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Twelve Democratic candidates are facing off in the fourth primary debate of the 2020 campaign on Tuesday in Westerville, Ohio.

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Politics

Democratic Debate: Everything You Need To Know About Tuesday's Face-Off

Oct 15, 2019

Twelve candidates will take the stage at 8 p.m. ET. Here is what to expect and how you can follow along.

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Middle East

A photo taken from Turkey's Sanliurfa province shows smoke rising after Turkish Armed Forces hit targets in Rasulayn, a town east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria, on Monday.

U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Turkey For Invasion Of Syria

Oct 15, 2019

President Trump had initially seemed to acquiesce to Turkey's attack on U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters. With the pullback, Russia now says its military is acting as a buffer on the border.

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Environment And Energy Collaborative

The Tongass National Forest, near Ketchikan, Alaska. The spruce, hemlock and cedar trees of the Tongass have been a source of timber for the logging industry.

Trump Administration Moves To Expand Logging In Nation's Largest National Forest

Oct 15, 2019

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to end a nearly two-decade long limit on logging in Alaska's Tongass National Forest. Local officials have pushed for looser restrictions to boost the economy.

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National

The 1966 Salvador Dalí etching <em>Burning Giraffe</em>, valued at $20,000, was swiped from a San Francisco gallery on Sunday.

Salvador Dalí Etching Stolen From San Francisco Gallery In 'Snatch And Run'

Oct 15, 2019

Surveillance footage shows a young man casually walking away with the $20,000 work, one in a series that's seen as poking fun at both Pablo Picasso and the Spanish tradition of bullfighting.

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Goats and Soda

How The 3 Nobel Winners For Economics Upended The Fight Against Poverty

Oct 15, 2019

How does their approach work in practice? And why is it considered so ground-breaking?

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National

Former White House adviser on Russia Fiona Hill (center) leaves the Capitol on Monday after testifying before lawmakers as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

Then-National Security Adviser Called Rudy Giuliani 'A Hand Grenade' On Ukraine

Oct 15, 2019

Former White House aide Fiona Hill told impeachment investigators on Monday that she and former Trump adviser John Bolton were troubled by actions by the president's private lawyer.

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Goats and Soda

Parts of Great Abaco Island are eerily empty after Hurricane Dorian.

After Dorian's Wrath: Little Miracles Amid A Painful Recovery

Oct 15, 2019

Just over a month after Hurricane Dorian slammed into the northern Bahamas, parts of the island nation are still in ruins, thousands remain displaced and rebuilding efforts have only just begun.

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Sports

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, shown here during a game on Monday, has weighed in on comments made by Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey.

Back From China, LeBron James Speaks Out On NBA Controversy

Oct 15, 2019

James said he believed Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey "wasn't educated on the situation at hand" when he expressed support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

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National

Cars line up to head into the United States (left) and into Canada (right) adjacent to Boundary Bay at a border crossing at Blaine, Wash., in 2009. A British couple who say they accidentally crossed the U.S.-Canada border were arrested by U.S. Customs an

British Family Detained By ICE After Unlawfully Entering U.S. From Canada

Oct 15, 2019

Eileen and David Connors say they accidentally crossed the U.S.-Canada border while vacationing. The couple and their 3-month-old son have been in a federal immigration facility since Oct. 3.