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President Trump again touted his "Trump dividend" in his closing speech at the Republican convention. Vice President Vance used his remarks to urge voters to back Republicans, even if they disagree.
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The television series 'Star Trek' turns 60 on Tuesday. The original show aired for only three seasons, but it spawned prequels and sequels (on TV and in theaters) and still has a cult following.
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Astronomy report from Dr. Wayne Wooten.
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Visit Florida President and CEO Bryan Griffin this week highlighted his staff's work for keeping tourism close to record numbers as travelers have been “tightening their belts.”
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The activists were sentenced to about 5 to 7 years in prison in a case widely seen as a barometer of the city's eroding freedoms as Beijing clamps down on dissent. -
The rebel group took over Yemen's port of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said. Mokha is about 50 miles from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. -
Scientists say that August was the hottest month ever recorded globally. In the U.S., summer temperatures also shattered heat records. -
The sweeping lawsuit brought by Common Cause argues federal agencies are illegally surveilling and intimidating people who try to peacefully observe federal immigration enforcement activity. -
An extremely well preserved fossil feather could reveal why some birds survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid, and others did not.
