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Kim Davis is ordered to pay $100,000 to same-sex couple she denied marriage license
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Pennsylvania police say an escaped killer has stolen a van and shaved his facial hair
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Starfield's story shoots for the stars. How much players like it will have big consequences here on Earth. http://dlvr.it/SvYQsz
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Saudi man sentenced to death for tweets in harshest verdict yet for online critics
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