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And he doesn’t even know it.; The natives always know: Alligators are everywhere in Florida.; These are the faces of America’s growing youth homeless population; Fact checking three Democratic claims on assault weapons and guns; Suspected killer of British lawmaker had ties to neo-Nazi group, watchdog says; A rare, risky mission is underway to rescue sick scientists from the South Pole; How a dad shapes his daughter’s lifelong relationship with love; IAAF will not lift the ban on Russian track athletes in time for Rio Games; Carolyn Hax: Mom's toxic, but there is an antidote; Conservatives decry Pope Francis’s statement that ‘the great majority’ of marriages are religiously null; The GOP is learning the hard way that character matters   Most popular right now   Most Read A starving wolf stalked a woman and her dog for 12 hours. Then along came a bear. Joanne Barnaby was picking mushrooms in the remote Canadian wilderness when she looked up and saw a snarling wolf. By Michael E. Miller  •  Read more » The interesting thing that happened when Kansas cut taxes and California hiked them These two states must seem really bizarre to conservatives. By Jim Tankersley  •  Read more »   Donald Trump calls her 'Crooked Hillary,' but his fans just say 'b----' Hatred of Clinton is in the air — and on the T-shirts — at the GOP candidate's rallies. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   The man who showed Donald Trump how to exploit power and instill fear Lawyer and adviser Roy M. Cohn was a master of the attack and counterattack. By Robert O'Harrow Jr.  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Daily 202: More Republicans ditch Trump, conclude he cannot win George W. Bush trying to save GOP Senate with five fundraisers By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   Trump’s poll numbers are historically awful. And he doesn’t even know it. How low can Trump go? Maybe even lower. By Greg Sargent  •  Opinions  •  Read more »   The natives always know: Alligators are everywhere in Florida. 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