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Immigration Executive Order Causes Anxiety In VP Mike Pence's Hometown

In Vice President Pence's hometown of Columbus, Ind., there are a lot immigrants with H-1B visas who were affected by the on-hold executive order. Others are scared they could be next.

Jeanette Vizguerra, a Mexican woman seeking to avoid deportation from the United States, speaks Wednesday as she holds her 6-year-old daughter, Zuri, during a news conference in a Denver church in which Vizguerra and her children have taken refuge. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption

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Sanctuary Churches Brace For Clash With Trump Administration

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Chadwick Moore, a writer for Out Magazine who profiled gay conservative Milo Yiannopoulos in September. He was personally criticized for the story. Courtesy of Chadwick Moore hide caption

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Gay Journalist Leaves The Left Behind And Embraces A 'Brand New Conservative'

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Malaysian police officers stand outside Putrajaya Hospital, outside Kuala Lumpur, where the body of Kim Jong Un's brother was initially brought. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Second Suspect Arrested In Death Of N. Korean Dictator's Half-Brother

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Israeli archaeologists are excavating ruins of a residential quarter dating back to the 2nd century B.C. at the Nebi Samuel site in the West Bank. According to an Israeli-Palestinian agreement, the status of the West Bank – and the artifacts found there – are to be negotiated in eventual peace talks. Daniel Estrin/NPR hide caption

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In West Bank, Israeli And Palestinian Archaeologists Both Lay Claim To Heritage

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Galifianakis' character, Chip Baskets, has moved back home to Bakersfield, Calif., after dropping out of clown school. Frank Ockenfels/FX hide caption

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Zach Galifianakis Says 'Baskets' Isn't For Everyone, 'And That Was The Point'

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Immigration Executive Order Causes Anxiety In VP Mike Pence's Hometown

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The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine recommends that most adults get about 600 international units of vitamin D per day through food or supplements, increasing that dose to 800 IUs per day for those 70 or older. essgee51/Flickr hide caption

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A Bit More Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Colds And Flu

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Biotechnologist Feng Zhang of the Broad Institute (a joint venture of MIT and Harvard University) was awarded a patent for CRISPR gene-editing technology in 2014. But two other scientists — Jennifer Doudna, of the University of California, Berkeley, and Emmanuelle Charpentier, then of the University of Vienna — published their description of the underlying biology first. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Broad Institute Wins Big Battle Over CRISPR Gene-Editing Patent

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