Couples rush to divorce by year-end — to save on taxes
Sparring spouses are racing to finalize their divorces before changes in the way alimony is taxed kick in next year
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Huge floating device isn't trapping plastic in Pacific Ocean
The young innovator behind the project said a fix was in the works
Sandberg says Facebook needs to do more to protect users' civil rights
Facebook released the findings of an audit led by a longtime ACLU director
SpaceX, Blue Origin delay rocket launches
Bad weather and technical snags delayed multiple rocket launches Tuesday
Year's scariest stat: 90.5% of plastic not recycled
Britain's Royal Statistical Society cites globe's plastic waste crisis for its "international statistic of the year"
Lawmakers: Mom tear-gassed at border allowed into U.S.
Two Democrats from California live-tweeted a group of migrants, including a family that gained attention for being tear-gassed at the border, seeking asylum in the U.S.
How food choices may affect your brain's destiny
Dr. David Perlmutter claims eating foods high in carbs causes brain inflammation and can trigger conditions like anxiety, depression and ADHD
Report finds women abused on Twitter every 30 seconds
Amnesty International surveyed the Twitter feeds of 778 female politicians and journalists and found they received 1.1 million "abusive or problematic" tweets in 2017
The bump stock ban will soon be official
Bump stocks, which effectively turn a semi-automatic weapon into an automatic one, will soon officially be banned
Mom who couldn't see dying son due to travel ban gets waiver
The child, a U.S. citizen, has been on life support at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland for the past month
Holiday surprise: Michigan business hands out $20,000 bonuses
The company's owner said he wanted to "do something more" at the holidays for his 200 employees -- and did he ever
White House says it wants to avoid government shutdown
"At the end of the day we don't want to shut down the government, we want to shut down the border," Sarah Sanders said
Trump Foundation closes amid probe into donations
New York's attorney general says Trump Foundation has agreed to dissolve, with its assets going to approved charities
Court hearing scheduled for Rep. Chris Collins in insider trading case
The New York Republican, charged with insider trading, is accused of sharing information with his son about a biotech company in which he held the largest shares
Station plays "Baby, It's Cold Outside" for hours in protest
"WE LOVE THE SONG" the radio station proclaimed after several others banned it
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U.S. embassy urges "extreme caution" in Saudi airports after Houthi strikes kill several people
Some Israeli settlers use sheep to push Palestinians from West Bank homes
Trump announces Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire" after criticizing Zelenskyy
Trump administration ordered to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads
Terminal in Riyadh airport hit again, day after deadly strike killed 12
Drone swarms are a problem Secret Service says they have not solved yet
Steve Bannon on the GOP and the midterms: "We can't afford to lose"
DHS secretary defends livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution
