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Wednesday

Melanie Keener stands outside the Storey County Courthouse in Virginia City, Nev., where she now works in a largely undefined security job. After filing a sexual harassment complaint against Sheriff Gerald Antinoro, Keener was removed from her position as the sheriff's chief deputy. Maggie Starbard for NPR hide caption

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'Coming Forward Has Broke Me': #MeToo Movement Comes To Rural Nevada

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Tuesday

Nevada Sheriff Continues Getting Elected Despite Allegations Of Sexual Assault

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Wednesday

The National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi group that has been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, held a rally in Newnan, Ga., in April 2018. David Goldman/AP hide caption

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U.S. Hate Groups Rose 30 Percent In Recent Years, Watchdog Group Reports

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Monday

The five newly elected women, all Democrats, who helped their party regain control of the Senate: Jessie Danielson (from left), holding daughter Isabelle Beth Kabza; Kerry Donovan, Brittany Pettersen, Tammy Story and Faith Winter. Hart Van Denburg/Colorado Public Radio hide caption

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Sunday

Nevada Reaches Major Milestone As First State With Majority Of Women In Legislature

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Tuesday

FBI Analysis Of Las Vegas Shooting Ends Without A Clear Motive Identified

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Saturday

'We've Missed Out On So Much': Furloughed Workers Respond To Trump's Shutdown Announcement

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Thursday

Workers Caught Up In The Shutdown Say They Face Real Damage

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Friday

Majority Of Americans Say Shutdown Is 'Embarrassing For The Country'

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Sunday

New Army recruits take part in a swearing-in ceremony on June 4, 2017, in San Diego. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption

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After Falling Short, U.S. Army Gets Creative With New Recruiting Strategy

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'An Act Of Faithful Resistance': Congregations Offer Refuge For Immigrants

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In Yemen, thousands of civilians have been killed, but in the backdrop of this bloodshed and destruction is another tragedy: the looting of the country's history. Its precious antiquities plundered by criminals and violent extremists. Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Yemen's Loss Of Antiquities Is 'Robbing Them Of Their Future'

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Andrea Savage plays a comedy writer and a mom on her truTV series I'm Sorry, now in its second season. As she created the pilot, Savage tried not to worry what people thought of the show. "I'm going to focus and make the show in the spirit of what I want it to be," she says. "I know what my intentions are, and I hope that then that translates." Her daughter is played by Olive Petrucci. truTV hide caption

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'I'm Sorry' Makes No Apologies For Capturing Cringeworthy Family Moments

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Sunday

Martha Stewart says in the last 30 years she's seen the food offerings at parties become a lot more interesting and varied. "Our interest in all kinds of things culinary, and all kinds of things related to celebration has really expanded tremendously," she says. Fadil Berisha/Magrino PR hide caption

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Here Are Martha Stewart's Tips For Hosting A Terrific New Year's Eve

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In 2018, Streaming Services Helped Fuel A New Latin Explosion

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