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Think child separations are unprecedented? Here are 3 heartbreaking examples from history

A raid on a polygamous town, adoption trains, boarding schools all offer insights into government programs that separate children from parents.

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A Mexican woman and her child are held up by the border patrol as they try to enter into Brownsville on June 21, 2018 in Brownsville, Texas.

Family separations have stopped, but how will children and parents be reunited?
Some parents have already been deported without their children and advocates fear more parents will be sent back to their home countries while their children remain in the United States.

politics

In this April 18, 2016 file photo, Corey Lewandowski, campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, appears at a campaign stop at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y.

'Womp, womp': Speaker's bureau dumps Lewandowski after he mocks migrant with Down syndrome
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski suffered some fallout for appearing to snidely dismiss a migrant girl with Down syndrome during an appearance on Fox News.

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Trae Young reacts after being drafted fifth overall by the Dallas Mavericks during the 2018 NBA draft.

Biggest winners and losers of 2018 NBA draft
There were difficult moments in Thursday night's NBA draft — particularly for Michael Porter Jr — but perhaps it all works out well in the end.

Personal Finance

The national mortgage application fraud risk index rose from 135 in the third quarter of 2017 to 138 in the fourth quarter, according to researchers at CoreLogic.

Pete the Planner: A critical look at 15-year mortgages, a financial product I like
A 15-year mortgage can be rigid and unforgiving during good times and seemingly cruel during bad times. It can also make a portion of your wealth visually inaccessible.

life

First lady Melania Trump boards a plane at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., June 21, 2018, to travel to Texas.

Melania Trump wears an 'I don't care' jacket to visit immigrant children in Texas
Was this the right message for Melania Trump to wear on her jacket during her humanitarian mission to a Texas shelter for migrant children?

politics

Utah Senate Candidate Mitt Romney meet with members of the St. George Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, June 13, 2018.

Primaries 2018: Can Grimm go from prison to Congress? Will Oklahoma OK pot?
Voters to decide if former Rep. Michael Grimm of New York can run for his old seat after prison and whether Mitt Romney can run for Senate. Primaries are happening Tuesday in Colorado, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma and Utah, and there are runoff elect

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This picture taken on June 19 shows shredded Indian currency notes in 2000 and 500 rupee denominations after being eaten by at least one rat in at ATM in Tinsukia in India's northeastern Assam state. Indian police on June 21 said rats nibbled throug

Hungry rats shred more than $17,500 of cash inside ATM in India
At least one money-hungry rat broke into an India bank and chewed through nearly $18,000 in cash.

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Catoctin Creek Distillery whiskey is on display in the tasting room in Purcellville, Virginia. The European Union on Friday will start taxing a range of U.S. imports, including Harley-Davidson bikes, cranberries, peanut butter, playing cards and whis

EU taxation, World Cup, 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom': 5 things to know Friday
Europeans tax American goods, World Cup group stage, "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" and more things to start your day.

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A stock photo of a white handed gibbon sitting in a tree

Extinct gibbon discovered in an ancient tomb. It might have been a pet.
The gibbon could have been captured as a “small and cute and fluffy" youngster. That might have meant killing its mother. This "may be the tip of the iceberg," for the discovery of other types of primates in the region.