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Photos: The Women's March In Washington

Jan 19, 2019

Started in 2017, the protest movement advocates for the rights of women, immigrants, people of color and the LGBTQ community.

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Obituaries

Tony Mendez, the former CIA officer who rescued six American diplomats from revolutionary Iran in 1980, died Saturday. He's shown here in 2012 in Washington, D.C., at the premiere of <em>Argo</em>, a film<em> </em>based on his operation in Iran.

Tony Mendez, The 'Argo' Spy Who Rescued Americans In Iran, Dies At 78

Jan 19, 2019

Mendez slipped into revolutionary Iran in 1980 and brought out six American diplomats who were granted refuge by the Canadian Embassy. He didn't receive full acclaim until Hollywood made a 2012 movie.

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The Salt

The key to making the quintessential biscuit of the American South, like these from Callie's Charleston Biscuits Bakery in Charleston, S.C., is more about technique than a specific flour, some bakers say.

Is The Power Of The Flour Really The Secret To Baking The Perfect Biscuit?

Jan 19, 2019

While some bakers believe that soft wheat flour, found primarily in the American South, is the best for making light, flaky biscuits, others say the key to better biscuits comes down to technique.

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Shots - Health News

Lisa Abramson holds her firstborn child, Lucy, in 2014. A few weeks after Lucy's birth, Abramson began feeling confused and then started developing delusions — symptoms of postpartum psychosis.

She Wanted To Be The Perfect Mom, Then Landed In A Psychiatric Unit

Jan 19, 2019

Postpartum psychosis is rare but very real, doctors say. And, unlike in some countries, U.S. moms who need inpatient psychiatric care can't bring along their babies, adding to the trauma.

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Opinion

In this Nov. 7, 2018, photo released by the U.S. Army, U.S. soldiers gather for a brief during a combined joint patrol rehearsal in Manbij, Syria.

Opinion: Leaving Syria Is Far Less Risky Than Staying

Jan 19, 2019

ISIS may not be defeated, but the U.S. is right to withdraw from Syria, argue Aaron David Miller of the Woodrow Wilson Center and Richard Sokolsky of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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Latin America

Firefighters work to extinguish a massive blaze triggered by a leaking pipeline in Tlahuelilpan, Mexico on Friday night. At least 66 people were killed.

More Than 60 Dead, Dozens Injured In Mexican Pipeline Explosion

Jan 19, 2019

Residents of Tlahuelilpan, north of Mexico City, had gathered around an illegally tapped pipeline to collect fuel when it burst into flames.

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National

Thousands of women gathered in Washington, D.C., and across the country to support women's rights.

Amid Snow And Controversy, Demonstrators Take To The Streets For 3rd Women's March

Jan 19, 2019

Marches took place across the country, from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco to snowy upstate New York. Leaders called for unity as controversy and questions of inclusivity loomed over the event.

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National Security

As President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo watch, a U.S. Navy team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Scott A. Wirtz, Saturday at Dover Air Force Base.

Trump Travels To Dover AFB For Dignified Transfer Of 4 Americans Killed In Syria

Jan 19, 2019

The president met privately with family members Saturday morning. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan also traveled to the ceremony.

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