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A Big Vote Registration Push Reaches Millions — But Divides Elections Officials

Karina Shumate, 21, a college student, filled out a voter registration form in Richardson, Texas on Jan. 18. One big registration effort this year has drawn controversy among elections officials. LM Otero/AP hide caption

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2020 Election: Secure Your Vote

A Big Vote Registration Push Reaches Millions — But Divides Elections Officials

An outside group is blanketing the nation with official-looking exhortations to register to vote. Actual elections officials don't agree whether that's ultimately helpful or harmful.

Asia

China Declares 'People's War' On COVID-19 — Including Reporting Family And Friends

by Emily Feng

China Declares 'People's War' On COVID-19 — Including Reporting Family And Friends

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Economy

Fed Nominee Judy Shelton Faces Intense Questioning In Senate Committee

by Scott Horsley

Fed Nominee Judy Shelton Faces Intense Questioning In Senate Committee

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Sports

U.S. Women's Soccer Team Has A New Ally In Equal Pay Fight: The Men's National Team

by Laurel Wamsley

U.S. Women's Soccer Team Has A New Ally In Equal Pay Fight: The Men's National Team

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Submarine Bob James

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Letters Home CFCF

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National

Seattle City Council Passes Ban On Evictions During Coldest Winter Months

by Kate Walters

Seattle City Council Passes Ban On Evictions During Coldest Winter Months

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'Ugly,' 'Discordant': New Executive Order Takes Aim At Modern Architecture

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Architecture

'Ugly,' 'Discordant': New Executive Order Takes Aim At Modern Architecture

by Elizabeth Blair

'Ugly,' 'Discordant': New Executive Order Takes Aim At Modern Architecture

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Escapee Architecture in Helsinki

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Media

Publisher McClatchy Co. Files For Bankruptcy, Disrupting 30 Newspapers

by David Folkenflik

Publisher McClatchy Co. Files For Bankruptcy, Disrupting 30 Newspapers

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National

New Hampshire Results Increase Scrutiny On Klobuchar's History As Prosecutor

by Brian Bakst

New Hampshire Results Increase Scrutiny On Klobuchar's History As Prosecutor

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Thin Aquilo & Lambert

Economy

When Your Abandoned Estate Is Possessed By A State, That's Escheat

by Audrey Quinn

When Your Abandoned Estate Is Possessed By A State, That's Escheat

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Asia

North Korea Says It Has No Coronavirus Cases. North Korea Experts Are Still Wary

by Anthony Kuhn

North Korea Says It Has No Coronavirus Cases. North Korea Experts Are Still Wary

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Children's Health

How To Be A Helper For A Child Whose Family Is Touched By Addiction

by Kavitha Cardoza

How To Be A Helper For A Child Whose Family Is Touched By Addiction

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Politics

Attorney General Asks President To Stop Tweeting About Justice Department Cases

by Ryan Lucas

Attorney General Asks President To Stop Tweeting About Justice Department Cases

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Middle East

40 Days Later, Iraqis Gather At Site Of Soleimani Killing

by Jane Arraf

40 Days Later, Iraqis Gather At Site Of Soleimani Killing

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National

A Homegrown Campaign To Recognize The Sweet Potato In Alabama

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Xavi Snarky Puppy

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Comeback Kid The Midnight

Halfway Through U.S. Quarantines, Two Women Describe 'Surreal,' Lonely Waits

A masked Yoda and Pikachu guard a table with signs notifying evacuees of times for daily temperature checks. Chunlin Leonhard hide caption

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Chunlin Leonhard

Shots - Health News

Halfway Through U.S. Quarantines, Two Women Describe 'Surreal,' Lonely Waits

by Rob Stein

Halfway Through U.S. Quarantines, Two Women Describe 'Surreal,' Lonely Waits

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National Security

Washington State Militia Leader Wants To Go Mainstream

by Hannah Allam

Washington State Militia Leader Wants To Go Mainstream

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Mirages Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Jonathan Fitoussi

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Wave of Mutilation [UK Surf] Pixies

Economy

U.S. Credit Card Debt Hits All-Time High, And Overdue Payments Rise For Young People

by Chris Arnold

U.S. Credit Card Debt Hits All-Time High, And Overdue Payments Rise For Young People

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Politics

Since Impeachment Acquittal, President Trump Has Been Acting Especially Unburdened

by Tamara Keith

Since Impeachment Acquittal, President Trump Has Been Acting Especially Unburdened

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Law

Harvey Weinstein Defense Makes Closing Arguments

by Rose Friedman

Harvey Weinstein Defense Makes Closing Arguments

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Un long sommeil College

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Little Secrets Passion Pit

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2020 Election: Secure Your Vote

A Big Vote Registration Push Reaches Millions — But Divides Elections Officials

by Pam Fessler

A Big Vote Registration Push Reaches Millions — But Divides Elections Officials

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Sports

Houston Astros Apologize For Sign-Stealing Scandal As Spring Training Opens

by Tom Goldman

Houston Astros Apologize For Sign-Stealing Scandal As Spring Training Opens

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A Violent Yet Flammable World Au Revoir Simone

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Owl's Head Park Eleanor Friedberger

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