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SARASOTA, FL - NOVEMBER 07: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in the Robarts Arena at the Sarasota Fairgrounds November 7, 2016 in Sarasota, Florida. With less than 24 hours until Election Day in the United States, Trump and his opponent, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, are campaigning in key battleground states that each must win to take the White House. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Stocks Soar as Investors See Higher Clinton Win Chance

Wall Street surged on the eve of the U.S. presidential election, with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's prospects brightening after the FBI said it would not press criminal charges against her over the use of a private email server

An inmate stands against a fence at the Adjustment Center yard during a media tour of California's death row at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California December 29, 2015. America's most populous state, which has not carried out an execution in a decade, begins 2016 at a pivotal juncture, as legal developments hasten the march toward resuming executions, while opponents seek to end the death penalty at the ballot box. To match Feature CALIFORNIA-DEATH-PENALTY/ Picture taken December 29, 2015. REUTERS/Stephen Lam - RTX21EE0

Death Penalty's Future Will Be Decided in 3 States

The future of the death penalty will be on the ballot in three states, potentially affecting more than one-quarter of the nation’s death row inmates. California, Nebraska, and Oklahoma will vote on four capital punishment ballot measures on Election Day

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Teen STDs Are Hitting All-Time Highs

The number of people in the United States with an STD recently hit an unprecedented high. New data reveals that in 2015, there were increases in all nationally reported STDs for the second year in a row

A train moves along the Market-Frankford Line in Philadelphia, on Oct. 26, 2016.

Philadelphia's Weeklong Transit Strike Ends

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and the city's transit worker union announced a tentative agreement. SEPTA board chairman Pasquale Deon said it is a fair deal that hikes wages, improves pensions and maintains healthcare coverage

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Janet Reno, First Female Attorney General, Dead at 78

Janet Reno, the first female Attorney General of the United States, who served for eight years after being nominated by President Bill Clinton in 1993, has died at the age of 78 from complications related to Parkinson's disease

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Clinton Holds Narrow Lead in Election Eve Polls

The long, tumultuous presidential election of 2016 will come to an end on Tuesday and the final set of polls before Election Day show Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton holding on a to a slight lead

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange prepares to speak from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy where he continues to seek asylum following an extradition request from Sweden in 2012, on February 5, 2016 in London, England.

Assange to Be Questioned on Rape Claim at Embassy

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will be questioned on Nov. 14 by Swedish officials at London's Ecuadorian embassy, where he has been sheltering since June 2012. He says the interview could be a "chance to clear his name"

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India’s Capital Chokes Under the Worst Smog in Decades

For days, the bustling South Asian metropolis has been blanketed by a dense haze that has reduced visibility in parts of the city to just a few hundred meters. Air quality has plummeted to a point not seen in nearly two decades

A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter stands near rising smoke, north of Raqqa city, Syria November 6, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi Said

Syrian Rebels Move to Reclaim Raqqa From ISIS

A U.S.-backed Syrian coalition has announced a campaign to reclaim Raqqa, the unofficial capital for ISIS. The Syria Democratic Forces announced the campaign on Sunday, three weeks after U.S.-backed Iraqi forces launched an effort to retake Mosul