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If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (En Español: 1-888-628-9454; Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 1-800-799-4889) or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. Courtesy of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline hide caption

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Wednesday

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US Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) hold a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on July 15, 2019 to address remarks made by President Donald Trump. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., joined from left by House Republican Conference chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks to reporters prior to a vote called by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to condemn what she called "racist comments" by President Donald Trump, at the Capitol on July 16, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Opinion: Should Republicans Still Call Themselves The Party Of Lincoln?

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Wednesday

President Trump listens during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Oliver Contreras/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Report On Racism, But Ditch The Labels

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Federal prosecutors have charged wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein with sex trafficking of minors and paying victims to recruit other underage girls, accusing Epstein of creating a network that allowed him to sexually abuse dozens of young victims. Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: The Warning Signs Around Jeffrey Epstein

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Even with visits to the local food pantry, many families struggle to get enough to eat. Food banks say rethinking our donations could help them stretch their money. Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Computers use algorithms to do everything from adding up a column of figures to resizing a window. iMrSquid/Getty Images hide caption

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Algorithmic Intelligence Has Gotten So Smart, It's Easy To Forget It's Artificial

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Thursday

President Trump, shown here with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Group of 20 meeting in Buenos Aires last November, will be meeting the Indian leader again at the Osaka G-20 on Friday, amid rising trade tensions. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Saturday

Bianey Reyes (center) and others protest the separation of children from their parents in front of El Paso Processing Center, an immigration detention facility, at the Mexican border on June 19, 2018, in El Paso, Texas. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: The 'Filthy And Uncomfortable Circumstances' Of Detained Migrant Children

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Thursday

The U.S. Navy says a limpet mine put a hole in this Panama-flagged, Japanese-owned tanker anchored off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The limpet mines used to attack the tanker near the Strait of Hormuz resemble mines displayed by Iran, a Navy explosives expert said Wednesday. Iran denies being involved. Fay Abuelgasim/AP hide caption

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Saturday

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Opinion: Here's A Dad Joke! What Does The Buffalo Tell His Son In The Morning?

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