Sunday, January 31, 2016

'Today We Are His Family': Teen Volunteers Mourn Those Who Died Alone Plus 4 More Stories

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'Today We Are His Family': Teen Volunteers Mourn Those Who Died Alone

When a body goes unclaimed in Boston, it may receive a burial at a city cemetery. Students at a nearby boys' school are among those who volunteer to be pallbearers for people they've never met.

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The Two-Way

Ammon Bundy And 7 Other Militants Arrested; 1 Killed Near Oregon Refuge

Seven of the arrests took place in Oregon, and one man turned himself in to authorities in Arizona. At least 10 people reportedly are believed to be occupying the federal wildlife refuge.

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The Two-Way

Donald Trump: 'I Could ... Shoot Somebody, And I Wouldn't Lose Any Voters'

The GOP presidential candidate cracked the joke at a campaign stop in Iowa on Saturday. Less than two weeks from the state's caucus, Trump had been remarking on his supporters' loyalty.

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The Two-Way

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Gets Into A Rap Battle With B.o.B Over Flat Earth Theory

The famed astrophysicist got into a Twitter spat with the rapper, which then turned into a bona fide rap battle.

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The Two-Way

30 Years After Explosion, Challenger Engineer Still Blames Himself

Bob Ebeling, an anonymous source for NPR's 1986 report on the disaster, tells NPR that despite warning NASA of troubles before the launch, he believes God "shouldn't have picked me for that job."

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