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‘Zoos aren’t your babysitter': Parenting critics flay mom after gorilla shot to protect her preschooler

"Accidents happen," the mother of a 4-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo wrote on Facebook.

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Columbia student says she went missing and remade herself all to ‘escape’ her ‘Ivy League life’

After two weeks, NYPD officers found her safe in a Brooklyn apartment. She opened up about her disappearance in an op-ed this weekend.

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Stop assuming that families with lots of children are religious

Twelve percent of adults who don't identify with a religion have had at least four children. But big families say neighbors assume they are religious.

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Trump's tragic, rolling bluster

An embarrassingly small rally caps off a bad week for the presumptive GOP nominee.

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The most depressing moment of the 2016 race

GOP leaders make the terrible mistake of surrendering to Trump.

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North Korean state media offers support for ‘wise politician’ Donald Trump

"Isn't this fortunate from North Korea's perspective?"

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With Metro's big rebuild project looming, some in Washington are still in denial

Many commuters and employers aren't ready for the disruptions, which begin in less than a week.

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Trump has taught me to fear my fellow Americans

To look the other way during his rise is to let the country down.

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How to feed a happy, healthy gut

Your intestines are a fragile ecosystem. The right foods will keep them balanced.

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Jerry Brown’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton is based on a simple calculation: She’s going to win.

However you allocate the delegates, Clinton leads by a wide margin.

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'Shooting an endangered animal is worse than murder': Grief over gorilla’s death turns to outrage

A 4-year-old boy fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday. Critics are calling for his parents to be punished after one of the animals was killed.

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