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Eiffel Tower Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Facts Almost seven million people visit the Eiffel Tower annually. About 300 million visitors have been to the tower since its opening. Designer Gustave Eiffel had a small apartment cloistered away in the upper reaches of the tower. In 2016,

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Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in prison after Oxendine pleaded guilty to health care fraud. A U.S. District judge also ordered Oxendine on Friday to pay a $25,000 fine and to share in $760,000 in restitution with Dr. Jeffrey Gallups. Oxendine

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Actor Matthew McConaughey tells governors he is still mulling future run for political office

Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Actor Matthew McConaughey continues to tease about someday running for political office. McConaughey told a room full of governors Friday at the National Governors Association meeting in Salt Lake City he’s still studying up on political leadership. Whether the star known for “A Time to Kill” and “True

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Actor Matthew McConaughey tells governors he is still mulling future run for political office

Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Actor Matthew McConaughey continues to tease about someday running for political office. McConaughey told a room full of governors Friday at the National Governors Association meeting in Salt Lake City he’s still studying up on political leadership. Whether the star known for “A Time to Kill” and “True

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Appeals court makes it harder to disqualify absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court says absentee voters’ witnesses don’t need to supply their complete addresses for election officials. Thursday’s ruling could lead to more absentee ballots being counted in the battleground state this fall. State law requires absentee voters to submit their ballots in an envelope with a witness

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