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The Monumental Push Behind Getting That Package Delivered By Christmas

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The Monumental Push Behind Getting That Package Delivered By Christmas

The explosion in online holiday shopping means billions of packages need to be delivered — and companies like UPS, FedEx and Amazon are under more pressure than ever.

News Brief: U.S. Troops To Leave Syria, Courts Deal Setbacks To Asylum-Seekers

by Noel King , David Greene

News Brief: U.S. Troops To Leave Syria, Courts Deal Setbacks To Asylum-Seekers

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The Monumental Push Behind Getting That Package Delivered By Christmas

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The Monumental Push Behind Getting That Package Delivered By Christmas

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Illinois Releases Preliminary Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse Report

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Illinois Releases Preliminary Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse Report

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Living Moments Infinite Scale

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Vladimir Putin To Answer Questions At His Annual News Conference

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Vladimir Putin To Answer Questions At His Annual News Conference

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Paul Ryan Delivers His Farewell Address To The House Of Representatives

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Paul Ryan Delivers His Farewell Address To The House Of Representatives

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British Family Seeks Photographer To Document Their Vacation

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Examining Presidential Friendships, Which Are A Key Part Of Politics

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The Dancers Waltz The Greg Foat Group

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'Twainiac' Nick Offerman Reads Aloud About Samuel Clemens' Favorite Foods

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White House Announces U.S. Troops Will Be Withdrawing From Syria

by Ruth Sherlock , Tom Bowman

White House Announces U.S. Troops Will Be Withdrawing From Syria

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Latest Court Rulings Deal Setbacks To Trump's Attempt To Thwart Asylum-Seekers

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Mexican Authorities Arrest 3 Suspects In The Murder Of 2 Honduran Teenagers

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Mexican Authorities Arrest 3 Suspects In The Murder Of 2 Honduran Teenagers

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Barcelona Black Clouds

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Parallels (It's Not As If We Mattered, Pt. 2) Black Clouds

Female Prisoners Could Benefit From Criminal Justice Measure

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Facebook Grapples With Another Privacy Scandal

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Ohio Civil Suits May Encourage Drug Firms To Help Solve Opioid Epidemic

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Ohio Civil Suits May Encourage Drug Firms To Help Solve Opioid Epidemic

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Married Couple Gets Surprising Result From DNA Test Kit

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FACT CHECK: Mexico Isn't Paying For The Border Wall, Military Unlikely To Build It

President Trump's wall prototypes are seen from behind the Mexico-US border fence in Tijuana, Mexico, on Dec. 12. With Congress unlikely to fund Trump's wall, Trump is floating other tactics. Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Fact Check

FACT CHECK: Mexico Isn't Paying For The Border Wall, Military Unlikely To Build It

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FACT CHECK: Mexico Isn't Paying For The Border Wall, Military Unlikely To Build It

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Tired and Awake Hidden Orchestra

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Trump Says ISIS Is Defeated So U.S. Troops Will Leave Syria

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Politics

GOP Insists It Doesn't Engage In Identity Politics. Researchers Disagree

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GOP Insists It Doesn't Engage In Identity Politics. Researchers Disagree

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Law

Rosenstein: 2 Chinese Nationals Indicted On Charges Of Hacking U.S. Targets

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Rosenstein: 2 Chinese Nationals Indicted On Charges Of Hacking U.S. Targets

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National

Under New Deal, Asylum Seekers Will Wait In Mexico While Claims Are Processed

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Under New Deal, Asylum Seekers Will Wait In Mexico While Claims Are Processed

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