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The Republican said she would welcome the “opportunity to serve.”
The weird afterlife of TSA contraband
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Forbidden materials — including brass knuckles, all manner of blades and even cricket bats — go off to a government-surplus store in Pennsylvania, where they’re sometimes reclaimed.
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In video, Islamic State purports
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Japan’s government said it was trying to verify the video, which came after a ransom deadline.
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As the Patriots’ controversy shows, the game can do many things to a story, except make it smaller.
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