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How false GOP views of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack came to be – NPR

How false GOP views of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack came to be  NPR Karl Rove: Republicans should not allow ‘soft-pedaling’ of Jan. 6 | TheHill  The Hill Karl Rove Blasts Republicans Who Back Trump’s False 2020 Claims  Bloomberg Former AG: Our democracy

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The immovable Republican Party and ‘ink-blot politics’

Several of the key facts of the Jan. 6 insurrection are indisputable. And yet millions on the right do dispute them. Here’s a look at how that happened. (Image credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Why some cities are operating legal homeless camps even in the dead of winter

Facing worsening homelessness and sprawling illegal encampments, some American cities are resorting to setting up regulated, outdoor shelters even in the dead of winter.

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Amid unrest, Kazakh leader orders use of lethal force on ‘terrorists’

President Tokayev warns: ‘Those who don’t surrender will be eliminated’; at least 26 killed during mass-protests, as Russia-led troops arrive to guard government institutions

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Kazakhstan president orders security personnel to open fire on ‘terrorists’

Kazakhstan’s president says he has ordered security personnel to open fire on “terrorists” without warning amid extremely violent protests in the former Soviet nation.

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The leader of Kazakhstan says constitutional order ‘mainly restored’ amid unrest

The president of Kazakhstan on Friday declared that constitutional order was “mainly restored” but “terrorists are still using weapons and are damaging people’s property” and would be dealt with. (Image credit: Vladimir Tretyakov/AP)

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Daily COVID-19 cases near 17,000 as new testing rules take effect

As case count continues to set records, under-60s and fully vaccinated now told to take less accurate antigen tests; serious cases climb to 143, but transmission rate ebbs slightly

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After composing for top artists, conductor finds own voice

Tomer Addadi has written music for Harel Skaat, Shiri Maimon and Avraham Fried, and is now singing duets of his own music, for a new album

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Dozens of protesters killed and security forces decapitated as Russian troops head to Kazakhstan

Dozens of protesters have been killed in Kazakhstan, as fresh violence broke out in its biggest city and Russian peacekeeping troops headed to the former Soviet republic.

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Foreign secretary warns Russia any Ukraine incursion would be ‘massive strategic mistake’

Any incursion into Ukraine by Russia would be a “massive strategic mistake” that would “come at a severe cost” to Moscow, the foreign secretary has told MPs.

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