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The Capitol is seen in Washington, Friday, June 15, 2018. Calls are mounting on Capitol Hill for the Trump administration to end the separation of families at the southern border ahead of a visit from President Donald Trump to discuss legislation.

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Trump, GOP leaders strain for migrant-kids solution

Calls mount for Trump to end family separations ahead of meeting with House Republicans.

Watch internet sensation Chubbs the cat get spoiled at the shelter

Chubbs, a 29-pound, overweight Himalayan cat brought to the Pasadena Humane Society in California after being found wandering the streets, has become an internet sensation for his loving nature and size. Chubbs will soon be up for adoption.

In this image tweeted by David Caltabiano of KABB/WOAI, a heavily damaged SUV is seen on Texas Highway 85 in Big Wells, Texas, after crashing while carrying more than a dozen people fleeing from Border Patrol agents, Sunday, June 17, 2018.

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5 charged in 'smuggling scheme' after fatal crash in Texas

Prosecutors: 5 people charged in 'smuggling scheme' after fatal crash of SUV fleeing Border Patrol, sheriff's deputies in South Texas.

Prisecilla Etheridge, 66, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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Mom and son got into an argument. She used her gun to get the ‘last word,’ Florida deputies say

A Florida mother is accused of trying to shoot her son on a bicycle. Prisecilla Etheridge allegedly said "Ill be damned if I let him win this” when he fled after their argument and chased him in her car with a gun, sheriff's deputies said.

A 29-year-old woman has a broken jaw after police say her boyfriend honked at a motorcyclist stopped at a green light in Akron, Ohio, and the biker got off his motorcycle to throw a piece of concrete into their car. Police are looking for the suspect.

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Driver honked at weaving motorcycle. His girlfriend got hit in the face with concrete, Ohio cops say

A 29-year-old woman has a broken jaw after police say her boyfriend honked at a motorcyclist stopped at a green light in Akron, Ohio, and the biker got off his motorcycle to throw a piece of concrete into their car. Police are looking for the suspect.

In this photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, sit in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018.

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Exclusive: US officials likely lost track of nearly 6,000 unaccompanied migrant kids

The Trump administration has likely lost track of 5,880 unaccompanied migrant children, thousands more than lawmakers were alerted to last month, according to a McClatchy review of the reports.

Three days before the Titanic sank, Sarah Daniels, traveling as a maid, wrote a postcard to a friend that said,

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She wrote 'I wish you were here.' Now her postcard from the Titanic is up for auction

Three days before the Titanic sank in April 1912, Sarah Daniels, traveling as a maid to a wealthy Canadian family onboard, wrote a postcard to a friend that said, "I wish you were here." That rare postcard will go up for auction next month.

Cobb County Police officer Robert Lanier New faces several charges after being accused of choking and slapping an adult woman during sex. Police say she has the mental capacity of someone between 10 and 14 years old.

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'I am in control.' During sex, cop choked woman who had mental capacity of a child, Ga. police say

Cobb County Police officer Robert Lanier New faces several charges after allegedly choking and slapping an adult woman during sex who has the mental capacity of someone between 10 and 14 years old, police say.

Former President Barack Obama speaks during the Goalkeepers Conference hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in New York. On Monday, the Richmond, Va., school board voted to rename an elementary school that honored a Confederate major general to Barack Obama Elementary School.

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School in Virginia trades Confederate general's name for Barack Obama

The Richmond, Virginia, School Board voted to rename an elementary school that honored Confederate Major Gen. J.E.B. Stuart to Barack Obama Elementary School.

A man negotiating at a car dealership in West Bend, Wisconsin, was arrested Monday night after police said he was disorderly while negotiating with a salesman, went to his car to get a drink from a cooler, passed out drunk, swore at police and resisted arrest.

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Haggling at a car dealership, man got belligerent. He was so drunk he passed out, Wisc. cops say

A man negotiating at a car dealership in West Bend, Wisconsin, was arrested on disorderly conduct charges Monday after police said he was argumentative and disorderly while negotiating with a salesman, went to his car to get a drink from a cooler, passed out drunk and swore at police.

