COLUMBIA, S.C. – Guards at the Kirkland Correctional Institution rushed to Denver Simmons’ cell and made a grisly discovery: Four men from the unit for mentally ill prisoners had been beaten and strangled.
Simmons, 35, and Jacob Philip, 26, both already serving life without parole for double murders, were charged with the slayings.
In a series of phone calls to The Associated Press, Simmons confessed to the April 7 killings. Why? They could not endure lives in prison, he said, and wanted to be executed.
“The more people (you kill), the more chance they’re gonna give it to you,” Simmons said.
Simmons said they had two main criteria for choosing their victims: “We come up with who was easiest, as far as doing it to,” he said. “And who trusted us.”
Once they had their list, they came up with a way to lure each to their deaths.
“And we did it,” Simmons said.
The victims:
John King, 52. Doing 25 years for burglary, larceny and theft. Liked to “bum coffee.”
“He was smallest,” Simmons said of the 5-foot-4, 132-pound King. “And he wouldn’t offer much resistance.”
Philip, who’d strangled his original victims, took the lead, Simmons said.
“He took his, from behind, and put his arm on his neck and just choked him,” Simmons said. “It happened really fast.”
They slid King under the bottom bunk and went to the common area known as “the Rock” in search of their next victim.
William Scruggs, 44. Doing life for murder. Did laundry in exchange for commissary goods.
“I said I had some cookies for him,” Simmons said. “I said, `Come up to my room and I’ll give you the stuff and the cookies.’ And he came in a few minutes later.”
Simmons said Philip grabbed Scruggs from behind and dragged him to the floor. Simmons wrapped an extension cord around Scruggs’ neck.
“And, you know, he didn’t suffer a long time, man,” Simmons said. “I know that sounds lame.”
They placed Scruggs on the lower bunk and hung a sheet. They returned to the Rock.
Jimmy Ham, 56. Scheduled for release in November after serving nine years for assault and battery, grand larceny and burglary. Liked to snort pills.
“I didn’t want him on the list, because I knew he would fight,” Simmons said of the 5-11, 178-pound Ham. “And Jacob, as big as he is, he’s not a fighter.”
Simmons said they told Ham to crush up some tablets on a stool. As he bent down, Philip lunged, but slipped.
As the two struggled on the floor, Simmons grabbed a broken broomstick he’d hidden in his cell and struck Ham in the head. When Ham opened his mouth, as if to shout, Simmons jammed the handle down his throat, “because there could be no noise.”
“And he just died,” Simmons said.
They laid Ham’s body alongside Scruggs’ on the lower bunk, and Philip asked, “Who’s next?” They returned to the common area.
Jason Kelley, 35. Serving 15 years for stabbing his teenage stepson. He was a friend, but also “just annoying.”
“Jacob went to get him, and he come in the room,” Simmons said. “And we basically said, `Look behind the curtain.’ And he literally peeked behind and he said, `What the?’ And Jacob grabbed him and threw him down. And I had the broomstick from Ham. And he threw him down on the ground, and I got on top of him and pushed the broom across his neck.”
As Kelley lay there — dead or just unconscious, Simmons couldn’t tell which — Simmons rammed the stick in his ear.
Simmons said they didn’t even bother hiding the body before heading to the guard station to report what they’d done.
The AP wrote to both inmates. Philips’ attorney said her client is “severely mentally ill” and would not comment.
Following the killings, Simmons was transferred to Lieber Correctional Institution northwest of Charleston. It is home to South Carolina’s death row.
Simmons now realizes that’s likely as close as he’ll get to the execution chamber.
South Carolina hasn’t carried out an execution in six years. Simmons has read stories about the state’s inability to secure the drugs necessary to do a lethal injection.
Even a recently confessed killer of seven got life without parole, he noted.
“The death penalty’s not the death penalty anymore, you know?” he said.
He imagines he’ll do the next 10 years in solitary, and probably get another four life sentences tacked onto the two he was already doing.
“Obviously, we did it all for nothing,” he said. “And I guess that makes it even worse.”
