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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign event on Monday in Richmond, Calif. The independent senator identifies as a democratic socialist.

Poll: Sanders Rises, But Socialism Isn't Popular With Most Americans

An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that socialism is unpopular with voters overall, even as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is gaining in the Democratic primary.

This young boy was kidnapped by Boko Haram. He managed to escape, spent months in a government barracks and now lives in a rehabilitation center. He is probably around 6 years old but doesn't know for sure.

The Little Boy Who Escaped From Boko Haram

The terror network abducted him in northeastern Nigeria. His father was killed trying to rescue him. What would he do next?

Sunisa Lee, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo.

Gymnast Sunisa Lee's Gold Medal Elates Her Hometown Hmong Community

Minnesota native Sunisa Lee is the first Hmong American to make a U.S. Olympic team. Back home, her family and friends are celebrating her huge win with glee.

FILE - In this March 30, 2018, file photo, Dr. Kim Schrier, then a candidate in Washington state's 8th District race, poses for a photo in Issaquah, Wash. Schrier won the race in 2018 and is trying to hold onto her seat after becoming the first Democrat to represent the district since it was founded in the early 1980s. Schrier faces Republican newcomer Jesse Jensen, an Army veteran from Bonney Lake who did four combat tours in Afghanistan.

GOP challengers vie for chance to unseat Rep. Kim Schrier

Three Republican challengers are mounting energetic campaigns to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier in Washington’s 8th Congressional District, which includes the eastern portions of King and Pierce counties and is a key target of GOP efforts to retake control of the House.

In this image from video provided by Rebecca Barger, festival-goers are helped off a truck from the Burning Man festival site in Black Rock, Nev., on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023.

Burning Man festival organizers lift driving ban and allow people to leave

Organizers of the Burning Man festival lifted a driving ban on Monday as muddy roads that had stranded thousands of attendees in the Nevada desert had dried up enough to allow people to begin leaving.

Shein promotes clothes under $30, $20 or even $5, mostly made in China and shipped directly to shoppers.

America can't resist fast fashion. Shein, with all its issues, is tailored for it

With clothes cheaper than a latte, built for today's microtrends, Shein courts the same young women who launched the renaissance of thrifting and resale. Legal complaints about the company are many.

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