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Court ruling narrows pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients

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Israeli strikes hit an air base in northwest Syria, but no casualties are reported

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How Colorado became the unlikely epicenter of American yak ranching

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Trump administration pauses contentious border construction in Texas' Big Bend National Park

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Judge refuses to block Trump administration from building border wall along tribe's reservation

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Texas' Big Bend National Park getting border barriers that even some Trump supporters dislike

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Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend his home under siege by Israeli settlers

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Kushner has hours-long meeting with Netanyahu on Gaza a day after talking with Hamas

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Russian court jails a Kremlin critic for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine

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Ukraine energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes in a week

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Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 in Russia

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School backpack overload: Heavy bags can strain kids' bodies

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Europe's tallest statue of the Virgin Mary is inaugurated in a small Polish village

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Justice Department creates a new pathway to restore gun rights for some convicted of felonies

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Trump blames vandals for damaged grass in the spot where he held his big July 4 celebration

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