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This after-dinner activity went viral for helping your health, sleep. Does it work?
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This Olympic swimmer almost drowned as a kid. Now, he's a lesson advocate.
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Trump drops Casey Means as surgeon general nominee, names Nicole Saphier
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Beyond crisis lines: How broader suicide prevention helps people in need
A new approach to suicide prevention shifts the focus from stopping harm in moments of crisis to upstream policies that give people reasons to live.
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Judges in more than a dozen cases have cited social media posts by President Trump and members of his administration in decisions against the government.
The U.S. debt now exceeds the country's GDP. Should we worry?
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SCOTUS lets redistricting ruling take effect immediately, sparking angry exchange
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed last week's landmark decision striking down Louisiana's congressional map to take effect immediately, drawing a sharp back-and-forth between two justices.
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Inside the effort to replace America's Minuteman III nuclear missiles
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1 missing U.S. soldier in Morocco was trying to save another, officials say
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Spirit Airlines says it has refunded most customers after shutdown
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Trump family's World Liberty Financial sues billionaire for defamation
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The U.S. military says it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people, as number of recent strikes continues to ramp up.
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