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In this Jan. 10, 2020, file photo, Bruce Mann, husband of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., right, smiles as he listens to his wife during a campaign stop in Dover, N.H. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)

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In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo, Matthew Elliot, center, and other supporters of flavored vaping products protest at the state house in Trenton, N.J. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)

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New Jersey law bans sale of flavored vaping products

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This drawing by Dana Verkouteren shows White House counsel Pat Cipollone delivering opening remarks in the Senate chamber during the first day of the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

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Senate approves impeachment trial rules, rejecting witnesses

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A man walks in the crowd during a pro-gun rally, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, in Richmond, Va. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)

Community

Pro-gun rally by thousands in Virginia ends peacefully

Tens of thousands of gun-rights activists rallied peacefully at the Virginia Capitol to protest plans by the state's Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation.

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Politics & Policy

Trump’s lawyers urge dismissal of ‘flimsy’ impeachment case

President Donald Trump's legal team asserted Monday that he did “absolutely nothing wrong," urging the Senate to swiftly reject an impeachment case that it called “flimsy."

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The Virginia state Capitol building is surrounded by fencing, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 in Richmond, Va., in preparation for Monday's rally by gun rights advocates. Gun-rights groups are asking a judge to block the Virginia governor's ban on firearms at a massive pro-gun rally scheduled for next week. Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday, Jan. 15, announced a state of emergency and banned all weapons from the rally at the Capitol. (Dean Hoffmeyer/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Community

A look at expected participants in Virginia gun rally

State officials and U.S. hate-monitoring groups are warning about the potential for violence ahead of a gun-rights rally in Virginia

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Children play in the snow Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Toksook Bay, Alaska. The first Americans to be counted in the 2020 Census starting Tuesday, Jan. 21, live in this Bering Sea coastal village. (Gregory Bull/AP Photo)

Community

On the edge of America, census begins in a tiny Alaska town

There are no restaurants in Toksook Bay, Alaska. No motels or movie theater, either. There also aren't any factories. Or roads.

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Female regent honeyeater in Capertee National Park, New South Wales, Australia. There are only 300 to 400 of the birds left in the wild, says Ross Crates, an ecologist at Australia National Universit. (David Stowe/via AP Photo)

Community

Scientists seek rare species survivors amid Australia flames

Australia’s unprecedented wildfires season has so far charred 40,000 square miles (104,000 square kilometers) of brushland, rainforests, and national parks.

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The Trump Plaza Hotel Casino is illuminated at night, just two weeks before closing on Sept. 16, 2014, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans,file)

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Atlantic City mayor: Tear down ‘eyesore’ of ex-Trump casino

Atlantic City's mayor wants to demolish the former Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino.

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State Correctional Institution – Retreat in Hunlock Creek, Pa. (Pennsylvania Department of Corrections)

Courts & Law

Pa. governor to follow through on plan to close state prison

Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday that he will follow through on his plan to close another state prison, as a cost-cutting step amid a declining inmate population.

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