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Biden buzz grows as vice president meets with Elizabeth Warren in D.C.

Vice President Joseph R. Biden speaks during a roundtable discussion at the Advanced Manufacturing Center at Community College of Denver on July 21, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Vice President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Washington, D.C., on Saturday to meet with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, spurring more rumors that Mr. Biden is very close to announcing a 2016 run.

Screen capture from the third video released by the Center for Medical Progress, showing Planned Parenthood's involvement in the selling of fetal tissue.

Pro-life center rushes to post StemExpress footage after restraining order lifted

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In this Aug. 12, 2015, file photo, water flows through a series of retention ponds built to contain and filter out heavy metals and chemicals from the Gold King mine chemical accident, in the spillway about 1/4 mile downstream from the mine, outside Silverton, Colo. Internal documents released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, Aug. 21, show managers at the EPA were aware of the potential for a catastrophic "blowout" at an abandoned mine that could release "large volumes" of wastewater laced with toxic heavy metals. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

EPA knew of ‘blowout’ risk for tainted water at gold mine

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In this Oct. 25, 2014, file photo, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney talks to his team during an NCAA college football game against Syracuse in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/ Richard Shiro) ** FILE **

‘Pray to play’: Anti-religion group demands universities fire football chaplains

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In this Aug. 18, 2015, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with people at a town hall meeting in North Las Vegas, Nev. Clinton's campaign is facing fresh worries among congressional Democrats about her use of a private email account while serving as secretary of state. Poll results suggest the inquiry may be taking a toll on her presidential campaign. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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A special prosecutor for Hillary’s special emails

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Republican presidential candidates from left, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Scott Walker, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and John Kasich take the stage for the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at the Northeast Republican Leadership Conference in Philadelphia, Friday, June 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

CHRISTIE: SHOULD BE CRIMINAL PROBE ON HILLARY

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In this Oct. 25, 2014, file photo, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney talks to his team during an NCAA college football game against Syracuse in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/ Richard Shiro) ** FILE **

‘Pray to play’: Anti-religion group demands universities fire football chaplains 21 minutes ago

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Radio and television personality Glenn Beck. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Glenn Beck: Donald Trump is ‘not a true conservative’

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Steven Sheerer, man found with Rosie O’Donnell’s teen daughter Chelsea, to face charges

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In this June 28, 2015, file photo, Nicki Minaj, winner of viewers choice and best female hip-hop artist awards, poses in the press room at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Madame Tussauds says employees at the Las Vegas museum will be closely monitoring a wax figure of Minaj after an image of a visitor posing suggestively with the statue appeared on social media. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Nicki Minaj wax figure gets security; fans were taking racy selfies

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Sports

Tiger Woods tees off on the second hole during the third round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Rob Brown)

Tiger Woods two strokes behind Jason Gore entering final round at Wyndham21 minutes ago

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross (41) reacts during play as he pitches a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Nationals Park in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Michael A. Taylor hits third home run in three games as Nationals top Brewers

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FILE - In this is a 2015 photo, San Diego Padres' Trea Turner poses at spring training baseball in Peoria, Ariz. Major League Baseball and the players' association have agreed to change the rule that has kept the first-round pick from joining his new team after a trade, though it will affect only future drafts. So Turner remains with the Padres, who cannot trade him to the Washington Nationals until June 13. Under the new rule, players selected in this June's draft can be traded starting the day after the final game of the World Series. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) **FILE**

Nationals call up top shortstop prospect Trea Turner

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Chicago Bears cornerback Kyle Fuller (23) intercepts a pass intended for San Francisco 49ers tight end Derek Carrier during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Seeking tight end help, Redskins trade for 49ers’ Derek Carrier

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Politics

Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb (Associated Press) **FILE**

Jim Webb says Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders will fade as voters ‘calm down’21 minutes ago

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The possibility of a Donald Trump/Ben Carson presidential ticket for 2016 has surfaced in the news media. (Associated Press photographs)

Ben Carson on being Donald Trump’s VP: ‘All things are possible’

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Ex-New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson endorses Hillary Clinton for president

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With former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton facing tough questions and government oversight inquiries about her private email server, Vice President Joseph R. Biden may well enter the 2016 Democratic presidential race. (Associated Press)

Vice President Joe Biden ‘expanding’ beyond inner circle on potential run, top aide says

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Many took to the streets on Saturday, such as this woman in Falls Church, Virginia, to protest Planned Parenthood. (Screen grab from Ben Carson's Facebook page)

Thousands rally against Planned Parenthood in massive national protest21 minutes ago

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Huggies issued a statement overnight saying it is working to "learn more about what happened" after receiving a slew of complaints on social media of parents allegedly finding fiberglass shards in their baby's wipes. (Facebook/Huggies)

Huggies responds to complaints of glass shards in its wipes

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Police gather outside a federal building following a shooting Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, in New York. Police said a man walked into the building and opened fire before shooting himself. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Bill Pascrell, N.J. congressman, says NYC federal building gunman got ‘raw deal’

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In this Dec. 19, 2011, file photo, Mei Xiang, the female giant panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, eats breakfast. Zoo officials think the mother of 2-year-old giant panda Bao Bao is pregnant again. Veterinarians performing an ultrasound Wednesday detected what they think is a developing fetus. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

It’s panda-monium! National Zoo says Mei Xiang has given birth to twin cubs

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Many took to the streets on Saturday, such as this woman in Falls Church, Virginia, to protest Planned Parenthood. (Screen grab from Ben Carson's Facebook page)

Thousands rally against Planned Parenthood in massive national protest

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Immigrants from El Salvador and Guatemala who entered the country illegally board a bus after they were released from a family detention center in San Antonio, in this July 7, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Judge orders illegal immigrant families quickly released

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Donald Trump arrives for a massive rally in Mobile, Alabama (AP Photo)

Showstopper: Donald Trump circles Alabama stadium in his Boeing 757 before landing for massive rally

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In this photo provided by Christina Cathleen Coons, a man is detained on a train platform after an incident on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, in Arras, northern France. The gunman opened fire on the train wounding several people before American passengers subdued him, according to officials and one of the Americans involved. (Christina Cathleen Coon via AP)

3 Americans praised for subduing gunman on European train

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In this Dec. 19, 2011, file photo, Mei Xiang, the female giant panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, eats breakfast. Zoo officials think the mother of 2-year-old giant panda Bao Bao is pregnant again. Veterinarians performing an ultrasound Wednesday detected what they think is a developing fetus. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

It’s panda-monium! National Zoo says Mei Xiang has given birth to twin cubs

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