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U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared in July that the Justice Department intended to resume carrying out the death penalty.

Judge Blocks Justice Department's Plan To Resume Federal Executions

Executions had been set to resume next month after a 16-year pause. A federal judge halted the sentences as inmates challenge the government's lethal injection protocol.

Twitter says it tested the "hide reply" function for months in the U.S., Canada and Japan.

Twitter Adds 'Hide Reply' Function To Try To Improve Online Conversation

From now on, users can hide all manner of unwanted tweets — from the slightly irksome to the totally offensive.

Biden Leads Among New York Democrats

A new poll finds Democrat Joe Biden is in the lead in New York among challengers to President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, support for the President among…

Utah Woman Charged With Lewdness After Being Topless In Her Own Home

The case is the latest legal battle amid a broader "free the nipple" campaign that seeks to normalize the exposure of female nipples.

You Too Can Spend The Night In An Edward Hopper Painting

At the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, guests can book a night in a re-creation of Edward Hopper's 1957 "Western Motel." A standard stay runs from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m., The New York Times reports.

South Korea's government says it will stay in the General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA, with Japan, reversing course hours before a midnight deadline. Here, a protest banner about the plan was on display in Seoul on Friday.

South Korea Says It Won't Pull Out Of Japan Intel-Sharing Pact — For Now

Hours before a midnight deadline, South Korea reversed its decision to scrap a military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan. The move came as the two U.S. allies have made progress on trade.

<em>Ask Me Another'</em>s Jonathan Coulton and Ophira Eisenberg at the Aztec Theatre in San Antonio, Texas.

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Everything's bigger in Texas, but some places are bigger than Texas. In this final round, contestants guess whether a geographic area is larger than the Lone Star state.

<em>Ask Me Another</em> house musician Jonathan Coulton performs at the Aztec Theatre in San Antonio, Texas.

Queso-ra Sera

Inspired by San Antonio's queso connection, Ask Me Another's house musician Jonathan Coulton performs another music parody about cheese.

Parishioners worship during a Mass at St. Paul Cathedral, the mother church of the Pittsburgh Diocese. After more than a decade of investigations into sexual abuse in Pennsylvania's Catholic Church, last year's grand jury report still contained new revelations.

Clergy Abuse Reparations Are Closure For Some Victims, Resurface Trauma For Others

Hundreds of victims of priest sexual abuse have received reparations from the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania. A new legal maneuver allows people to sue the church over old sexual abuse claims.

In Australia, Stubborn Fires Shroud Cities In Smoke, Char Terrain And Menace Koalas

The blazes in one state alone have consumed an area about eight times the size of Los Angeles, and other fires have erupted across Australia. Amid drought and dry months to come, it could get worse.

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