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First Lady Michelle Obama to Hit the Campaign Trail for Hillary Clinton in Battleground Pennsylvania

Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) — With 40 days until America takes to the polls to vote, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is once again deploying first lady Michelle Obama to stump for her in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania.After a brand-new campaign ad featuring the first lady rolls out Wednesday morning, Obama will speak to students and supporters at LaSalle University in Philadelphia in the afternoon. From there she heads to Pittsburgh for a second Clinton campaign event.Michelle Obama first hit ...

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Senate Poised to Override President Obama's Veto of 9/11 Bill, Which Would Be a First

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Senate is set Wednesday to override a veto from President Obama, for the first time, over a bill that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for its alleged role in the 2001 terrorist attacks.The override attempt is expected to garner easily the two-thirds majority needed to pass the Senate. It then heads to the House, where it is expected to override the veto in a Thursday vote.Some lawmakers have sided with the White House in expressing concerns ...

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Nick Hillary Found Not Guilty in Murder of 12-Year-Old Garrett Phillips

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Former college soccer coach Oral "Nick" Hillary was found not guilty Wednesday in the murder of Garrett Phillips, the 12-year-old son of his ex-girlfriend.The decision was made by Judge Felix Catena. Hillary had waived the jury and requested a bench trial.Garrett's younger brother, Aaron, burst into tears after the judge announced his decision, while Garrett's mother, Tandy Cyrus, cried softly. Hillary embraced his attorneys and left the courtroom shortly after the decision was announced.Garrett had just begun the sixth grade when he ...

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Your Body: Finding the Right Type of Cancer Screening for Your Breast Density

iStock/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical ContributorContinued controversy over breast cancer screening frequency in women over 50.If you have dense breast it may be harder to identity possible presence of cancer. So those with dense breast, who are also at higher risk for breast cancer, should be screened yearly with mammography.The question of whether or not to also get a sonogram as part of breast cancer screening is still up in the air. Many doctors, myself included, feel that sonograms are important for ...

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Shimon Peres: The Legacy of Israel’s Last Surviving Founding Father

Salah Malkawi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Israel's longest serving statesman Shimon Peres died early Wednesday, leaving the country mourning the last of the state’s founding fathers and a man whose legacy as a would-be peacemaker is celebrated by supporters but eyed with skepticism by many Palestinians.The Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv said Peres, 93, died two weeks after suffering a serious stroke that caused bleeding in his brain.Peres was present at the birth of the State of Israel. He emigrated from Poland to Palestine, ...

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CPSC Issues Warning After Reports Some Samsung Washing Machines Exploded

Thaxton Family/ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a warning about certain top-loading Samsung washing machines after reports that some had exploded, ABC News has learned exclusively.The agency said it is working with Samsung on a remedy to fix the issue that apparently affects some units made between March 2011 and April 2016.At first, Melissa Thaxton, 32, of Dallas, Ga. thought her Samsung washing machine was a lifesaver.“It was just perfect,” Thaxton said.But she says that changed on the morning ...

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NYC Bombing Suspect's Mother, Brother Detained in Afghanistan, Father Says

ABC News(NEW YORK) — The father of New York and New Jersey bombing suspect Ahmad Rahami told ABC News that his wife and one of his other sons have been detained in Afghanistan, after being pulled off a flight in Dubai and questioned for 16 hours by authorities there.In his first in-depth broadcast interview, Mohammad Rahami said his wife, Najiba, and son, Qassim, were trying to return to the U.S. when they were held in the United Arab Emirates and eventually sent to Kabul."Why send ...

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