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Tuesday

Beauty Brands Struggle With The Diverse Opinions That Come With Diverse Faces

Amena Khan, center in hijab, with other L'Oreal ambassadors at a photo shoot in February 2017 in London. Handout/Prince's Trust/L'Oreal via Getty hide caption

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Beauty Brands Struggle With The Diverse Opinions That Come With Diverse Faces

Brands are praised for their bold choices when they chose a woman in hijab or transgender person to represent them. But is it real diversity if they don't want the opinions that inevitably follow?

Beauty Brands Struggle With The Diverse Opinions That Come With Diverse Faces

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Wednesday

Politics

News Brief: House Passes Funding Extension, Pence Visits Japan, Steve Wynn Resigns

The House passed a bill Tuesday evening to fund the government until March 23, with a full year of military spending. Also, The Wall Street Journal's Peter Landers discusses Mike Pence's Asia trip.

News Brief: House Passes Funding Extension, Pence Visits Japan, Steve Wynn Resigns

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Thursday

Documents Reveal Second Person Of Interest In Las Vegas Shooting

An October vigil is held one week after the mass shooting in Las Vegas. Newly unsealed documents reveal details of the early stage of the investigation. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Documents Reveal Second Person Of Interest In Las Vegas Shooting

A man named as a second person of interest in affidavits from the early days of the police investigation into the Las Vegas shooting in October says the gunman bought ammunition from him and left.

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Friday

Same-Sex Couples Sue U.S. Government For Kids' Citizenship

Elad Dvash-Banks (left) and his husband, Andrew, pose for photos with their twin sons, Ethan (right) and Aiden, in their Los Angeles apartment on Tuesday. Ethan is a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit against the State Department that seeks the same rights as his brother, who is a U.S. citizen. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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Same-Sex Couples Sue U.S. Government For Kids' Citizenship

The children were born to two married, same-sex couples with a U.S. citizen parent and foreign parent. The children were denied citizenship because they're genetically tied to only the foreign parent.

Same-Sex Couples Sue U.S. Government For Kids' Citizenship

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Sunday

National

With Focus On The Polls, Women's March Organizers Stage Flagship Event In Las Vegas

For the second annual Women's March, national organizers are trying to harness the momentum of the last year into progressive voter power. Marches and rallies are happening all across the country.

With Focus On The Polls, Women's March Organizers Stage Flagship Event In Las Vegas

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Women Rally In Las Vegas On March Anniversary

A rally called "Power to the Polls" kicks off in Las Vegas on Sunday. The event is organized by the leaders of last year's Women's March on Washington.

Women Rally In Las Vegas On March Anniversary

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Saturday

Victims Of Las Vegas Shooting: We Need More Help

Christine Caria in her home, holding a picture of her as a child in Lake Tahoe. It's her "happy place" that she thinks of when traumatic thoughts get into her head. Leila Fadel/NPR hide caption

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Victims Of Las Vegas Shooting: We Need More Help

A fund set up to help the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas isn't getting the same kind of donations other funds in devastating tragedies have gotten.

Victims Of Las Vegas Shooting: We Need More Help

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Friday

National

Why Women's March Organizers Are Focused On Polls In Nevada This Year

Organizers of the women's marches planned for this weekend, including a big expected one in Las Vegas on Sunday, discuss what's changed since last year and their hopes for this year.

Why Women's March Organizers Are Focused On Polls In Nevada This Year

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Women's Marches Across The Country Will Focus On The Vote

Hundreds of thousands gathered in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21, 2017 for the Women's March. Organizers are rallying in Las Vegas this year. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters hide caption

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Women's Marches Across The Country Will Focus On The Vote

On the anniversary of the Women's March in Washington, D.C., organizers say marches this year are less about outrage and more about political organizing.

Women's Marches Across The Country Will Focus On The Vote

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Wednesday

National

Victims Of The Las Vegas Shooting Are Still Trying To Get Assistance

It's been just over three months since 58 people were killed and more than 500 injured at a country music festival in Las Vegas. It is the single deadliest mass shooting in modern American history, but the fund set up to collect and distribute donations to the survivors and the families of the dead has fallen short of other tragedies.

Victims Of The Las Vegas Shooting Are Still Trying To Get Assistance

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Wednesday

An American Muslim Preacher Faces His Own Mortality

Usama Canon, a Muslim preacher and the founding director of the Ta'leef Collective. Omar Kohgadai hide caption

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Religion

An American Muslim Preacher Faces His Own Mortality

Usama Canon is the founding director of the Ta'leef Collective, a "third place" for Muslims between mosque and home. After an ALS disagnosis, he's reflecting on his work.

An American Muslim Preacher Faces His Own Mortality

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Wednesday

Tuesday

National

California Wildfires Destroy Homes But Can't Keep Holiday Spirit Down

Families in southern California are having to rebuild their Christmas plans after wildfires burned up their homes and everything they owned — including their children's presents.

California Wildfires Destroy Homes But Can't Keep Holiday Spirit Down

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