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Fox uses Simone Biles, Harry Belafonte in message of unity before Super Bowl
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America Should Support Indian Claims on Jammu and Kashmir
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German cops accused in wild sex party are taken off duty
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Okla. state senator found with teen boy in motel charged, authorities say
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California high school students walk out of classes in Trump protest
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Hackers to blame for sounding tornado sirens in Dallas, officials say
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Fox News named in lawsuit by contributor over retracted Seth Rich story
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'TUCKER TONIGHT' Gowdy slams Dems over Russia probe allegations
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New York illegal immigrant with possible MS-13 ties stands trial in break-in, sex assault
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Over 120 people buried by massive southwest China landslide
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PENN: President's Rosenstein Dilemma…
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A Brief History of ‘Fake News’
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Trump's CIA pick supports domestic surveillance, opposes Iran deal
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Trump considers Mattis, Romney for top national security jobs
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Closed White House press briefing livestreamed by rogue reporter
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NeverTrumps Renamed: AlwaysDemocrats
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US service member dies Thanksgiving Day in Syria
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College student killed in knife assault in Maryland
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Dog rescued three days after boating crash in Calif.
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Researchers discover new softball-size spider in Mexican cave
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China bans list of Islamic names in Xinjiang region
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The real reason men cheat
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San Francisco UPS facility shooting: Gunman identified as police seek motive
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Dems fear recounts help Trump, hurt rebuilding plans
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The Coming of The Hatespeakers
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Capitalism Is Alive and Well
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Graham gives Trump his new cell number, in test of trust
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Fake News and Toxic Media Bias Are Nothing New – Just Worse
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Tree stump spotted on Mars?
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Watch: Protesters climb tower crane at old Washington Post site
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Homage to a French Literary Giant
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Good news for 'Star Trek' fans
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What Has Happened to Minneapolis?
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FRIENDS UNTIL DEATH Close companion suicides of 2 American rock stars
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Ellison says his accuser fabricated abuse story…
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Carville: 'Obamacare is done'
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Whom Will Democrats Nominate in 2020?
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Air Force sending F-35s to the Middle East 'in the not too distant future'
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LIVE BLOG: Gorsuch defends Hobby Lobby decision, says religious freedom law 'could be abolished'
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Some Wounded Warriors Can't Take a Knee, NFL
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Trump win puts U.S.-Russia hostility on hold – but for how long?
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TONIGHT: O'REILLY BACK ON FOXNEWS… DEVELOPING…
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Qatar Charities Support of Extreme Islamist Ideology
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Big change for Southwest
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White House, VA split on anti-Trump tweets
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NATO convoy targeted in Kabul suicide bombing, at least 8 dead
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Catalonia and the Guns of October
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NEWT AND CALLISTA GINGRICH: Easter 2017: 'Be Not Afraid'
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Group calls on defunding ‘sanctuary’ universities, Napolitano’s ouster
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Man charged with threatening Fla. lawmaker
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Potential Army secretary nominee won't seek the position
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'Stranger Things' romance?
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UK to help Syrian family of London fire victim to come to UK
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DOJ expresses 'grave concerns' over Baltimore police deal with Obama administration
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Boeing CEO says he'll build Air Force Ones for less than $4 billion after Trump meeting
Boeing will build the new Air Force One for less than $4 billion, the CEO told reporters Wednesday after meeting ...
'Swineapple' is newest trend
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Missing 'Deadliest Catch' fishing boat found
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DEATH THREATS & HATE Colo. baker harassed over gay wedding cake refusal
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Exxon wants federal waiver to resume venture with Russian oil company
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Labor nominee Puzder to call it quits
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BOY DEFEATS BEAR 11-year-old saves fishing party from charging animal
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San Diego school district sued over anti-Islamophobia campaign – Connecticut teachers union fires back at Betsy DeVos for 'adult day care' comment
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Headless body, severed head found in Mississippi; police eye link
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How to Prevent a Roy Moore-Doug Jones SNAFU
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Property Bros' big mistake
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Military families homes away from home: Fisher House
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The Evils…No, the Virtues of Seduction
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Ellison: Trump will fill Washington with 'more swamp creatures'
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Michelle O Wows A-List Crowd In Hollywood…
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Thousands of tourists evacuate North Carolina island after power outage
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STATEHOUSE BATTLE SET Incumbent Va. gov faces off against progressive Dem
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Media mock Trump's transition achievements
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Time to Call Iran's Revolutionary Guards What They Are: Terrorists
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Montana earthquake: 5.8 tremor rattles region
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Have Republicans finally found their groove?
