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'Not The President's Lawyer': Senators Push Attorney General Pick On Impartiality

William Barr, nominee to be Attorney General, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

'Not The President's Lawyer': Senators Push Attorney General Pick On Impartiality

William Barr, who served as attorney general under George H.W. Bush, is being grilled by the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is full of potential Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls.
U.K. Parliament Rejects Theresa May's Brexit Deal In Pivotal Vote

Anti-Brexit demonstrators react after the results of the vote on British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal were announced in Parliament square in London on Tuesday. British lawmakers have rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by a huge margin, plunging U.K. politics into crisis 10 weeks before the country is due to leave the European Union. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption

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Europe

U.K. Parliament Rejects Theresa May's Brexit Deal In Pivotal Vote

Lawmakers resoundingly said no to the prime minister's proposed agreement with the European Union. With the deadline for Brexit just 10 weeks away, what happens now is anyone's guess.
Wait Times Normal At Most Airports, TSA Says, As More Agents Call Out Sick

Transportation Security Administration agents help passengers through a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., on Monday. Agents have been working without pay since the shutdown began. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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National

Wait Times Normal At Most Airports, TSA Says, As More Agents Call Out Sick

Government workers, including TSA agents, missed their first paycheck of the year last Friday, as a result of the country's longest partial government shutdown.
Judge Orders Trump Administration To Remove 2020 Census Citizenship Question

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National

Judge Orders Trump Administration To Remove 2020 Census Citizenship Question

A federal judge in New York has issued the first ruling out of multiple lawsuits over a question about U.S. citizenship status. The ruling is expected to be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court.
Gunman Who Fatally Shot Chicago's Hadiya Pendleton Sentenced To 84 Years In Prison

Micheail Ward continued to deny his role as the gunman in the fatal shooting of Hadiya Pendleton at a sentencing hearing on Jan. 14. Ward was convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated battery in August. Jose M. Osorio/AP hide caption

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Law

Gunman Who Fatally Shot Chicago's Hadiya Pendleton Sentenced To 84 Years In Prison

Micheail Ward did not receive a life sentence as Hadiya's mother had asked the court but he is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison for the killing of the 15-year-old girl.
As Japan Tries Out Immigration, Migrant Workers Complain Of Exploitation

An employee of Tokyo Electric Power Co. works at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant to decontaminate the area after the 2011 nuclear meltdown. A Vietnamese laborer in Japan on a training program says he was also put to work cleaning up the site, but with inadequate gear. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images hide caption

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Asia

As Japan Tries Out Immigration, Migrant Workers Complain Of Exploitation

A Vietnamese laborer tells NPR he was led to believe he would learn construction work but ended up cleaning up the Fukushima nuclear site. Migrant advocates say Japan needs to overhaul the program.
Mexico's President Fights Gas Crisis, While Mexicans Endure Long Lines With Jokes

Motorists wait in line for hours to buy gasoline at a Pemex service station in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Sunday. The Mexican president temporarily closed some of the state oil company's pipelines, in a bid to wipe out rampant fuel theft. Ulises Ruiz/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Latin America

Mexico's President Fights Gas Crisis, While Mexicans Endure Long Lines With Jokes

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says his crackdown on stolen fuel is working, but long waits in several states persist, distribution bottlenecks continue and new acts of gas theft are reported.
An Island Crusader Takes On The Big Brands Behind Plastic Waste

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Goats and Soda

An Island Crusader Takes On The Big Brands Behind Plastic Waste

Every year, 8 million tons of plastic wash into the oceans. The biggest sources are in Asia. In the Philippines, one man is going head-to-head with multinational corporations to stop the plastic tide.

An Island Crusader Takes On The Big Brands Behind Plastic Waste

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  • American actress and singer Carol Channing starred in the musical Hello, Dolly! in New York City in 1964. The play won 11 Tony Awards in 1964 including best musical, and Channing won best actress. She reprised the role several times throughout her long career.
    American actress and singer Carol Channing starred in the musical Hello, Dolly! in New York City in 1964. The play won 11 Tony Awards in 1964 including best musical, and Channing won best actress. She reprised the role several times throughout her long career.
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  • Channing's big break came when she landed the role of Lorelei Lee in the original Broadway production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The musical comedy opened on Dec. 8, 1949.
    Channing's big break came when she landed the role of Lorelei Lee in the original Broadway production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The musical comedy opened on Dec. 8, 1949.
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  • Channing and her husband, television producer Charles Lowe, pose for a portrait in this 1956 photo. Lowe, who guided the career of Channing during their four-decade marriage, died in 1999. He was 87.
    Channing and her husband, television producer Charles Lowe, pose for a portrait in this 1956 photo. Lowe, who guided the career of Channing during their four-decade marriage, died in 1999. He was 87.
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  • Channing sings and plays the bass saxophone during a rehearsal for the movie Thoroughly Modern Millie in 1966.
    Channing sings and plays the bass saxophone during a rehearsal for the movie Thoroughly Modern Millie in 1966.
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  • Rod Steiger (left) and Channing are presented with Golden Globes in 1968 by former football star Jim Brown. They won for best actor in a motion picture drama and best supporting actress.
    Rod Steiger (left) and Channing are presented with Golden Globes in 1968 by former football star Jim Brown. They won for best actor in a motion picture drama and best supporting actress.
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  • Actor George Burns and Channing perform a dance routine in September 1976 during a rehearsal for their roadshow.
    Actor George Burns and Channing perform a dance routine in September 1976 during a rehearsal for their roadshow.
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  • Channing stars in the revival production of Hello, Dolly! at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City in March 1978. Channing originated the role of Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi in the Broadway musical in 1964.
    Channing stars in the revival production of Hello, Dolly! at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City in March 1978. Channing originated the role of Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi in the Broadway musical in 1964.
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  • Channing gives a performance of her one-woman show, The First 80 Years are the Hardest, at the cabaret Feinstein's at the Regency in New York in October 2005.
    Channing gives a performance of her one-woman show, The First 80 Years are the Hardest, at the cabaret Feinstein's at the Regency in New York in October 2005.
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  • Channing attends the Kennedy Center Honors Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, 2010.
    Channing attends the Kennedy Center Honors Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, 2010.
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Obituaries

Bidding Farewell To 'Hello, Dolly!': Actress Carol Channing Dies At 97

Channing's big break came in 1949 when she was cast as Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. But she'll always be remembered for her role as a life-loving matchmaker and "meddler" in Hello, Dolly!
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