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Verizon said it has corrected an error that caused Ken Slusher to almost lose his home over a $2 million cellphone bill. (KPTV)
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Hillary Rodham Clinton sat down with "Girls" star Lena Dunham to chat about equal rights, saying one doesn't have to "hate men" in order to be a feminist. (LennyLetter.com via Politico)
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Illustration on Trump's impact on the GOP by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency
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Illustration on Chinese human rights violations by Paul Tong/Tribune Content Agency
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As the U.S. military maintains a presence in the Baltic states and Poland, a propaganda war is raging in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to reach Russian minorities. (Associated Press)
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Students at Portland State University were joined Monday by Black Lives Matter activists in protesting the presence of armed police officers on campus. (KPTV)
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Migrants, mostly Syrians, listen to an Arabic speaker talk to them about their future as they rest in a stadium used for traditional Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling, while waiting to cross to Europe near Turkey’s western border with Greece and Bulgaria, in Edirne, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. Hundreds of migrants have made the trek to Edirne in the hope of being allowed to cross into neighboring Greece or Bulgaria and avoid the often-risky journey across the Aegean Sea. Many arrived last week but have been blocked from approaching the border by law enforcement.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
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People wait in line in order to get into a reception center for migrants and refugees in Opatovac, Croatia, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
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Illustration on DOJ policy protection of child abuse by Afghan "allies" by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Illustration on the need for Republicans to focus on economic solutions in the campaign by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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In this May 13, 2015, file photo, Lee Daniels, co-creator of Fox’s mega-hit “Empire,” attends the The Paley Center Tribute to African-American Achievements in Television in New York. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, actor Sean Penn filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against Daniels after comments Daniels’ made in the press suggesting Penn was a domestic abuser. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
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The Transportation Security Administration is investigating a claim by Shadi Petosky, a transgender woman who says she was treated unfairly at an airport security checkpoint. (Twitter/@ShadiPetosky)
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Tents used by the homeless line a downtown Los Angeles street with the skyline behind Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. Los Angeles officials say they will declare a state of emergency on homelessness and propose spending $100 million to reduce the number of people living on city streets. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) ** FILE **
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The University of New Mexico's sex discrimination policies and practices failed to account for "unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature," including "verbal conduct," in violation of Title IX, according to the Justice Department investigation. (Associated Press/File)
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Hungarian soldiers work on a fence that is being built at the border with Croatia, near the village of Beremend, Hungary, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban said that millions of migrants are "laying siege" to the borders of his country and of Europe, putting the continent in danger. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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Archival footage showing John Lennon gleefully mocking disabled people while onstage in the 1960s has shocked Beatles fans worldwide. (YouTube/BBC)
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A provision in the spending bill would let the Trump administration raise the cap from 66,000 foreign workers to more than 135,000. (Associated Press/File)
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shares a laugh with news reporters during a round table talk in his office at the Texas Capitol, Wednesday, June 3, 2015, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ** FILE **
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In this Feb. 27, 2014, file photo, protestors rally on the steps of the Idaho Statehouse in Boise, Idaho to protest SB1254, a bill seeking to allow concealed weapons on the state's college campuses. (AP Photo/John Miller, File)