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2 officers shot on French island of Reunion; bomb materials found at Islamist suspect's home
A man suspected of links to radical Islam and of glorifying terrorism shot two police officers on the French island ...
Time to Reverse America's Innovation Decline
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M&M meltdown: California man caught on video attacking 7-Eleven clerk
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American Airlines biased?
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'THE STORY' EPA chief: Paris climate accord 'all hat, no cattle'
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt defended the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change Monday ...
PREDATOR NOW HUNTED Shark's organs 'surgically removed' by killer whales
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Kerry urges Trump not to slash State Department funds
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Why the Academic Left Fears and Loathes Dr. Jordan Peterson
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The Elephant at the Southern Border
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US using 'annihilation tactics' in final stages of ISIS fight in Mosul, Mattis says
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Time magazine stands by reporter after MLK bust mistake
Nancy Gibbs, editor in chief of Time magazine, is standing by her reporter who wrongly reported last week that a ...
Plane returns to Seattle after assault on flight attendant
A Delta Airlines flight headed for Beijing returned to Washington after a passenger assaulted a flight attendant nearly an hour ...
Trump's immigration action his first stumble with GOP
President Trump is facing his first serious pushback from congressional Republicans since taking office as outrage swirls over his immigration ...
Priebus: Some aspects of Islamic faith are 'problematic'
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Professional runner outruns 2 bears while training in woods in Maine
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Baghdad bomb blast leaves 13 people dead, 24 others hurt
At least 13 people were killed and 24 others injured after a car bomb exploded near a popular ice cream ...
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Our National Obsession Does Not Help Abuse Victims
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'IN VERY TOUGH SHAPE' Trump visits Scalise, hospital says more surgery needed after shooting
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise remains in critical condition and needs further surgery after he was shot Wednesday during a ...
Walmart employee walks hand in hand with blind customer in viral photo
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Parents call on California school to 'do something' after daughter filmed urinating
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'I Can't Believe He Signed That Omnibus Bill!'
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Trump staff reveals first four 'landing teams' of experts
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Florida teen dons Black Lives Matter prom dress
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Colorado governor pardons felon to stave off deportation to Cuba
Colorado’s governor issued a controversial pardon Friday to stop the deportation of a convicted armed robber to Cuba but the ...
Nicole not a Giada fan…
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Regulators reject Wells Fargo's 'living will'
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Most Americans back 'just the facts' news stories: Pew survey
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Yankees retire Derek Jeter's iconic No. 2
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Purple Heart mystery: Search underway to identify owner of lost medal
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Experts begin first renovations of Jesus' tomb in 200 years
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'I have a boa constrictor stuck to my face,' woman tells 911 operator – Family dog finds help for two girls struck by lightning
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'SHE JUST GOT HERE' Top Democrat downplays Harris' 2020 prospects
There are rumblings that freshman Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., may be a challenge to President Trump in 2020, but it ...
China knife attack: 2 dead, 18 injured in stabbing spree
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TODD STARNES: Naked panhandlers turning Times Square into anti-family disaster
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FBI-gate: The Outlines of the Story Are Coming into Focus
Thanks to the work of smart and hardworking (non-mainstream) journalists, we can peek just a bit over the horizon and ...
Democrat wants 3.2 percent pay hike for federal workers
Rep. Gerry Connolly on Tuesday reintroduced legislation aimed at giving federal workers a 3.2 percent pay raise, even as the ...
Model's revealing message
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Celebs react to Trump proposal
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Christopher 'Big Black' Boykin, star of MTV's 'Rob & Big,' dies at 45
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K-12: Killing Democracy
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Conway: New administration will 'rethink' its relationship with media
President Trump must “rethink” the type of relationship his administration will have with the media, a senior White House aide ...
