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Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., with moderator Thom Hallock during her town hall meeting at public television station Mountain Lake PBS in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Zach Hirsch/NCPR hide caption

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At Town Hall Meeting, Republican Lawmaker Gets An Earful

Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York was one of the few Republican House members to hold a town hall following passage of the American Health Care Act. Her constituents were not happy.

Nicole Kushner Meyer (third from left), the sister of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, poses at a promotional event in Shanghai on Sunday. Albee Zhang/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Kushner Family Business Pitch In China Prompts Questions About Investor Visas

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Eight years into his relationship, Perfume Genius' Mike Hadreas says, "it still doesn't feel intuitive. It always feels sort of strange and almost mystical." Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Perfume Genius Is Still Figuring Out How To Be In Love

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At Town Hall Meeting, Republican Lawmakers Get An Earful Over Health Care

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Sinclair Broadcast Group, based in Maryland, has announced a deal to buy TV stations owned by Tribune Media. STEVE RUARK/AP hide caption

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Sinclair Broadcast Group Has Deal To Buy Tribune Media's TV Stations

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In Wisconsin, U.S. Cellular hired Jason Julian and his draft horses to help upgrade equipment on about 200 cell towers, some of which are served by hard-to-navigate access roads. Ann-Elise Henzl/WUWM hide caption

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How Draft Horses Are Helping Upgrade Cell Towers In Wisconsin

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Two different variations of Confederate flags fly in Owen Golay's yard in rural Pleasantville, Iowa. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption

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Feeling Kinship With The South, Northerners Let Their Confederate Flags Fly

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