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Former Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) arrives at federal court for his sentencing hearing in a sexting scandal, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Weiner due in court for sentencing in sexting scandalEx-New York congressman Anthony Weiner is scheduled to be sentenced in a sexting scandal that some blame for Hillary Clinton's presidential loss

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FILE - In this April 4, 2013, file photo, Richard Beasley addresses the court after sentencing in his capital murder case by Summit Common Pleas Judge Lynne S. Callahan in Akron, Ohio. Beasley, convicted of killing three down-and-out men lured by bogus Craigslist job offers, is appealing his death sentence to Ohio's highest court Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal via AP, Pool, File)

Convicted Craigslist killer appeals death sentenceA man convicted of killing three down-and-out men lured by bogus Craigslist job offers is appealing his death sentence to Ohio's highest court

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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2014, file photo, Carlos Rafael talks on the phone at Homer's Wharf near his herring boat F/V Voyager in New Bedford, Mass. The U.S. fishing magnate known as "The Codfather" who pleaded guilty to evading fishing quotas and smuggling money to Portugal is set to be sentenced begining in Boston’s federal court on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (John Sladewski/Standard Times via AP, File)

'The Codfather' to be sentenced for evading fishing quotasA U.S. fishing magnate known as "The Codfather" who pleaded guilty to evading fishing quotas and smuggling money to Portugal is set to be sentenced

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This undated photo provided by Metro Nashville Police Department shows Emanuel Kidega Samson. A gunman entered a church in Tennessee on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, and opened deadly fire an official said. Authorities identified the attacker as Samson, 25, of Murfreesboro, who came to the United States from Sudan in 1996 and was a legal U.S. resident. (Metro Nashville Police Department via AP)

Gunman opens fire in Nashville church; 1 dead, 7 woundedAuthorities say one person is dead and seven others wounded after a masked gunman opened fire in a Nashville church

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President Donald Trump walks towards the White House in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, after speaking to reporters upon his return. Citizens of eight countries will face new restrictions on entry to the U.S. under a proclamation signed by Trump on Sunday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump replaces travel ban with new restrictionsPresident Donald Trump has signed a proclamation that will impose new restrictions on travelers from more than half a dozen countries

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Mexico border crossing to reopen 12 hours ahead of scheduleThe busiest border crossing in the United States is set to reopen 12 hours ahead of schedule after it closed for the weekend to travelers who normally drive through to Mexico

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Kat McLain, 26, a film student San Francisco State University gathers at the University of California, Berkeley, to protest a planned speech by Milo Yiannopoulos in Berkeley, Calif. McLain says she's a liberal, but that conservatives deserve to be heard. "A lot can be gained if we're willing to listen to these people. There's no way to come to a peaceful resolution until we can stop and talk to each other," McLain said. (AP Photo/Daisy Nguyen)

Right-wing activist holds short, small California rallyMilo Yiannopoulos was whisked away in a car after a brief appearance at the University of California, Berkeley that drew a few dozen supporters and a slightly larger crowd protesting the right-wing provocateur

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Rescue workers race against the clock to reach possible survivors trapped inside the office building on Alvaro Obregon Avenue in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City, at sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. A strong new earthquake shook Mexico on Saturday morning, causing street signs around the collapsed building to sway and rescue workers to evacuate the site temporarily. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)

Immigrants touched by Mexico quake, try to help from afarThe earthquake in Mexico has startled immigrant communities around the U.S. as people frantically try to connect with their loved ones, and figure out ways to send emergency help, money and goods.

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State Rep. Bruce Franks chants in front of the Buzz Westfall Justice Center as more than a hundred people wait for the release of almost two dozen people arrested earlier in the day at the Saint Louis Galleria mall, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in Clayton, Mo. Demonstrations have been ongoing after a judge's ruling on Sept. 15 that found white former police officer Jason Stockley not guilty of first-degree murder in the 2011 shooting death of a 24-year-old black drug suspect Anthony Lamar Smith. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

7 charged with rioting after protest in St. Louis CountySeven people are facing rioting and resisting arrest charges for their role in a protest that turned unruly at an upscale St. Louis County shopping mall

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CORRECTS TO OMIT ANN COULTER- FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, a fire set by demonstrators protesting a scheduled speaking appearance by Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos burns on Sproul Plaza on the University of California, Berkeley campus. Right-wing showman Milo Yiannopoulos is holding a "Free Speech Week" at the University of California, Berkeley with a planned lineup including conservative firebrands Steve Bannon. The university says it has no confirmation the headline acts will appear but is preparing strong security to head off any more violent protests at the liberal campus. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Latest: Right-wing activist holds short California rallyMilo Yiannopoulos was whisked away in a car after a brief appearance at the University of California, Berkeley that drew a few dozen supporters and a slightly larger crowd protesting the right-wing provocateur

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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2017, file photo State Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, left, and Assemblyman Mark Stone, D-Scotts Valley, watch as the votes are posted for Stone's youth parole measure before the Senate, in Sacramento, Calif. The legislature approved the bill, AB1308, and if signed by the governor, would allow inmates who are under the age of 25, and who have served at least 15 years of their sentenced to be considered for parole. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California lawmakers look to free older and younger inmatesCalifornia lawmakers want to free more of the state's oldest inmates and more of those who were young when they committed their crimes

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Jennifer Lopez announces her new hurricane recovery efforts for Puerto Rico Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017 in New York. She pledge to donate time and money help the recovery efforts. (AP Photo/Michael Noble Jr.)

Official: Hurricane Maria set Puerto Rico back decadesPuerto Rico's nonvoting representative in the U.S. Congress says Hurricane Maria's destruction has set the island back decades, even as authorities are still working to assess the extent of the damage

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