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Political polarization leads trends in opinion on Russia, immigration, SCOTUS nominee
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
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Listen 7:38Behind the campaign to get teachers to leave their unions
Teachers facing stagnating wages have the option to pay nothing at all while still being covered by the union bargaining contract.
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17 dead after amphibious tour boat sinks in Missouri lake
17 people are dead after an amphibious tourist boat carrying 31 passengers capsized and sank Thursday during a severe squall in a lake in southern Missouri.
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Trump slams interest rate hikes, ignoring hands-off tradition toward Fed
The Federal Reserve got a rare piece of advice from the president Thursday.
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More than 140 ‘sister survivors’ of Larry Nassar abuse are honored at ESPYS
In January, more than 150 women and girls gave victim impact statements at one of Nassar's three trials.
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‘Alternatives to detention’ are cheaper than jails, but cases take far longer
More than 84,000 undocumented migrants are enrolled in electronic monitoring — usually either an ankle bracelet or a smartphone check-in that uses voice recognition.
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Republicans force Democrats to go on record over immigration agency
Democrats largely avoided taking any position at all.
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4 blue states sue Washington over GOP tax overhaul
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland sued the federal government over the Republican-led tax overhaul Tuesday.
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Trump walks back controversial comments on Russian election interference
A day after his much-criticized news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Trump attempted some damage control Tuesday.
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Galileo would be stunned: Jupiter now has 79 moons
More than 400 years after Galileo Galilei discovered the first of Jupiter's moons, astronomers have found a dozen more.
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Video shows 6-year-old girl heard on ProPublica tape reunited with mother
On the original audiotape, Jimena repeatedly asked the adults around her to call her aunt.
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During meeting of U.S. election officials, Nielsen downplays 2018 Russia threat
The annual gathering has typically been a low-key affair.
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Nancy Sinatra Sr., first wife of Frank Sinatra, dies at 101
"She was a blessing and the light of my life," her daughter said.
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Push by liberal Democrats’ to abolish ICE delights GOP
Liberal Democrats have unveiled doomed legislation aimed at abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, their eyes focused on galvanizing voters for the midterm elections.
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Detaining immigrant kids is now a billion-dollar industry
Detaining immigrant children has morphed into a surging industry in the U.S. that now reaps $1 billion annually — a tenfold increase over the past decade analysis finds.
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