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In A White House With Unprecedented Turnover, Survivors Have 'Endurance'

Only a handful of aides who started in the very early days of the Trump administration have made it through the first two years. What do they share? Endurance and a tolerance for conflict.

News Brief: Migrant Boy Dies, Shutdown Continues, U.S.-Turkey Relations

by Noel King , David Greene

News Brief: Migrant Boy Dies, Shutdown Continues, U.S.-Turkey Relations

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In A White House With Unprecedented Turnover, Survivors Have 'Endurance'

by Tamara Keith

In A White House With Unprecedented Turnover, Survivors Have 'Endurance'

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Chinese Authorities Raid 2 Prominent Independent Churches

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Chinese Authorities Raid 2 Prominent Independent Churches

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Migrant Boy Dies In Government Custody In New Mexico Hospital

by Monica Ortiz Uribe

Migrant Boy Dies In Government Custody In New Mexico Hospital

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Damaged House In Mosul's Old City Is Remnant Of Old Synagogue

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Damaged House In Mosul's Old City Is Remnant Of Old Synagogue

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Panicked Teenager In Norway Makes An Emergency Call To Police

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Grandmother's Rosary Is An Anchor To Family Around The World

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Female Country Music Singers In Nashville Navigate Gender Bias To Be Heard

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Female Country Music Singers In Nashville Navigate Gender Bias To Be Heard

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President Trump Ends 2018 With An Unsettled Administration

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President Trump Ends 2018 With An Unsettled Administration

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Raqqa Residents Worry About U.S. Decision To Withdraw Troops From Syria

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Raqqa Residents Worry About U.S. Decision To Withdraw Troops From Syria

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Texas School Employee Suing Over Israel Boycott Clause

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Best Song Of 2018: Malcolm Gladwell Shares His Choice

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U.S. Troop Withdrawal Essentially Hands Fight Against ISIS Over To Turkey

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U.S. Troop Withdrawal Essentially Hands Fight Against ISIS Over To Turkey

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For The Catholic Church, A Year Of Unending Clergy Abuse Revelations

The moon rises behind a church in the Pittsburgh Diocese, one of six dioceses mentioned in the massive report on sexual abuse among Pennsylvania clergy. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption

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For The Catholic Church, A Year Of Unending Clergy Abuse Revelations

by Virginia Alvino Young

For The Catholic Church, A Year Of Unending Clergy Abuse Revelations

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Vermont Community To Hold Winter S'morestice Festival

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How Is Trump's Insistence On A Border Wall Playing To His Base?

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2018 Brought A 'Tectonic Shift' In The Gun Control Movement, Advocates Say

Student activists from Parkland, Fla., quickly mobilized after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, becoming a vocal force calling for tighter gun laws. That movement led to mass "March for Our Lives" demonstrations around the country in March. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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2018 Brought A 'Tectonic Shift' In The Gun Control Movement, Advocates Say

by Melissa Block

2018 Brought A 'Tectonic Shift' In The Gun Control Movement, Advocates Say

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Japan Plans To Resume Commercial Whaling Operations

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Japan Plans To Resume Commercial Whaling Operations

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