Are U.S. tourists too cheap?
While tourists can occasionally be an annoyance to some U.S. residents during the busy summer months in metropolises like New ...
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: No glossing over female genital mutilation
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'JUSTICE WITH JUDGE JEANINE': Sessions says he will battle sanctuary city leaders 'every step of the way'
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White Privilege: An Article of Left-Wing Faith
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SLIDESHOW USS Ross, Porter launch Tomahawk missiles
PHOTOS: US conducts cruise missile strike against Syria The United States launched nearly five dozen cruise missiles at a Syrian ...
Retreat has pot-infused food
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Mississippi recruits homegrown doctors to cure shortage
In a state that ranks last in overall health care, politicians and doctors in Mississippi are implementing programs to handle ...
Saving the 1031 Exchange
Don’t look now, but some members of Congress are crafting a bill that would do away with 1031 exchanges, instead adopting a ...
Israel postpones new East Jerusalem settlements
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DEADLY TEXAS TWISTERS 5 dead, dozens injured as tornadoes decimate state
At least five people were killed and dozens were injured after tornadoes ripped through parts of Texas Saturday night. The ...
Burger King upsets royalty
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The DNC Leaks and Crossfire Hurricane: A Timeline
Driven by their conspiracy theory, Hillary indulged in anti-Russian rhetoric, and the Obama administration drove relations with Russia to the ...
Rest Easy, Dad: Your FBI Will Survive
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Senate votes 96-4 to confirm Haley as UN representative
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Philadelphia mom spends $25G on camel, sand, cars for son's prom
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Megyn Kelly Returns
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Chicago Pokemon Go festival goes awry after glitch keeps players from logging in
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Teacher placed on leave after video shows students smashing piñata with Trump's photo
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Surprising truth about T Rex
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Democrat Hassan declares victory in New Hampshire Senate race
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WATCH: Trump-Romney 'dinner date summit'
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Nancy's 'DWTS' meltdown
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Japan avalanche: 8 students feared dead after incident at ski resort
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Conway on Trump transition: 'Loyalty is very important to him'
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LEANING TOWARDS LIEBERMAN? Former senator emerges as leading contender for FBI director
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New York Times: End 'antiquated' Electoral College
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Low-flying plane over Manhattan turns out to be Secret Service
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SYRIA SHOWDOWN: US Navy jet shoots down Assad warplane
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Trump returns to NYC following New Year's bash
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Boeing's Role in P5+1 Deal Must Be Investigated
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The media badly mangled Trump's statement on Israel
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TRUMP-LIKE BOOST: Populist Le Pen sees jump in support with clock ticking to France's election
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Can Ted Cruz's plan save ObamaCare repeal?
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Trump signs executive orders authorizing Keystone XL, Dakota Access pipelines
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Illegal immigrant pulled out of minors' shelter by ICE on his 18th birthday
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'HANNITY' Author says US missed chance to get ISIS leader
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'Killer' mom's lone surviving kid details bloody rampage
A mother accused of fatally stabbing her husband and four children in Georgia told caseworkers she felt a “devil-like spirit” during a ...
No Civil Rights without Civility
When Betsy DeVos stood up to speak at Bethune-Cookman University’s 2017 commencement in Daytona Beach, graduating students booed and turned ...
Hackers easily bust into voting machines in challenge
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SHORTER WEEK? Schools in rural areas shifting to 4-day schedules
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Whiten your teeth naturally
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GREGG JARRETT If collusion is not a crime, then why Mueller probe?
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'HANNITY' 'Self-serving' Comey statement clears Trump
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Man, 32, reportedly dies while charging iPhone in bath
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Sneaky signs you're pregnant
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Obama's decision over Dakota Access coming soon
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Ivanka's video goes viral
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'SNL': 'The Bubble' offers post-election 'safe space' to 'progressive Americans'
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South Dakota teen with brain cancer given OK to walk at graduation
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Trump once again defies predicted immigration flip-flop
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Protester arrested outside Trump's Florida fundraiser
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Evans rips Coulter on Twitter
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