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Cry me a river, because I cried a river over you. Martin Leigh/Getty Images hide caption

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When The 'White Tears' Just Keep Coming

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The shooting at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center took the lives of three people. One of them was a physician at the hospital. Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Remembering A Victim of the Mercy Hospital Shooting

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Summer (Zoe Renee) comes to terms with her mother's new faith in Jinn, one of only a handful of films to deal with the experience of being young, female and black in America. Orion Classics hide caption

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President Trump addresses the crowd during a rally in Houston in support of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Oct. 22,. During the rally, he described himself as a "nationalist," and encouraged his supporters to use the word. Loren Elliott/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: 'Nationalist' Arises, With Myriad Connotations, As The Word Of 2018

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Staff Sgt. Tom Frame, the author's father, stands at right in this 1968 snapshot from Vietnam. Frame family photo hide caption

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'They Are My Men': A 50-Year Veterans Reunion Helped My Dad Process A Brutal Battle

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Facebook released a report this week about how the social media company's platform has been used to incite violence against the Rohingya Muslims. Ziaul Haque/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Facebook's Link To The Rohingya Muslims

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A damaged building, with graffiti saying "Welcome to Sarajevo" on Oct. 2, 1993. Kevin Weaver/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Lessons From Bosnia

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