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Updated U.S. government shuts down amid partisan standoff
The U.S. federal government shut down at the stroke of midnight Friday, halting all but the most essential operations and marring the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration in a striking display of Washington dysfunction. More read comments
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Tom Petty died of accidental drug overdose, coroner says
Rocker Tom Petty died in October due to "multisystem organ failure" brought on by an accidental overdose of seven medications, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office said on Friday. More video
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Las Vegas police not expecting to charge Mandalay Bay shooter's girlfriend
Investigators have still not discovered what motivated Stephen Paddock to embark on the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history but determined that he researched SWAT tactics ahead of the massacre and investigated other possible targets, including the famed California beach in Santa Monica, officials said Friday. More
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Turkey launches attack on Kurdish-held region of Syria
Turkish artillery fired into Syria's Afrin region Friday in what Ankara said was the start of a military campaign against the Kurdish-controlled area. More
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