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Republican Presidential Candidates Debate In Miami Area
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GOP Face-Off in Florida

The four remaining GOP candidates met in Florida for the final debate before the state's primary. The debate began without the fireworks of the previous two contests, with a detailed discussion of trade and immigration policies

A woman stands among tents at a makeshift camp on the Greek-Macedonian border, near the Greek village of Idomeni, March 8, 2016.

Greece Won't Use Force to Move Migrants

Although the sprawling refugee camp on the Greek border with Macedonia is quickly turning into a humanitarian nightmare, Greek authorities have ruled out the use of force in trying to deport them or move them to organized shelters

California Gov. Jerry Brown discusses pension reform during a news conference on August 28, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

California Raises Smoking Age from 18 to 21

California lawmakers voted to make the nation's most populous state the second, after Hawaii, to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21 as part of a sweeping package of measures they are considering to crack down on tobacco

Author J.K. Rowling attends photocall ahead of her reading from 'The Casual Vacancy' at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on September 27, 2012 in London, England.

J.K. Rowling Explains the Secret of American Wizards

J.K. Rowling's third update to The History of Magic in North America—a collection of short stories in advance of the Harry Potter prequel film—focuses on the divide between the magical and non-magical communities in the U.S.

Company logo of Apple on an Apple store in Manhattan on February 25, 2016 in New York, United States of America.

Feds: 'Probable Cause' Locked iPhone Contains Evidence

The Justice Department says there's "probable cause" that a locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino killers contains evidence of the eventual attack. Federal prosecutors says say they need access to the phone, and that Apple must comply

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Iran Says Missile Tests Don't Violate Nuclear Deal

Iran's foreign ministry insisted on Thursday that the missile tests carried out by the country's Revolutionary Guard this week do not violate Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers or a U.N. Security Council resolution

The Men's Wearhouse Inc. logo is displayed outside of a store on 6th Avenue in New York, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013.

Men's Wearhouse Company to Close 250 Stores

The parent company of Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank is closing 250 stores, unable to stanch chronic sales declines after an ill-advised merger two years ago. Tailored Brands Inc. has several struggling chains

U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the arrival ceremony at the White House in Washington on March 10, 2016.

U.S. and Canada Announce New Climate Measures

The U.S. and Canada will introduce new measures to reduce methane emissions, the most significant move in a series of announcements aimed at fighting climate change, which also included a commitment to protect the Arctic

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the Univision-Washington Post presidential debate at Miami-Dade College in Miami, March 9, 2016.

Clinton Targets Trump at Democratic Debate

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may have been facing Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at Wednesday's debate, but in reality she was shadowboxing Republican frontrunner Donald Trump

Two men secure two horses in rising floodwaters as a Bossier Parish Sheriff truck passes in Bossier Parish, La. on March 10, 2016.

3 Dead in Louisiana After Flooding and Heavy Rain

The death toll climbed to three and a thousand people were forced to leave their homes as a second round of unusually heavy rain hit an already inundated northern Louisiana. The southern part of the state was bracing for heavy rain

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Most People Think Robots Will Take Human Jobs

Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that robots and computers will take "much of the work currently done by humans" within the next 50 years, according to new research. Still, researchers found that 80% do not expect automation to supplant their own jobs