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Mary Trump Describes Abusive Trump Family Home, Says She Will Vote For Biden

In an interview with NPR, the president's niece says the cruelty of the president's upbringing was eventually mirrored in his own actions, making him unfit for office in her view.

Chelsea business owners hope the reopening of the popular elevated park will bring more foot traffic back to the neighborhood. Drew Angerer / Getty Images hide caption

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New York City's High Line Reopens In A Potential Boost To Local Business

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Twitter says it is investigating the coordinated hack, which attacked the accounts of some of the richest and most popular names on the social media platform. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Twitter Says It Was The Victim Of A 'Coordinated Social Engineering Attack'

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Ten artists from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean recorded tracks using birdsong from their country, with all profits of the vinyl and digital release going to bird conservation projects. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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A New Album Turns The Sound Of Endangered Birds Into Electronic Music

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A display of Mary Trump's new book about her uncle. A judge freed President Trump's niece this week from a restraining order restricting her from discussing the book. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption

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Mary Trump Describes Abusive Trump Family Home, Says She Will Vote For Biden

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Peet Sapsin directs clients inside custom built "Gainz Pods", during his HIIT class, (high intensity interval training), at Sapsins Inspire South Bay Fitness, Redondo Beach, California, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption

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My Gym Is Reopening. Is It Safe To Work Out There?

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The Trump administration is requiring hospitals to report COVID-19 data to a new system, sidestepping the CDC. David Degner/Getty Images hide caption

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White House Strips CDC Of Data Collection Role For COVID-19 Hospitalizations

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The Department of Veterans Affairs blocked the University of Phoenix and Perdoceo Education Corp. from enrolling GI Bill students after the Federal Trade Commission laid enormous penalties on them for deceptive advertising. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Administration Clears For-Profit Colleges To Register Veterans Again

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Mary Szatkowski (front) and Kristen Glennie of Maine on the final stretch of the Appalachian Trail in Maine's Baxter State Park. The two women began the 2,200-mile journey on Feb. 29 in Georgia. Courtesy of Kristen Glennie hide caption

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Despite Coronavirus, Some Hikers Go The Distance On The Appalachian Trail

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People get tested at a drive-through coronavirus testing site at South Mountain Community College on, July 9 in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption

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Arizona Clinic Grapples With High Demand For COVID-19 Tests

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