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Bombing victim Sarah Collins Rudolph, pictured in 2013, argues that Ku Klux Klan members who attacked the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963 were "inspired and motivated by then-Gov. [George] Wallace's racist rhetoric." Dave Martin/AP hide caption

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Charred framing remains, Monday, Sept. 28, at the Restaurant at Meadowood, which burned in the Glass Fire, in St. Helena, Calif. Noah Berger/AP hide caption

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Glass Fire Rages Across Northern California, Burning Thousands Of Acres

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A police line approaches demonstrators in downtown Louisville, Ky., last week during protests over the lack of criminal charges in the police killing of Breonna Taylor and the result of a grand jury inquiry. Jeff Dean/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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New Louisville Police Chief Takes The Helm During Tense Time In The City

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Olivia Troye, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's top coronavirus advisor at the time, participates in a coronavirus disease briefing event with the Vice President at 3M's company headquarters in Maplewood, Minn. in March. Jeff Mason/Reuters hide caption

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Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, right, and District Attorney Jackie Lacey, at a news conference on Wednesday announce the arrest of a man in connection with the shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies. Stefanie Dazio/AP hide caption

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How Chris Wallace Lost Control Over 1st Presidential Debate

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988: National Suicide Prevention Hotline To Have A New Number

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Behind The Push To Release Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Recordings

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Former Aide To Pence On Why She's Planning To Vote For Joe Biden

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How Facebook Is Trying To Control Election Disinformation, Part 1

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Trump Complains About Moderator Chris Wallace But Calls 1st Debate 'Fun'

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What Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley Voters Think Of 1st Presidential Debate

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