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Republican Diane Harkey and Democrat Mike Levin are competing for the 49th Congressional District seat that covers parts of San Diego and Orange counties.

Levin Takes Early Lead As Democrats Look Add 49th Congressional District To Bounty

The race for the 49th Congressional District is between Republican Diane Harkey and Democrat Mike Levin. They are vying to replace Darrell Issa, who decided to step down in January.

Gulalai Ismail, the Pakistani activist who fled the country after being threatened for taking a stand against sexual violence perpetrated by security forces. She was photographed in Brooklyn, where she is now seeking asylum.

Afraid For Her Life, A Pakistani Activist Vanishes ... And Escapes To New York

Gulalai Ismail spoke out against sexual assaults committed by Pakistani security forces. She was detained and threatened. Then she disappeared — until last week.

Protesters Sammi LeMaster and Katherine Fuchs carry the top of an alarm clock display that reads "Net Neutrality" after a demonstration at the Federal Communications Commission on Dec. 14, 2017.

FCC Takes Another Step Toward Repeal Of Net Neutrality

The agency has formally published the order to undo net neutrality rules, which opens the door for lawsuits by state attorneys general and others. Congress could also decide to block the repeal.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch, center, arrives with former New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte on Capitol Hill last week for a meeting with Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. There are different kinds of conservative judges, from the pragmatist to the originalist. Gorsuch is a self-proclaimed originalist.

Judge Gorsuch's Originalism Contrasts With Mentor's Pragmatism

Neil Gorsuch is a self-proclaimed "originalist." It is a philosophy very different from that of his mentor, Justice Byron White.

The Cruise AV is designed to operate on its own, with no driver, steering wheel, pedals or other manual controls.

GM Says Car With No Steering Wheel Or Pedals Ready For Streets In 2019

The car company said Friday that it has filed a petition with the Department of Transportation to deploy its fourth-generation Cruise AV. GM says the vehicle has no manual controls.

In Parkland, Florida, site of a mass shooting this year, a commission is recommending that so-called 'stop the bleed' kits be put in every classroom. It comes amid a national push for medical training of educators, like those pictured at Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant Hill, Iowa.

Parkland School Shooting Commission Calls For Code Red Alarms And Bleeding Control Kits

A Florida state commission has issued a draft report into the school shooting in Parkland earlier this year. Its suggested policy changes may be considered by schools across the country.

Members of New F4, a popular Chinese boy band, perform during Chinese Central Television's annual back-to-school special.

A Fiery Debate Over 'Sissies' Vs. Macho Men In China's Social Media

It started when the boy band New F4 was featured on the annual back-to-school special that every primary and middle school student must watch and discuss.

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

4 Ways The U.S. Could Fight Future Election Interference

Protecting the casting and counting of votes is only one potential issue for policymakers. How a cyberattack might disrupt Election Day in 2018 or 2020 is one of the big unanswered questions.

People gather outside Nuss Truck & Equipment in Burnsville, Minn., on April 15 as President Trump arrives for an event to tout his 2017 tax law.

Trump Begins Effort To Flip Minnesota, Which Was A Democratic Holdout In 2016

No Republican presidential candidate has claimed the state's 10 Electoral College votes since Richard Nixon in 1972 — the longest blue streak in the country.

This 5,000-year-old funnel for beer-making was unearthed at a dig site in the Central Plain of China.

5,000-Year-Old Chinese Beer Recipe Revealed

Researchers discovered ancient "beer-making tool kits" in underground rooms built between 3400 and 2900 B.C. Analyses of funnels, pots and jugs show the brewers were using pretty advanced techniques.

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