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Magic Trick Unveiled 100 Years Ago Still Intrigues Audiences
A Century ago, English magician P.T. Selbit debuted a trick in London: He sawed a woman in half. The illusion continues to be popular with audiences, and magicians are always looking for volunteers.
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Scientists Hope 2 Swinhoe's Softshell Turtles Can Save The Species
It was thought that there was only one turtle left — he's in a zoo in China. But scientists found a female in a lake in Vietnam last fall. They are hoping the two will become more than friends.
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How Anti-Vaccine Movement Could Hurt Efforts To End Pandemic
The anti-vaccine movement has existed in various forms for decades. The Internet and social media created a surge in misinformation. We profile a mother who got pulled in, and how she got out.
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Nation Braces For More Violence Ahead Of Inauguration Day
Protests were expected Sunday at state capitols across the country ahead of the Wednesday's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. We look at how the day went, what's expected in the coming days.
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Some Christians Feel It's A God-Given Mission To Fight On Trump's Behalf
Some of the extremists who assaulted the Capitol are Christian nationalists. They believe they are on a divine mission to challenge government institutions in the name of God.
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Looking Back On The Pandemic's Start And Forward To When Will It End
On Tuesday, it will be a year since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the U.S. Now there are almost 24 million cases and nearly 400,000 people are dead.
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Uganda's President Fends Off Opposition In Contested Election
Ugandan opposition candidate Bobi Wine faced longtime President Yoweri Museveni in yesterday's election, official results are expected on Saturday.
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True Friendship Knows No Time And No Distance
Jill Stretton of Australia and Cathie Alexander of Scotland have been pen pals since 1950. They didn't meet in person until 1982, but they feel like lifelong friends.
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Multiple Men With The Same Name Form Paul O'Sullivan Band
Paul O'Sullivan of Baltimore was perusing social media, and friending people who shared his name. Some were musicians like him. They've formed The Paul O'Sullivan Band and released their first single.
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'I May Not Get There With You': An Eyewitness Account Of MLK's Final Days
Clara Jean Ester was a college student in 1968 when she saw Martin Luther King Jr. give his final speech. A day later, Ester was at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., when he was assassinated.
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Morning News Brief
With impeachment trial and pandemic response, VP-elect Harris stresses need to multitask. States prepare for violence ahead of inauguration. And, more people are charged in Flint water crisis case.
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Can The Forces Unleashed By Trump's Big Election Lie Be Undone?
President-elect Biden and Democrats in Congress have called Trump's insistence that the election was rigged the "big lie." The term has roots in Nazi Germany and echoes throughout fascist states.