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In gun buyback talk, how do you round up so many weapons? 22 Sep 2019 - 07:58 pm
A Chesterfield County police officer sort through thousands of guns found in a home and garage in Pageland, South Carolina, November 10, 2015. Reuters
Gulf Coast seafood biz slammed by freshwater from floods 22 Sep 2019 - 07:58 pm
A restaurant employee chucks an oyster at Seaworthy, a seafood restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana that recycles shells as part of a community project to build breakwaters, Nov 16, 2018. TRF/Sebastien Malo
Ex-cop's murder trial for shooting neighbor set to start 22 Sep 2019 - 06:05 pm
A scene of wreath walks at the Greenville Avenue Church of Christ for the funeral service for Botham Shem Jean on September 13, 2018 in Richardson, Texas. Stewart F House / Getty Images / AFP
4 Chinese tourists killed in Utah bus accident identified 22 Sep 2019 - 11:10 am
A view shows a bus carrying Chinese-speaking tourists after it crashed off a road near Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, U.S., September 20, 2019. Utah Highway Patrol/Handout via REUTERS
Trump, Biden spar over Ukraine after whistleblower complaint 22 Sep 2019 - 09:21 am
Former Vice President and presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during the Democratic Polk County Steak Fry on September 21, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. Seventeen presidential candidates attended the Polk County Steak Fry. Joshua Lott/Getty Images/AFP
Adults swell ranks of students marching in record global climate protest 21 Sep 2019 - 02:34 am
Justin Flood, a graphic designer for an advertising agency and first-time climate protester, holds a protest sign in Manhattan's Foley Square in New York City, September 20, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Laurie Goering
Trump, backed by Australia's Morrison, talks tough on China 20 Sep 2019 - 08:57 pm
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and US President Donald Trump arrive for a news conference in the East Room of the White House, September 20, 2019. Reuters/Joshua Roberts
Amid crippling sanctions, Cuba deploys oxen, wood-fired ovens to overcome fuel crisis 20 Sep 2019 - 08:57 pm
Cars line up for gas at the seafront Malecon in Havana, Cuba, September 17, 2019. Picture taken on September 17, 2019. Reuters/Alexandre Meneghini
Colt to stop making AR-15 rifles, weapon of choice in US mass shootings 20 Sep 2019 - 08:57 pm
Customers look over the last two AR-15 style rifles for sale inside the Bullet Hole gun shop in Sarasota, Florida. (Reuters file photo)
Trump says whistleblower complaint relates to 'totally appropriate conversation' 20 Sep 2019 - 06:45 pm
The rising sun illuminates the United States Capitol Building on September 19, 2019 in Washington, DC.  Samuel Corum/Getty Images/AFP
US, El Salvador to sign asylum deal 20 Sep 2019 - 06:45 pm
Walter Armando Jimenez Melendez, an asylum seeker from El Salvador, arrives with his4 yr-old son Jeremy at La Posada Providencia shelter in San Benito, Texas after reunion, July 10, 2018. Reuters/ Loren Elliott
Canada Foreign Minister Freeland 'troubled, disappointed' by Trudeau's blackface images 20 Sep 2019 - 06:45 pm
Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 12, 2018. Reuters/Chris Wattie
Trump administration blocks 'urgent' whistleblower disclosure 20 Sep 2019 - 01:05 pm
Trump, though giving no details about any incident, denied Thursday that he would ever
2 shootings in DC kill at least 1, wound another 8 20 Sep 2019 - 12:30 pm
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Bernie Sanders first to reach 1 million donors 19 Sep 2019 - 11:48 pm
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Climate-change protesters poised to kick off global wave of street marches 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm
Sixteen year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg listens to speakers during a climate change demonstration at the US Supreme Court in Washington, September 18, 2019. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
Netanyahu 'played' Trump with misinformation: Tillerson 19 Sep 2019 - 07:09 pm
Tillerson, who was fired by Trump last year, made the observations during a forum Tuesday at Harvard University as reported by The Harvard Gazette, the university's official news outlet.
Nancy Pelosi unveils an ambitious plan to lower drug prices 19 Sep 2019 - 05:40 pm
Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference in Washington DC on November 7, 2018. AFP/Nicholas Kamm