Video captured a brawl that broke out during a youth softball tournament.

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‘Chaos broke out’: Parents’ argument turns into brawl at girls softball tournament

A brawl that broke out among parents led to two North Carolina youth girls softball teams being disqualified from a Tennessee tournament. Video shows parents fighting, punching and kicking each other while team members try to break it up.

Broccoli the spider was adopted after she was found in a bag of broccoli.

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He found a black widow in a bag of broccoli. Then the spider was adopted

Broccoli the black widow was rescued after she was found in a bag of broccoli. Jacob Vaughn, of Ohio, said he found the spider while rinsing veggies he bought from Kroger. The spider was adopted with help from an animal sanctuary.

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The gun on his forehead wasn't illegal, but the one he had elsewhere was, cops say

Greenville, SC police say Michael Vines, who has a gun tattoo on his forehead, tossed a loaded revolver out of his car after a wreck. He was charged with unlawful carrying since he is federally prohibited from possessing a firearm.

Rezarta Osmani said she tried to buy a puppy for her terminally ill son Leart Dervisha, a 6-year-old with a rare form of dwarfism, but was just scammed out of $1,400. She has since raised $1,500 on GoFundMe.

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Mom paid $1,400 so terminally ill son could have a puppy. But it was a scam, she says

Rezarta Osmani said she tried to buy a puppy for her terminally ill son Leart Dervisha, a 6-year-old with a rare form of dwarfism, but was just scammed out of $1,400. She has since raised $1,500 on GoFundMe.

In this July 5, 2015, photo, a rabbit dined on the lawn surrounding a car dealership in Littleton, Colo., where a damp spring provided rabbits with ample food supplies and, as a result, increased the population of rabbits which, in turn, increased the risk for the relatively rare bacterial disease tularemia, or rabbit fever.

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Don't touch bunnies. Illinois residents are warned about rabbit fever in their area

Health officials in Illinois are warning residents of a Chicago suburb not to touch wild rabbits after a dead bunny there tested positive for rabbit fever. The tularemia disease is spread to humans and animals through ticks and biting flies.

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Couple seeks $1,500 to reunite kids taken from parents at border. Millions pour in

A California couple’s fundraising drive on Facebook to help reunite children separated from their undocumented parents at the US border with Mexico has gone viral, raising $4.8 million from 96,000 people.

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He tried to seduce a boy with chicken Alfredo, police say. He'll serve 7 days

Albert Maruna IV, 23, of Orwell, Ohio thought he was setting up a date with a teen boy, police say. He was actually talking with an Austintown police officer. He's been sentenced to 7 days in jail.

A new study from Southern Methodist University ranks 48 states and the District of Columbia based on psychopathic tendencies, and found Washington D.C. to have the highest rate of psychopathy, followed by Connecticut and California.

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D.C. is full of psychopaths, new study says. See where your state falls on the list

A new study from Southern Methodist University ranks 48 states and the District of Columbia based on psychopathic tendencies, and found Washington D.C. to have the highest rate of psychopathy, followed by Connecticut and California.

Senators Dan Soucek, left, and Brent Jackson, right, review historical maps during The Senate Redistricting Committee for the 2016 Extra Session in the Legislative Office Building at the N.C. General Assembly on Tuesday, February 16, 2016.

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Supreme Court gerrymandering decision signals more legal challenges to come

The U.S. Supreme Court's handling of two cases alleging partisan gerrymandering is expected to spur even more legal action over the constitutionality of crafting electoral maps that tend to favor one political party.

Man viciously kicks sleeping homeless man in the face on sidewalk

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Savage kicks at homeless man sleeping on S.F. sidewalk send man to jail, cops say

San Francisco police say Samuel Youmtoub, 58, was caught on video May 24 kicking a homeless man sleeping on the sidewalk in the head. He’s also accused of beating a bus rider in an unrelated attack.

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