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Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.

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Musk News, a new twice-weekly news site, will focus on the billionaire and Trump advisor's influence and actions over the course of the new presidency.

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For the first time in a decade, Debra Tice, the mother of missing American journalist, Austin Tice, returns to Syria to find news of her son.

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Today is Trump's Inauguration Day. Last night, during a rally, he reiterated promises to sign executive orders. And, Atlanta Civil Rights icon Lonnie C. King recounts a historic moment with MLK Jr.

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After Virginia Squier's young daughter accidentally boarded a train without her, a stranger stepped in to help.

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In a statement released Monday, President Biden said the pardons "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing." President-elect Trump has criticized many of the officials Biden pardoned.

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Trump campaigned on border security promises, and he and his allies argue that his electoral win is an endorsement of his upcoming actions on the issue.

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President-elect Donald Trump takes office Monday and Democratic organizers are not seeing the mass-scale opposition they witnessed in 2017. So, they're adjusting with a focus on Trump's agenda.

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President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office at noon followed by a presidential parade, signing ceremony and inaugural balls.

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That the Buckeyes and the Fighting Irish, two of the sport's most storied teams, are squaring off in the title game is a TV executive's dream — and a fitting end to the first-ever 12-team playoff.

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A trial begins Tuesday over complaints filed by Prince Harry and a senior British lawmaker against Rupert Murdoch's tabloid newspapers. The trial carries high stakes on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Victor Willis of the Village People says their music is for everyone, defending the group's choice to perform at Trump's inaugural celebrations as a message of inclusivity.

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Officials said the attacks happened in the Catatumbo region near the border with Venezuela, following the government's failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army.

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After 15 months war, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Sunday morning.

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The new initiative will be rolled out across 27 stations and feature "additional visual storytelling capabilities," Allen Media Group says.

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Trump took the rally as an opportunity to preview several of his Day 1 actions, including on border security, energy, and ending the Biden administration's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in government agencies.

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In the Transcarpathia region, some locals embrace a traditional lifestyle and cultural identity. After surviving Soviet threats, now they fear Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to erase their culture.

Residents along the East Coast, from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine, are bracing for several inches of snow on Sunday followed by dangerously cold temperatures.

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The president-elect said he will issue an executive order Monday to delay the ban while he brokers a sale. The app has returned on web and mobile, but is not available in Apple and Google's stores.

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When he ran for office in 2020, President Joe Biden vowed to turn the page on then president Donald Trump. But it's Trump who is returning to the White House for a second term in office.

We speak with NPR's Asma Khalid, who covered the Biden administration, on the legacy he leaves behind.

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