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Steph Curry's perfect response to girl who called him out over shoe options
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Boy dies after Yemeni mum fought US travel ban to reach him
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Trump tells boy that believing in Santa at 7 is 'marginal'
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Tragic journey home: Migrant girl's body back in Guatemala
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'You get nothing': Steve Jobs' stunning words to daughter
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Painting stolen in WWII is heading from US to Ukraine
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US shutdown to stretch for five days
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What Mattis' scathing resignation letter teaches us
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US envoy to coalition fighting Islamic State militants resigns in protest of Trump's Syria decision
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Love letters for killer: Murdering Dad getting fan mail in prison
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'Arguably you sold your country out': Judge tells former US national security adviser
The sentencing was abruptly postponed to allow for cooperation.
Back to the wall: Trump's 'massive fraud' could mean jail time
"Indictments and filings show ... the President was at the centre of a massive fraud."
Opinion: Trump administration got worse during Kelly's time in the White House
COMMENT: There was talk of John Kelly being a moderating force in WH. He was anything but.
Another White House shake-up: Trump ready to ditch chief of staff
Trump has picked a new US attorney general and a new ambassador to the UN.
Kiwi vineyard owner must pay $3.3m to Vegas execs
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