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Increasing the urgency, Halligan faces a ticking clock on her tenure—and arguments that she isn’t legally allowed to serve in the role at all.

Tarik Skubal, the Tigers’ ace left-hander who is on the verge of claiming his second consecutive Cy Young Award, delivered a brilliant performance, allowing one run over six dominant innings with 13 punchouts.

The National Guard is generally not allowed to perform domestic law enforcement duties when federalized by the president.

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Bird flu has already cost America billions — and if it mutates to allow for human-to-human transmission, the cost could soar into the hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars.

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But critics say the "super camp" strategy has also allowed militants more liberty to move around in rural areas and left travellers more vulnerable to kidnapping.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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