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Republicans face bitter divisions and a defining moment for the party’s future

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are roiling Wednesday over the fate of two members — and perhaps, of the party itself. At the same time, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate made a bipartisan move forward at the

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Jared Leto to play WeWork founder Adam Neumann in upcoming TV show

‘WeCrashed’ follows rise and fall of Israeli-American entrepreneur and his wife, to be played by Anne Hathaway, following the dramatic implosion of his company

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GOP a ‘grotesque caricature’ of what it was before, says former Sen. John Danforth

John Danforth, a former Republican senator, garnered attention last month when he denounced Sen. Josh Hawley’s role in the Capitol attacks and expressed regret over his previous support for the Missouri lawmaker. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his views

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News Wrap: Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi charged after military coup

In our news wrap Wednesday, police in Myanmar charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with possessing illegally imported “walkie-talkies, the U.S. passed 450,000 deaths from COVID-19, President Biden voiced openness to lowering the price of his $1.9 trillion aid

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News Wrap: Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi charged after military coup

In our news wrap Wednesday, police in Myanmar charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with possessing illegally imported “walkie-talkies, the U.S. passed 450,000 deaths from COVID-19, President Biden voiced openness to lowering the price of his $1.9 trillion aid

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Wisconsin Prosecutors Seek Kyle Rittenhouse’s Arrest And Higher Bond

Rittenhouse is charged with shooting three people, killing two, in Kenosha in August. He was released on bail, and the state says he failed to tell the court as required that he changed his address. (Image credit: Antioch, Ill., Police

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U.S. and Russia agree to extend limits on nuclear arms

The U.S. and Russia on Wednesday extended the only remaining treaty that limits the deployment of nuclear weapons. But did the agreement go far enough? Rose Gottemoeller, a distinguished lecturer at Stanford University who served as undersecretary of state for

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Schools can reopen before all teachers get COVID vaccine – Los Angeles Times

Schools can reopen before all teachers get COVID vaccine  Los Angeles Times Federal government opening first mass Covid vaccination sites in California  NBC News California partners with Biden administration to step up COVID-19 vaccinations  Los Angeles Times Newsom must keep strong COVID rules

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Schools can reopen before all teachers get COVID vaccine – Los Angeles Times

Schools can reopen before all teachers get COVID vaccine  Los Angeles Times Federal government opening first mass Covid vaccination sites in California  NBC News California partners with Biden administration to step up COVID-19 vaccinations  Los Angeles Times Newsom must keep strong COVID rules

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Daily Crunch: TikTok will downrank ‘unsubstantiated’ claims

TikTok announces additional steps to fight misinformation, Myanmar’s military cracks down on Facebook and Google’s subsea cable goes online. This is your Daily Crunch for February 3, 2021. The big story: TikTok will downrank ‘unsubstantiated’ claims TikTok had already said

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