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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), along with other GOP leaders, holds a new conference after the Senate voted to debate on a bill to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act , at the Capitol in Washington, July 25, 2017. The Senate narrowly voted on Tuesday to begin debate on the bill, taking a pivotal step forward after the dramatic return of Sen. John McCain, who cast a crucial vote despite his diagnosis of brain cancer. From left: Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), McConnell, John Thune (R-S.D.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas).

Senate votes down broad Obamacare repeal

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Trump bars transgender individuals from US armed forces

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick approaches the podium before taking questions from members of the media at NFL football training camp, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Here's what Bill Belichick said on the first day of Patriots camp

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Gordon Hayward still hasn't fully warmed up to Tom Brady

Ten of 11 samples of Ben & Jerry’s ice creams contained traces of glyphosate — although at levels far below the ceiling set by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Traces of controversial herbicide are found in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream

Boston, MA - 10/30/2016 - Passengers board an MBTA Greene Line train at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Harvard Street in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, MA, October 30, 2016. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

Here's how the Comm. Ave. bridge construction will impact commuters

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Trump bans transgender individuals from serving in US military

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President Donald Trump

Trump bars transgender individuals from US armed forces

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick approaches the podium before taking questions from members of the media at NFL football training camp, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Here's what Bill Belichick said on the first day of Patriots camp

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Mass. should pass gun restraining order bill

Mass. should pass gun restraining order bill

2017 Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival

The sand sculptures at Revere Beach look amazing

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A month after shooting, Steve Scalise is discharged from hospital

A month after shooting, Steve Scalise is discharged from hospital

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2016 file photo, a Delta Air Lines jet sits at a gate at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Delta Air Lines says it has canceled about 3,000 flights this week as it continues to struggle in the aftermath of a storm that hit its hub airport in Atlanta. The thunder storm hit Wednesday, April 5, 2017, but canceled flights and long lines in Atlanta persisted into Friday. Tracking service FlightAware.com says Delta had canceled more than 400 flights by midday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Delta flight to Maine delayed by argument between pilot, attendant

FILE - In this July 10, 2012, file photo, Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick arrives at a conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kalanick said in a statement to The New York Times on Tuesday that he has accepted a request from investors to step aside. Kalanick says the move will allow the ride-sharing company to go back to building itself rather than become distracted by another fight.

Uber CEO Kalanick resigns under investor pressure