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Texas Bullet Train Project Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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The British founder of the "Second Wife" says his polygamy website has gained over 100,000 Muslim members since its launch in June. (Second Wife screenshot)
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Trinity United Church of Christ in Concord, North Carolina, has taken a page out of the Alcoholics Anonymous playbook to launch a 12-step program for racists. (WCNC)
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Screen capture from a DOJ training video released on August 24, 2016, titled, "Law Enforcement and the Transgender Community - CRS Roll Call Training Video"
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Screen capture from a DOJ training video released on August 24, 2016, titled, "Law Enforcement and the Transgender Community - CRS Roll Call Training Video"
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is pictured during a press conference at the Swedish government offices Rosenbad in Stockholm, Thursday Aug. 25, 2016. Biden's one-day visit to Sweden will focus on global migration challenges ahead of a September summit in New York on refugees. (Anders Wiklund/ TT News Agency via AP)
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Council member Mary Cheh, Ward 3 Democrat, said the residents' claims are flat-out wrong. "From the beginning, nearby residents who oppose the Idaho Avenue shelter have claimed that the ANC had to approve the legislation the council voted on. However, this misunderstands the process," she said. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has talked tough yet promised the possibility of leniency for illegal immigrants — often in the span of a couple of hours. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has postponed a speech he was to give Thursday laying out his immigration policy. (Associated Press)
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Even if rates rise 25 percent, most of those who buy insurance plans on the federal HealthCare.gov website will be able to shop for less-costly plans and, thanks to assistance from taxpayer subsidies, will be able to pay much less than the sticker price. (Associated Press)
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Law Enforcement at the Border Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Law Enforcement at the Border Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2016 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton meets with law enforcement leaders in New York. If this week’s string of vague and contradictory statements by Donald Trump and his team revealed anything, it’s that his immigration policy is still evolving. Just days ago Trump reshuffled his campaign staff just as he tries to recalibrate his message for the general election, in which his tough stance on immigration may be more of a liability than it was in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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Growing the Movement with Hate Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Growing the Movement with Hate Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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In this March 30, 2015 photo, Brock Turner appears in the Palo Alto, Calif., branch of Santa Clara County Superior Court court for a status hearing. A California judge under fire for a light sentence given to a Stanford University swimmer has recused himself from making his first key decision in another sex crimes case. The judge is the target of a recall campaign that started in June after he sentenced former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, 20, to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman who passed out behind a trash bin after a fraternity party. (Gary Reyes/San Jose Mercury News via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT
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While he said he can "gut it through," Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg was put on the 15-day disabled list Monday with a sore right elbow. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is attempting to woo black voters, but GOP campaign veterans say his efforts are too little, too late. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made an appeal to every faction in Virginia last week. He promised law and order for suburban voters, jobs in coal country, support for agriculture and forestry, and health care for veterans. His most direct message was to black voters. "I want an inclusive country," he said. (Associated Press)
