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Illustration on Syrian refugees' impact on the EU economy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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In this July 6, 2004, file photo, Kelly Renee Gissendaner, the only woman on Georgia's death row, looks through the slot in her cell door as a guard brings her a cup of ice at Metro State Prison in Atlanta. She was executed on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. (Bita Honarvar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
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The U.S. foreign born population rose from 5 percent five decades ago to 14 percent today — "a near historic record." Racial and ethnic composition is changing, a Pew Research Center report says. (Associated Press)
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Join us this Wednesday night at 8PM EST for a lively conversation with conservative activist and radio host Erick Erickson.
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We are Bill Sykes' vicious guard dogs. We are not fond of trains. What are our names?
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I live with Mrs. Potts and Lumiere in an enchanted castle. What's my name?
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I help tuck the Darling children into bed. What do they call me?
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Dr. Jeffrey Joel Abrams, a San Diego doctor who sexually assaulted unconscious patients and took explicit photographs of them with his cell phone, received no jail time during his sentencing Friday. (10 News)
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Video footage of French animal rights activists snatching a puppy from a sobbing homeless man has outraged viewers. (YouTube/@Seven LE DUC)
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National Edition Opinion cover for September 28, 2015 - Using illegal immigration for political advantage (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)
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Illustration on Obama's scheme to fast track illegal immigrants into citizen and voter status by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Rep. Elijah E. Cummings asked his colleagues in the GOP to suspend their investigations into Planned Parenthood in the wake of the recent videos released by an anti-abortion group, saying that the group's tactics may not be telling the entire story and rather backing an agenda. (Associated Press)
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Protesters participate in a demonstration in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on March 25, 2015, as the court heard oral arguments in the challenges of President Barack Obama's health care law requirement that businesses provide their female employees with health insurance that includes access to contraceptives. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Tarvaris Jackson was picked up in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He's been on all but which teams' rosters:
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In this Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 photo, Faye Medema waits for food at a cafeteria in a recovery center in Houston. She says she was ready to go back to school and get a job, ready to try to regain custody of her young son after being jailed on child endangerment charges one night when she was high. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz is hoping to capture his third straight straw poll victory at this weekend's annual gathering of social conservatives. The straw poll win would send the message social conservatives' pick for the 2016 Republican presidential primary. (The Des Moines Register via Associated Press)
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Illustration on the dangers to Europe from the refugee wave by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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"It is my wish that throughout my visit, the family should be a recurrent theme," Pope Francis said in his address to Congress. "Yet I cannot hide my concern for the family, which is threatened, perhaps as never before, from within and without. Fundamental relationships are being called into question, as is the very basis of marriage and the family." (Associated Press)
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Los Angeles County Jim McDonnell Sheriff announced a revision in policy this week that will allow immigration officials to search L.A. jails for illegals. (Associated Press)
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Port St. Lucie Police Officer Michael Harding, who was named "Officer of the Year" four years ago, was arrested by federal officials Tuesday on child pornography charges. (WPEC)