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Flowers and pictures are placed on Aretha Franklin's star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Los Angeles. Franklin, the glorious "Queen of Soul" and genius of American song, died Thursday morning at her home in Detroit of pancreatic cancer. She was 76. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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From left to right: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, wearing a white polo shirt, stands in front of a black microphone while standing in front of a black curtain; Cynthia Nixon, wearing a white shirt, stands in front of a microphone near a black gate. A blue poster that reads "Cynthia for NY" in white block text is held up about five feet behind her left shoulder.

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In this Nov. 21, 2008 file photo, Aretha Franklin performs at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. Franklin died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 at her home in Detroit. She was 76. (AP Photo/Shea Walsh, file)

'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin dies at 76

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With the midterm elections just months away, one expert says the threat of interference is at an all-time high, adding new urgency to concerns about hacking. (Spectrum News image)

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A view of the Morandi highway bridge that collapsed in Genoa, northern Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. A large section of the bridge collapsed over an industrial area in the Italian city of Genova during a sudden and violent storm, leaving vehicles crushed in rubble below. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

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While it’s the battle for control of the U.S. House and Senate that’s been in the headlines, some experts say this could be the most important year of governors’ races for the next decade. (Spectrum News file)

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