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Fox News host Laura Ingraham said the head of the network's political Decision Desk "always made my skin crawl," in messages to stars Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity following the 2020 election. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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How a civil war erupted at Fox News after the 2020 election

After Fox News projected Joe Biden would beat Donald Trump in the key state of Arizona, network stars turned on their own journalists, documents made public in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit show.

Jackson Police Department Capt. Julian Lonie and Officer Courtney Williams respond to a call about a man found "laid out" on a street. Officers called an ambulance for the man. Martin Kaste/NPR hide caption

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As state-run police expand into Jackson, some welcome the help. Others see racism

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Migrants camp outside the headquarters of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Tunis, on March 7, 2023. After President Kais Saied ordered "urgent measures" against irregular sub-Saharan migrants, hundreds of West Africans, evicted in recent days by landlords fearing heavy fines for hosting undocumented migrants, have flocked to their embassies in Tunis to seek repatriation. Fethi Belad /AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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International institutions are protesting Tunisia's racist crackdown on migrants

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President Biden gets a briefing in Lost Creek, Ky., after touring flood damage. He vowed that communities in the state would get help to rebuild after the disaster. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Rural communities want to tap federal funding. But it's hard to know where to start

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A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 (left) passes a Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 as it taxis on the runway on July 7, 2022, at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Biden administration wants to block JetBlue from buying Spirit, saying the deal would reduce competition and hurt travelers. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption

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DOJ sues to block JetBlue-Spirit merger, saying it will curb competition

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Author Rebecca Roberts has penned a new biography of First Lady Edith Wilson, Untold Power. Keren Carrion/NPR hide caption

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Biography of first lady Edith Wilson examines the complexities of women and power

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Fox News host Laura Ingraham said the head of the network's political Decision Desk "always made my skin crawl," in messages to stars Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity following the 2020 election. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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How a civil war erupted at Fox News after the 2020 election

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