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Facility launches internal probe after woman in vegetative state gave birth

Phoenix police have already executed a search warrant seeking DNA samples from male staff members at the center.

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Dog rescued from icy pond in Colorado

A dog was rescued from an icy pond in the city of Lone Tree, 24km from Colorado, on Saturday

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Behind the scenes at music legend Rick Hall's FAME Studios

In partnership with Brand USA

As part of the series Notes from the USA, Northern-Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance takes us to a small town at the heart of the state’s musical reputation - Muscle Shoals - to discover the place where it all began… FAME Studios.

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Visiting Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: a place that changed the history

In partnership with Brand USA

You may not know much about the small town of Muscle Shoals, but it is renowned as one of the epicentres of the music industry. Both local and international musicians have recorded there.

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Asian shares pause near 1-1/2-mth highs before China data

Asian shares pause near 1-1/2-mth highs before China data

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Terminal at Houston airport closed amid government shutdown

The closure was attributed to 'staffing issues,' and it wasn't immediately clear when the terminal would reopen.

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Head of California electric utility quits amid fallout from fires

Geisha Williams, the first Latina CEO of a Fortune 500 company, steps down as PG&E faces possibly billions in liabilities and possible murder charges.

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Los Angeles teachers prepare for Monday strike

The walkout will be the first for the school district in three decades as negotiators fail to reach a deal on salaries, class sizes and hiring more staff.

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Judge blocks Trump birth control rules in 13 states and D.C.

The new rules, allowing more employers to opt out of providing free birth control under Obamacare, are set to take effect elsewhere on Monday.

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One dead, five hospitalized in shooting at a Phoenix motel

An adult male who was at the scene with the alleged suspect and fled before officers arrived is being sought by police, authorities said.

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After California mass overdose, police say they had been 'waiting' for fentanyl problems

"We ... have been waiting unfortunately, for this to happen in the sense that we knew fentanyl had been moving west," said Chico Police Chief Michael O'Brien.

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Alabama police sergeant killed, officer injured in shooting outside club

The slain officer has been identified as Sgt. Wytasha Carter, 44, of Birmingham, Alabama.

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Anti-Semitism claims rocked the Women's March. Now local groups face the fallout.

"People that were working with us began to question working with the Women's March," one organizer said.

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Government worker forced to ration insulin because of ongoing shutdown

"I can't afford to go to the ER. I can't afford anything. I just went to bed and hoped I'd wake up," Mallory Lorge said about her blood sugar going high.

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Mass overdose in California leaves 1 dead, 12 hospitalized

Police say the victims used the powerful narcotic fentanyl, and first responders treated them with naloxone, which likely saved lives.

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Note left by gunman who killed California officer says he was hit by 'sonic waves'

Police say Kevin Douglas Limbaugh, 48, opened fire on Davis police Officer Natalie Corona, 22, without warning as she responded to a traffic collision.

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How the government shutdown hurts fraud victims

"It was like I can't stop it and my government is not there to help," said a California woman whose information was stolen.

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When Jayme Closs escaped, 'I know exactly how she felt': Past kidnap survivors speak out

Elizabeth Smart and Michelle Knight told NBC News they are overjoyed that the Wisconsin teen was found safe and recalled their own escapes from captivity.

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Pregnancy in women in vegetative states is rare, but not unprecedented

"Biologically everything is pretty normal" in these patients, said an expert who who worked on a similar case in the 1990s to that of the comatose Arizona woman who recently gave birth.

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Euroviews. Trump's shameless use of female pain to sell his border wall | View

The president’s apparent concern this week for the victims of sexual assault and abuse is curious considering his actions.

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