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Former Massey CEO and West Virginia Republican Senatorial candidate Don Blankenship, greets supporters Doug Smith, left, and Wanda Smith, right, prior to a town hall in Logan, W.Va., on Jan. 18. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

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Former Coal CEO Turned Senate Hopeful Don Blankenship Says He's 'Trumpier Than Trump'

Blankenship could win West Virginia's GOP Senate primary, despite spending a year in prison after 29 miners died in an explosion at a mine owned by the company he led. President Trump isn't backing him.

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Duplass Brothers On Working Together And Growing Apart: 'We Are Ex-Soulmates'

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Filmmaker siblings Jay and Mark Duplass have been making movies together since they were kids. More recently, Mark says, "We had to dig out space from that beautiful co-dependence."

Duplass Brothers On Working Together And Growing Apart: 'We Are Ex-Soulmates'

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Nikol Pashinyan's supporters gather in Republic Square, the central plaza of Yerevan, as Armenian lawmakers vote on the opposition leader's bid for prime minister. On Tuesday, one week after they rejected that bid, lawmakers relented and elected him premier. Sergei Gapon/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Leader Of Armenia's 'Velvet Revolution' Takes Power After Weeks Of Protests

Just half a month after demonstrations ousted the country's longtime leader, the former journalist who led those protests, Nikol Pashinyan, has been elected prime minister.

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New Mix: Childish Gambino, Mike Lindsay And Laura Marling As LUMP, More

This week's essential new music from All Songs Considered includes pure joy from Ages And Ages, Australian looper and beat maker Alice Ivy, and a look at Childish Gambino's "This Is America."

New Mix: Childish Gambino, Mike Lindsay And Laura Marling As LUMP, More

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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says he will resign on Tuesday, following accusations that he physically assaulted multiple women. Schneiderman contests the allegations. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Manhattan DA Opens Investigation Of Allegations Against N.Y. Attorney General

But Cyrus Vance Jr.'s probe of Eric Schneiderman is complicated: Schneiderman has been investigating Vance for his involvement in the decision not to prosecute producer Harvey Weinstein.

Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson faces a lawsuit over his agency's sidelining of a rule that's meant to prevent segregation in areas that receive federal housing funds. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters hide caption

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Carson And HUD Are Sued Over Delaying Anti-Segregation Rule

The suit, which also names HUD Secretary Ben Carson, was filed Tuesday morning, citing the agency's postponement of a rule that targeted segregation.

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The U.S. Voting System Remains Vulnerable 6 Months Before Election Day. What Now?

Officials have their eyes open to the threats in a way they didn't in 2016, but a lack of time and resources means the American elections remain vulnerable.

U.S. Voting System Remains Vulnerable 6 Months Before Election Day. What Now?

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Elation is an Angus bull that recently sold for $800,000. His co-owner, Brian Bell, sells Elation's semen for $50 a sample, about double the going rate. Kristofor Husted/Harvest Public Media hide caption

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How Prized Bull Semen And DNA Testing Are Reshaping America's Beef Herd

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Cattle ranchers know that making the best steak starts with the genetic makeup of the herd. Now those genetics have taken a historic leap thanks to new, predictive DNA technology.

Paige Patterson, president of the Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, urges members of the Southern Baptist Convention to withdraw from the Baptist World Alliance at the convention's annual meeting in Indianapolis in 2004. Tom Strickland /AP hide caption

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Southern Baptist Women Are 'Shocked' By Church Leader's Comments

More than 2,000 women claim a seminary president has "an unbiblical view of authority, womanhood, and sexuality" and should not be allowed to continue in leadership.

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In Japan, Remarks By Finance Minister Spark #MeToo Outrage

Taro Aso appeared to defend his former deputy who stepped down last month amid accusations that he made sexually suggestive remarks to a female television reporter.

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In Zora Neale Hurston's 'Barracoon,' Language Is The Key To Understanding

The book is based on conversations Hurston had with Cudjo Lewis, who was brought to this country on the last trans-Atlantic slave ship. It's a unique document of Lewis' life before and after slavery.

In Zora Neale Hurston's 'Barracoon,' Language Is The Key To Understanding

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The House bill calls for $65 million in loans and grants, administered by the USDA, to establish "association-style" health plans that likely wouldn't have to cover hospitalization, prescription drugs or emergency care. Zach Gibson/Getty Images hide caption

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Farm Bill Could Undo Part Of The Affordable Care Act

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A provision now in the House's bill would help agricultural groups set up association health plans. Such plans, favored alternatives of the GOP, aim to reduce health care costs for small groups.

Matteo Salvini, left, leader of Lega political party and Silvio Berlusconi, Leader of Forza Italia, speak to the media after meetings with Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Monday in Rome, Italy. Antonio Masiello/Getty Images hide caption

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Coalition Talks Collapse In Italy As Country Heads Toward A New Vote

The two largest parties — the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the League, a right-wing alliance — have been in two months of fruitless talks.

A lava flow moves on Makamae Street in the Leilani Estates subdivision on Sunday, following an eruption by Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. The governor of Hawaii has declared a local state of emergency and some 1,700 residents have been ordered to flee. U.S. Geological Survey/Getty Images hide caption

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PHOTOS: Fissures, Lava Flow And Evacuations Continue On Hawaii's Big Island

"This is not the time for sightseeing," the Hawaii County Civil Defense agency says. Some 35 structures have been destroyed by lava from 10 active fissures. Officials are also warning of toxic gases.

Don Gregorio has lived all his life in the same home in Humacao, a city on Puerto Rico's eastern coast that was hard-hit by Hurricane Maria. Many of his old friends have since left for the mainland, the former carpenter says, and he feels very alone. Sarah Varney/Kaiser Health News hide caption

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Listless And Lonely In Puerto Rico, Some Older Storm Survivors Consider Suicide

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The electricity is back on across much of the island, but the disruption to community spirit continues. Isolation, anxiety and depression are up, as are suicides, especially among older adults.

Listless And Lonely In Puerto Rico, Some Older Storm Survivors Consider Suicide

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