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AS IT IS 2016-10-15 WikiLeaks Releases Democratic Campaign Hacked Emails 维基解密发布被黑的民主党竞选邮件 Every day since October 7, the organization WikiLeaks has published thousands of emails hacked from John Podestas private email

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AS IT IS 2016-10-03 Vice President: From Joke Target to Top Adviser Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence are running for vice president. They will compete in a televised debate Tuesday night. Vice president is a position that has long been th

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AS IT IS 2016-10-15 21 International Day of the Girl Brings Attention to Child Marriage, Education 国际女童日关注通婚和教育 The International Day of the Girl was observed in the United States and a number of other countries earlier this w

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