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Authorities are investigating the cause of a house explosion in Des Moines, Iowa, that also damaged other homes in the area. (Sept. 13)

Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden visited Texas Southern University Friday. He also brushed aside concerns that other candidates brought up his age as a disqualifying factor in Thursday’s debate. (Sept. 13)

An Illinois teenager who fell ill with a lung disease after vaping for more than a year has sued a leading e-cigarette maker. Attorneys filed the lawsuit Friday in Lake County Circuit Court on behalf of 18-year-old Adam Hergenreder. (September 13)

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Here’s the latest for Friday September 13th: Felicity Huffman gets 14 days in prison; China to lift punitive tariffs on US soybeans, pork; Greta Thunberg joins climate protest in Washington; Animals explore abandoned van at Russian National park

A federal judge in Boston sentenced actress Felicity Huffman on Friday to 14 days in prison, a $30,000 fine, 250 hours of community service and a year’s probation for her role in the college admissions scandal. (Sept. 13)

Some of the Democratic Presidential candidates discussed topics including gun violence, corruption and President Donald Trump after Thursday night’s debate. (Sept. 13)

Cardi B throws her support behind social activist Shaun King, as she arrives to see him honored – amid fundraising row – at Rihanna’s star studded Diamond Ball. (Sept. 13)

Speaking ahead of her annual charity Diamond Ball in New York, Rihanna said her desire to help people was with her from a young age. Stars including Pharrell Williams, Meek Mill and A$AP Rocky turned out in support of the event. (Sept. 13)

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Rapper Tupac Shakur died in Las Vegas, two days after beign shot. (Sept. 13)

Some of the Democratic presidential candidates involved in Thursday night’s debate in Houston spoke to reporters afterwards and made the cases for their candidacies. (Sept. 13)