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Mother Teresa, the nun who in the last century dedicated her long life to helping the poor, is now a saint.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a critical test in her political career. Merkel has been under increasing pressure over the European migrant crisis, and recent polls suggest Angela Merkel, who's been the German leader for more than a decade, could lose an election in her political home state.

During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to roll back government regulations.Trump plans to nominate fast food executive Andrew Puzder to head the Labor Department and Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the EPA. If confirmed, the two men would signal a sharp break from the policies of the [Barack] Obama administration.

Donald Trump has stated that his three older children will manage his business once he enters office.

Average, middle-class people, the people of Macomb County, couldn't afford health care. Now they can [with Obamacare].

History is, as we know, written by the winners.