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On a collision course with White House traditionsLike him or dislike him, Donald Trump is a radical departure from anything the country has seen in modern politics.
China again rejects Trump?s suggestion to negotiate TaiwanChina on Sunday again rejected Donald Trump?s suggestion that he might use American policy on Taiwan as a bargaining chip between the two sides.
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A statue for King in the city that helped form him is long overdue.
The driver of a vehicle died early Sunday morning in Mansfield after failing to negotiate a turn, leaving the vehicle ?fully engulfed in flames,? police said.
Martin Richard?s father tells of son?s generosity on the day boy diedBill Richard spoke to more than 300 eighth-graders who had completed a day of service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
O?Malley named to Vatican office that reviews abuse casesCardinal Sean O?Malley has played an influential role in addressing the clergy sex abuse crisis worldwide.
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If Saturday?s game made you feel good about these Patriots, you must be wearing Tom Brady?s Under Armour pajamas.
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Jay Monahan makes connections easily and has golf in his DNA.
John Kerry finds former Viet Cong soldier who once tried to kill himThe secretary of state and Vo Ban Tam were adversaries in a firefight on the Bay Hap River in 1969.
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Younger black activists say they prefer the pointed, more forceful King to the Nobel Prize-winning pacifist who preached love over hate.
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