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President Trump has had harsh words for Sen. Jeff Flake and recently praised Flake's primary challenger ahead of Trump's visit to Phoenix. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump's Visit To Arizona Is A Headache For Trump GOP Critic, Sen. Jeff Flake

A recent presidential tweet called Flake "WEAK" and "toxic." Flake says Trump and his supporters "have given in to the politics of anger."

New nursing home residents are frequently handed an agreement to go to arbitration instead of suing if something goes wrong. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption

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Under Trump Rule, Nursing Home Residents May Not Be Able To Sue After Abuse

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Last year, China banned the sale of commercial elephant ivory to stop poaching. That's when interest in ancient, buried woolly mammoth tusks boomed. Amos Chapple/RFE/RL hide caption

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Woolly Mammoths Are Long Gone, But The Hunt For Their Ivory Tusks Lives On

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President Trump has had harsh words for Sen. Jeff Flake and recently praised Flake's primary challenger ahead of Trump's visit to Phoenix. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump's Visit To Arizona Is A Headache For Trump GOP Critic, Sen. Jeff Flake

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Mark Holohan, solar division manager at Wilson Electric, stands in his company's warehouse outside Phoenix, Ariz. Solar installers say a proposed tariff could sink their business model, while several solar manufacturers say they need shelter from an oversupply of cheap panels made overseas. Will Stone/KJZZ News hide caption

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In Solar Trade Dispute, Will Proposed Tariffs Cost Industry Jobs?

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