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After Slow Start, Chiefs Pull Off Super Bowl Victory Over The 49ers
The Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions for the first time in 50 years — beating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20. The Chiefs had yet another thrilling come-from-behind victory.
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2020 Primary Season Gets Underway With Iowa's Democratic Caucuses
The stakes are high in Iowa — the last four Democratic nominees have all won the Hawkeye state. The pressure is on Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders who has led in the polls coming into the caucuses.
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In Northeast Spain, Catalonia Kicks Off Green Onion Season
Winter barbecues are a tradition in Catalonia. Instead of meat on the grill, it's locally grown onions. Family and friends get together to grill and eat the onions with a traditional Catalan sauce.
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Alan Dershowitz Clarifies A Point Made In The Trump Impeachment Trial
Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz, who's on the president's legal team, talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about an argument made on the Senate floor that caused debate about limits of presidential power.
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Senate Trial Enters Its Next Phase: The Vote To Allow Witnesses
It appears that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has the votes he needs to block witnesses from appearing at the impeachment trial of President Trump. The trial could end Friday.
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Man Cited For Not Using A Hands-Free Cellphone Device
A man in Australia was recently pulled over for talking on his cellphone while riding a horse. He pleaded guilty because, he conceded, the horse was in motion. A judge dismissed the case.
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'I Just Needed Help.' How 2 Brothers Opened Up To Forge A Bond In Adulthood
As kids, Raymond and Derrick Storms were not close. They had to confront anger, mortality — and each other — in order to reclaim their brotherhood.
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Kansas Voters May See Abortion Amendment On August Primary Ballot
Lawmakers in Kansas want to change the state's constitution so abortion is not protected. Three other states — Tennessee, Alabama and West Virginia — have already changed their constitutions.
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Catholics Consider Presidential Candidates Ahead Of Iowa Caucuses
In Dubuque, a majority of working-class Catholic voters flipped from Democrat to Republican in 2016 — for the first time since Dwight Eisenhower. Will Democrats draw them back in 2020?
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Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Meets With Ukraine's President
A week after he said Americans didn't care about Ukraine, Pompeo is in its capital Kyiv. Ukraine continues to be at the center of unflattering attention during President Trump's impeachment trial.
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Trump Travels To Iowa To Engage In Political Counterprogramming
Several days before Iowa Democrats kick off the 2020 presidential nominating contest, President Trump held a reelection rally Thursday night in Des Moines.
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Q&A Session Will Continue For 2nd Day In Senate Trial
Senators will ask a series of questions in President Trump's impeachment trial — questions that so far have illuminated how sharply divided opinions are on how the president handled aid to Ukraine.