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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to sign State Bill S240, which adds a broad health exception to the state's ban on third-trimester procedures. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Illustration on China's moon mission by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Okay, here is the compromise. (Illustration by Michael Ramirez for Creators Syndicate)
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The Philadelphia Eagles held quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and the Chicago Bears to 15 points in a NFC wild-card victory on Sunday.
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Illustration on the carbon tax burden in Ireland by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Glow in the dark nunchucks
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Knife concelead inside a cotton swab package
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knife concealed inside an energy drink
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Marijuana hidden inside a microwave oven
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The federal government shutdown means that the tan-hatted park rangers who are historical guides for tourists and provide other services, have been off the job. Park Ranger Jack Henkels looks out over a waterway in Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Marrero, La., Dec. 27, 2005. Environmental changes set in motion by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are hard to miss in hurricane-ravaged nature parks along the Louisiana coast. Katrina's powerful winds downed thousands of trees, and Rita's tidal surge forced salty seawater from the Gulf of Mexico into freshwater canals and bayous that wind through many parks. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma) (Associated Press)
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The carcass of a female Sumatran tiger was confiscated from poachers in Indonesia. The Sumatran tiger has become the world's most critically endangered tiger subspecies with fewer than 400 remaining in the wild. (Associated Press/File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2014 file photo the Portland skyline is visible on the west bank of the Willamette River in Portland, Ore. The city of Portland has released a map and database showing about 1,800 unreinforced masonry buildings that may be vulnerable to shaking during an earthquake if they are not structurally retrofitted. These buildings were generally constructed before the 1960's using brick with little to no steel reinforcement in the walls. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, file)
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Illustration of Mitt Romney by William Brown/Tribune Content Agency
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"It is an overwhelming task to take on an industry that everyone thinks is going to save the world," said Ron Heiniger, a crop science professor at North Carolina State University. "FILE — In this Sept. 15, 2015 file photograph, a portion of the Stafford Hill solar power project gathers energy from the sun in Rutland, Vt. Vermont regulators are reducing the financial incentives for electric customers who install renewable energy systems such as solar panels and get a credit on their bills for providing power to the grid. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Illustration on the climate-change debate by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency
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The Clean Slate (Illustration by Michael Ramirez for Creators Syndicate)
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The Federalist writer and frequent Fox News guest Bre Payton died Friday after a sudden illness. She was 26. (The Federalist)
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This 2016 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, shows a submarine after breaking through ice in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska's north coast. The U.S. Navy has kicked off biennial submarine testing and training under sea ice off Alaska's north coast--the exercises are dubbed Ice Exercise 2018, or ICEX18, and will include maneuvers by three submarines under Arctic ice, including a British vessel, over five weeks. (U.S. Navy via AP)
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Placing a sensitive fentanyl test strip into a mixing container for heroin can check for contamination, giving the user a choice of whether to take a potentially deadly risk. (Associated Press/File)