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In Alabama, history of voting rights struggles looms over upcoming election

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U.S. working to reverse an Egyptian man's third-country deportation to Africa

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Why mailing a ballot close to Election Day may get it rejected for a late postmark

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How 'Musk' director Alex Gibney became a critic

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As Trump focuses the FBI on immigration, counterintelligence is falling behind

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