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Beautiful Bird Exhibit Spotted At Smithsonian

The American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., has gathered the work of artists who paint, photograph and sculpt winged creatures — underscoring their endangered existence and exquisite beauty.

House Votes Again To Repeal Affordable Care Act

by Juana Summers

House Votes Again To Repeal Affordable Care Act

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Red States Move To Expand Medicaid Under Obamacare

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Red States Move To Expand Medicaid Under Obamacare

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Obama Reluctant To Raise Federal Gas Tax

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Obama Reluctant To Raise Federal Gas Tax

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Peaks of Yew The Mattson 2

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Meluminary The Mattson 2

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Airlanes Run_Return

The Psychology Behind Why Some Kids Go Unvaccinated

by Shankar Vedantam

The Psychology Behind Why Some Kids Go Unvaccinated

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Students At Corinthian Colleges Will Have Loans Forgiven

by Sam Sanders

Students At Corinthian Colleges Will Have Loans Forgiven

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The Music Scene Blockhead

Left Shark Stands Out At Super Bowl Halftime Show

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Attack The Doctor Blockhead

Demanding Higher Wages, Refinery Workers Strike Shell Oil

by Andrew Schneider

Demanding Higher Wages, Refinery Workers Strike Shell Oil

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ABC Tones Down Author's 'Fresh Off The Boat' For Sitcom Audience

Eddie Huang speaks during a press conference in Pasadena, Calif., in January. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption

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ABC Tones Down Author's 'Fresh Off The Boat' For Sitcom Audience

by Eric Deggans

ABC Tones Down Author's 'Fresh Off The Boat' For Sitcom Audience

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Catch Me Dan the Automator

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Aelopolis Sabzi

Hard To Clean Up Wastewater Spills From Oil Wells Into N.D. Stream

by Emily Guerin

Hard To Clean Up Wastewater Spills From Oil Wells Into N.D. Stream

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Unbroken, Unshaven The Budos Band

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Crimson Skies The Budos Band

Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Wendi Norris/Smithsonian American Art Museum

Beautiful Bird Exhibit Spotted At Smithsonian

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Beautiful Bird Exhibit Spotted At Smithsonian

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Dear Aging Athletes: Say Hello To Goodbye

Tiger Woods on the ninth hole during the second round of the Phoenix Open last Friday, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Woods, who'll turn 40 this year, is making Frank Deford wonder: How does an athlete know when to retire? Rick Scuteri/AP hide caption

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Sweetness And Light

Dear Aging Athletes: Say Hello To Goodbye

by Frank Deford

Dear Aging Athletes: Say Hello To Goodbye

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Let's Call the Whole Thing Off Oscar Peterson & Fred Astaire

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Hymn to Freedom Oscar Peterson

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Middle East

Jordan Responds To Pilots Death At The Hands Of ISIS

by Alice Fordham

Jordan Responds To Pilots Death At The Hands Of ISIS

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National Security

Killing Jordanian Pilot May Backfire Against Islamic State Militants

by Dina Temple-Raston

Killing Jordanian Pilot May Backfire Against Islamic State Militants

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Politics

Senate Panel Holds Hearing For Ash Carter, Defense Nominee

by Tom Bowman

Senate Panel Holds Hearing For Ash Carter, Defense Nominee

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Once A Vaccine Skeptic, This Mom Changed Her Mind

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Once A Vaccine Skeptic, This Mom Changed Her Mind

by Jon Hamilton

Once A Vaccine Skeptic, This Mom Changed Her Mind

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First Snow (Ooah Remix) Emancipator

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Jet Stream (D.V.S* Remix) Emancipator

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Stereomoody Populous

Latin America

Another Twist In An Argentine Prosecutor's Mysterious Death

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Detrás del cristal Harold López-Nussa

National

Sen. Tillis: Employees Shouldn't Be Forced To Wash Their Hands

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Cimarrón Harold Lopez Nussa

Energy

Keystone XL Pipeline Benefits U.S. And Canada, Alberta Premier Says

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Better Late Than Never The Acorn

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Return to Blackness (For GB) The Acorn

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KC Accidental Broken Social Scene

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National Security

NSA's Bulk Collection Of Phone Data Continues, Intelligence Review Says

by David Welna

NSA's Bulk Collection Of Phone Data Continues, Intelligence Review Says

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Litany Against Fear Christian Scott

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Anthem (Antediluvian Adaptation) Christian Scott

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JM Strand Of Oaks

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