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Artemio Arreola, an organizer with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, speaks to advocates in downtown Chicago on April 24, 2017. The group plan to march in a May 1 rally in Chicago.

Thousands expected to hit the streets for May Day protests

A fight for immigrants' rights will be a core focus of many demonstrations.

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sports

Former NASCAR, IndyCar driver John Andretti battling stage 4 cancer
The 54-year-old Andretti is undergoing chemo treatments and will have surgery in June.

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San Diego police officers at a cordoned-off apartment complex after a shooting April 30, 2017.

Chaos after man with 'beer in one hand and a gun in the other' shoots up San Diego pool party; one killed
Police say officers then shot and killed an armed man suspected of shooting seven people Sunday.

tech

CPR V5000 can help minimize calls from both telemarkerters and robocallers.

How to beat robocallers and telemarketers on your landline
You can end the persistent ringing on your home phone with some new tech and some near-forgotten tricks.

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U.S. President Donald Trump, beneath a portrait of populist President Andrew Jackson, speaks before the swearing-in of Rex Tillerson as 69th secretary of state in the Oval Office of the White House on February 1, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Note to President Trump: Andrew Jackson wasn't alive for the Civil War
In audio posted on Monday, President Trump said Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, was "really angry" about what was happening with the Civil War.

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A Texas man holds a baby pulled from a vehicle on Saturday.

'Dear Jesus, please let this baby breathe': Wrenching video shows rescue of Texas family caught in flood
Heart-wrenching video shows a group of Good Samaritans rescue a Texas family caught in a violent storm on Saturday.

life

'NSYNC's music videos see a spike in views on April 30.

Guess what? 'NSYNC gets an 'It's Gonna Be May' spike
Data shows it: Ahead of May 1, fans share the meme and listen to 'It's Gonna Be Me.'

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April the giraffe's calf sits in his pen Monday, April 17, 2017, two days after being born at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, N.Y. On Monday, May 1, 2017, the park announced the giraffe will be named Tajiri, or

April the giraffe's baby calf gets a name: Tajiri
The baby giraffe is named Tajiri, which is Swahili for "hope."

money

The days of getting your fingers dirty while sopping up toppings with your fries are over.

McDonald's releases a 'uselessly useful' French fry utensil you never knew you needed
McDonald's unveiled a "uselessly useful" utensil called a "frork" Monday in a hilarious infomercial hosted by McDonald's Chef Mike and pitchman Anthony Sullivan.