DavidMuir reports. #AmericaStrong
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‘ON A GOOD DAY, MY WIFE LIKES ME’: Democratic 2020 hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders said he’s focused on the Senate impeachment trial when asked about Hillary Clinton’s new comments that “nobody likes him,” adding Clinton is “entitled to her point of view.”
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EXCLUSIVE: "The president's words were reckless," Mike Pence tells @DavidMuir of Trump’s words on Jan. 6, saying they "endangered me and my family and everyone at the Capitol building.". Watch more on @ABCWorldNews, tomorrow on @GMA, and stream on @hulu.
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"May Elijah rest in peace." Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the late Rep. Elijah Cummings will "lie in repose on the same catapult that Abraham Lincoln lay in repose at his death."
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'I wouldn't be here without my faith': Meghan McCain returns to 'The View' after her father's death:
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Sen. Rand Paul: "I hope those who look at this bill, who actually truly do believe that debt is a problem, will consider saying 'Enough is enough,' and 'I'm not voting for more debt.'"
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A massive group of mourners is marching across the Brooklyn Bridge following a memorial for George Floyd in New York City.
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Pres. Biden authorizes additional $800 million in new U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, bringing total cost this week to $1 billion. @DavidMuir reports.
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DEADLY ESCALATION: @MarthaRaddatz reports on a dramatic escalation in violence, with over 150 rockets launched into Israel from Gaza by the militant group Hamas and the Israeli military responding with airstrikes reportedly killing 20, including children.
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JUST IN: Joe Biden on Pres. Trump's reference to George Floyd today: "George Floyd's last words, 'I can't breathe, I can't breathe,' have echoed all across this nation. For the president to try to put any other words in the mouth of George Floyd I frankly think is despicable."
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“We are gonna continue to keep fighting until we have the America we know we all deserve.". After a week of attacks from Pres. Trump, Rep. Ilhan Omar returned home to cheers, vowing to be a 'nightmare' for the president:
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