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  1. Teens who have obesity surgery lose as much weight as adults who have the operation and are more likely to have other health problems go away.

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  2. Gator on the tarmac: Staff at a U.S. Air Force base in Florida use a front-end loader to remove an alligator that was lounging on a runway.

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  3. 1 hour ago

    Trump to provide rare look of finances in disclosure report

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  4. A MOMENT LIKE THIS: says his viral video wisdom was spontaneous, after his chat with () about what happens when we die was widely shared.

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  5. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signs law banning nearly all abortions, saying the measure is a testament to the belief that "every life is a sacred gift from God." Democrats and abortion rights advocates call it a slap in the face to women.

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  6. 2 hours ago

    Champ Deontay Wilder () tells hosts and he wants to destroy Dominic Breazeale - "It's personal." Also, Kevin Cook discusses his book, “Ten Innings at Wrigley.” Listen on and

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  7. Former President Jimmy Carter has been released from a Georgia hospital after surgery for a broken hip. A spokeswoman says he plans to teach his regular Sunday school class this weekend.

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  8. 2 hours ago

    ' homered in his MLB debut to help the blank the Cardinals 4-0: "It was awesome." Hall of Famer Jones says the youngster has 'lights-out power.' More from >>

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  9. 2 hours ago

    A leader of the Basque separatist group ETA has been arrested after 17 years on the run. A look back at the militant group's decades-long violent campaign:

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  10. Stowaways: Five kittens somehow end up inside a 60-foot steel column that was trucked from the San Francisco Bay Area to San Diego, a 400-mile trip.

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  11. He stormed a Flemish castle to oust migrant activists and now he’s leading the slate for a party that sets up bouncy castles for young families.

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  12. Chicago police say newborn cut from the womb of his mother after she was strangled three weeks ago is hospitalized in grave condition and is not expected to survive.

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  13. 5 hours ago

    STYLE SPEAKS VOLUMES: Florals, thigh-high splits and a leather cape were among the sartorial choices of red carpet guests ().

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  14. 3 hours ago

    100 years ago today, pianist Liberace was born in West Allis, Wisconsin.

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  15. ON THIS DAY – In 1929, the first took place in Los Angeles.

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  16. 3 hours ago

    "I took eight pictures, alternating wide and tight shots. It is not the most important photo I took that evening, but it is emblematic of the event and its meaning is clear and instantaneous." - Thibault Camus

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  17. Family believes that a Facebook promise of free baby clothes lured a pregnant woman to a Chicago home where police say she was strangled and her baby was cut from her womb.

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  18. NO APOLOGIES: won’t say sorry for criticizing the career choices of and – and says she knows her own mind.

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  19. 4 hours ago

    How is your knowledge of the PGA Championship? Take AP’s quiz to find out. Read on for more questions and the answers:

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  20. Eric Talmadge, who as North Korea bureau chief for The Associated Press tenaciously chronicled life and politics in one of the world's least-understood nations, has died at the age of 57.

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