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Magnitude 4.0 earthquake shakes Texas, Oklahoma panhandlesAn earthquake has shaken parts of the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles
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A migrant tired of waiting to cross into Mexico, climbs a border bridge fence to jump into the Suchiate River, in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. Some of the migrants traveling in a mass caravan towards the U.S.-Mexico border organized a rope brigade to ford its muddy waters. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)
Questions and answers about state of the US-Mexico borderImmigration has again become a hot political issue as President Donald Trump portrays the Mexico border in a state of crisis
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Lawyer: Man accused of threats to kill senators has dementiaA defense lawyer says a man charged with threatening to kill two U.S. senators over Brett Kavanaugh's U.S. Supreme Court confirmation has dementia and is "an angry, sick old man" who isn't dangerous.
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Interfaith clergy and community leaders are pictured in downtown Reno, Nevada on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, as they took a tour of rundown weekly motels that increasingly are becoming the last stop before homelessness for hundreds of working families who can't afford to live anyplace else. An economic boom spurred by the arrival of thousands of new employees at Tesla, Google, Apple and other corporate giants has created an unprecedented housing crisis in the area. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner).
In Reno, a boomtown resurgence leads to a housing crisisThe economic recovery has allowed Reno to reclaim its status as a boomtown, but that has been bad news for people on the margins who are having a harder time finding an affordable place to live
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Why JetBlue Is Flying People for FreeYou can fly free in November, if you like surprises. JetBlue plans to fly a plane-load of people to an unknown destination Nov. 27 to volunteer for an unknown cause for three days, USA Today reports. Anyone over 18 can apply here by Oct. 26 if they're willing to answer...
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Family That Painted Political Sign Faces 'Fit of Rage'Is painting your lawn the same as putting up a sign? A Texas family says it is after painting "BETO" on their front yard—but their homeowner's association wants the message removed, the Hill reports. Shannon Bennett and her husband say they painted the letters in support of Rep. Beto...
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Russell Robinson buys 50 Mega Millions lottery tickets at the Kwik Stop food store at 46th Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard, in Hollywood, Fla., Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. (Michael Laughlin/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
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Lottery players buy Mega Millions lottery tickets Friday Oct. 19, 2018, in New York. The estimated jackpot for Friday's drawing has soared to $1 billion. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Mega Millions jackpot hits $1.6B, thanks to worsening oddsIf it seems lottery jackpots are getting larger and larger, it's because they are getting larger and larger
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A man walks past Mega Millions and other lottery displays outside of The Lucky Spot in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to $970 million, inching ever-closer to the $1 billion mark. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
No Mega Millions winner, jackpot climbs to $1.6 billionMega Millions jackpot climbs to $1.6 billion after no winning ticket sold in Friday night's drawing
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In this Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018 photo, utility crews set up new poles and utility wires in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla. It's the greatest need after a hurricane and sometimes the hardest one to fulfill: Electricity. More than a week after Hurricane Michael smashed into the Florida Panhandle on a path of destruction that led all the way to the Georgia border, more than 100,000 Florida customers were still without power, according to the state Department of Emergency Management website. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Candles, flashlights, no AC in Florida's hurricane zoneMore than 100,000 Florida customers are still without power due to Hurricane Michael, which tore into the Florida Panhandle more than a week ago
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In Court for His Sentencing Date, Manafort Looked ... DifferentPaul Manafort was there in a Virginia federal courtroom Friday to hear details on his sentencing, and his appearance seemed markedly different than the last time he was seen in public. NBC News notes the 69-year-old looked "visibly grayer," and that he showed up, in a wheelchair, wearing a green...
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Mega Millions Jackpot Now $1.6BThere will be lots of disappointed people Saturday morning when they discover they can't quit their jobs just yet—but Mega Millions is going to offer them another sliver of hope Tuesday night, with an even bigger jackpot. CNN reports there was no winner in Friday night's drawing for the...
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AP Online - SportsCardinals offensive coordinator gone after blowout lossFormer Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Mike McCoy call a play during the first half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals announced Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, that McCoy has been relieved of his duties and that quarterbacks coach Byron Leftwich will assume his position. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)
AP Online - International NewsReturn to sender: Postal union warns of fallout if US leavesFILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 file photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefs reporters at the State Department in Washington. No international letters, no international packages: A top official with a 192-country postal union says that's what Americans can expect if the Trump administration goes through with plans to pull of an international postal treaty over concerns about China. Pascal Clivaz, deputy director-general of the Switzerland-based Universal Postal Union, said on Friday, Oct. 19 the agency reached out quickly to U.S. officials after receiving a letter from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this week announcing Washington's plan to pull out of the union in a year if the treaty isn't renegotiated. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, file)
AP Online Top Business Short HeadlinesChina says ex-Internet czar on trial over corruption chargesIn this image made from video, Lu Wei, fourth from left, former minister of China's Cyberspace Administration, is escorted by police officers to his trial in the city of Ningbo in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. China's former internet censor, who once held high-profile meetings with industry leaders such as Apple chief executive Tim Cook and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, stood trial on Friday on corruption allegations. (CCTV via AP)
AP Online - SportsLEADING OFF: Dodgers face Miley for real, Granderson's grinBoston Red Sox's Mitch Moreland gets hit by a pitch to walk in a run during the eighth inning in Game 3 of a baseball American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Online - SportsRed Sox finish off Astros in 5 games, head to World SeriesBoston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts celebrates in the locker room after winning the baseball American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Houston. Red Sox won 4-1. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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