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Bystanders look on as Pope Francis travels by popemobile as he departs the airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Pope Francis is in Democratic Republic of Congo, its first papal visit since 1985

His trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan will highlight the long-running conflicts in both countries and the rising importance of Africa to the future of the Catholic Church.

January 31, 2023
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  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
The National Weather Service predicts the ice storm will have wide-ranging impacts across the U.S. South through Thursday morning.

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  • Weather

An ice storm is unleashing treacherous conditions across parts of the Southern U.S.

Stretching from Texas to Tennessee, the storm will continue through at least Thursday morning, affecting travel and possibly knocking out power in some areas. Thousands of flights have been disrupted.

January 31, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
Ohio Republican Jim Jordan chairs the House Judiciary Committee, which will lead many of the investigations into the Biden administration this year.

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  • Politics

Jim Jordan moves from leadership nemesis to key player in GOP agenda

During his early years in the House, Rep. Jordan pressured Republican leaders to move to the right. Now as Judiciary chairman, he is a key architect in Speaker McCarthy's oversight agenda this year.

January 31, 2023
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  • Deirdre Walsh
Libby (Lizzy Caplan), the narrator of <em>Fleishman is in Trouble, </em>is a stay-at-home mom who begins to question all of her life choices<em>. </em>

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  • Television

'Fleishman Is in Trouble' is a Trojan horse for women's stories, says Lizzy Caplan

Caplan started out on Freaks and Geeks and now plays the narrator of Fleishman Is in Trouble. She says Fleishman seems like a story about a man going through a divorce, but it turns into much more.

January 31, 2023
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  • Ann Marie Baldonado
Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov attends the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany,  Jan. 20.

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  • World

Ukraine's defense minister pushes for fighter jets, even as training begins on tanks

On Monday, President Biden appeared to rule out delivering F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, but Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov tells NPR he's optimistic Western allies will eventually supply them.

January 31, 2023
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  • Joanna Kakissis
A "Danger Mines!" sign is pictured in Izium, Ukraine.

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  • Europe

Human Rights Watch urges investigation of alleged use of land mines by Ukraine

Human Rights Watch suggests that Ukraine scattered so-called petal mines in and around the city of Izium. Petal mines are prohibited under the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, of which Ukraine is a signatory.

January 31, 2023
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  • Julian Hayda
Emergency personnel respond to a vehicle over the side of Highway 1 on Jan. 1, 2023, in California's San Mateo County. The driver who plunged off the treacherous cliff, seriously injuring himself, his wife and their two young children, has been charged with attempted murder.

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  • Law

The driver of a car that plunged off a California cliff charged with attempted murder

The driver of a car that plunged off a treacherous cliff in northern California, seriously injuring himself, his wife and their two young children, was charged with attempted murder.

January 31, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves a House GOP conference meeting in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25, 2023.

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  • Politics

Rep. George Santos voluntarily steps down from House committee assignments

Multiple GOP lawmakers tell NPR that embattled New York Republican Rep. George Santos has voluntarily recused himself from serving on committees temporarily.

January 31, 2023
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  • Barbara Sprunt
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is investigating whether former President Donald Trump broke the law with payments allegedly made to cover up an extramarital affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels, pictured in 2018.

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  • Law

Manhattan DA presenting evidence in Trump-Stormy Daniels investigation to grand jury

The investigation stems from payments Donald Trump made, allegedly to prevent accusations that he had had an extramarital affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels from becoming public.

January 31, 2023
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  • Andrea Bernstein
Former President Donald Trump is suing <em>Washington Post</em> journalist Bob Woodward over Woodward's latest book, <em>T</em><em>he Trump Tapes</em>.

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  • Politics

Trump sues Bob Woodward for releasing audio of their interviews without permission

The former president has made good on his threat to sue the Washington Post reporter over his use of interview recordings. The lawsuit seeks nearly $50 million in damages.

January 31, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Demonstrators protesting the death of Tyre Nichols gather and march through downtown Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 28.

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  • Politics

Tyre Nichols' killing revives calls for Congress to address police reform

National outrage over the killing of Tyre Nichols has prompted renewed calls on Capitol Hill for police reform. But in a divided Congress, bipartisan reform legislation is unlikely.

January 31, 2023
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  • Barbara Sprunt
An employee examines a vanadium flow battery stack in the Battery Reliability Test Laboratory at PNNL.

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  • Investigations

Congress tightens U.S. manufacturing rules after battery technology ends up in China

The Department of Energy allowed a taxpayer-funded breakthrough in batteries to transfer overseas with little oversight

January 31, 2023
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  • Laura Sullivan
The TikTok app logo is pictured in Tokyo, Sept. 28, 2020. University of Wisconsin System officials said Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, that they will restrict the use of TikTok on system devices.

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  • Politics

The CEO of TikTok will testify before Congress amid security concerns about the app

TikTok has been under scrutiny in recent years about its privacy and security practices and its effect on young people's mental health. Various bans of the app have been enacted across the country.

January 31, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Cindy Williams arrives to the TV Land Awards 10th Anniversary in New York on April 14, 2012. Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in Los Angeles at age 75, her family said.

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  • Obituaries

'Laverne & Shirley' actor Cindy Williams dies at 75

Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, her family said Monday.

January 31, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Protesters march on Saturday in Memphis, Tenn., over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police.

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  • Law

7th officer relieved of duty and 3 first responders fired after Tyre Nichols' death

Nichols, 29, was pulled over on Jan. 7 for what police said was reckless driving. After trying to flee on foot, Nichols was severely beaten by police. He died in a hospital days later.

January 31, 2023
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