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Sunday

Shane Gillis returned to host Saturday Night Live five years after he was fired from the show. Above, Gillis performs at the Stand Up For Heroes Benefit in November 2023 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Bob Woodruff Foundation hide caption

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Friday

Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin in Moscow. Gavril Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

Drug consumers line up outside of the SAOM van for a methadone cocktail and supplies in the city center of Porto, Portugal last spring. There are very few overdose deaths in the country where drug addiction is treated as an illness rather than a crime. Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

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The Bachelor producers Jason Ehrlich, Claire Freeland and Bennett Graebner answered questions at the TV Critics Association's winter press tour. PictureGroup/Disney hide caption

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Monday

Flowers lay next to a picture of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a makeshift memorial organized at the monument to the victims of political repressions in Saint Petersburg. OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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What Navalny's Death Means For The Russian Opposition

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Sunday

Wind turbines are visible from the highway in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The state and the country are betting big on offshore wind power as a means to combat climate change. Rachel Wisniewski/For the Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

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A Second Wind For Wind Power?

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Former President Donald Trump greets supporters at his caucus night watch party at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on Feb. 8 in Las Vegas. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks to members of the media during a campaign event at Thunder Tower Harley Davidson Monday, Feb. 12 in Elgin, S.C. On the campaign trail, Haley has stepped up attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, drawing parallels between herself and the vice president. Sean Rayford/AP hide caption

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Nikki Haley's latest target on the campaign trail? Kamala Harris

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Friday

A "for rent" sign in front of a home in December 2023 in Miami, Florida. The price of rental properties began skyrocketing in 2020. They've come down a small amount, but studies show people across incomes are spending huge parts of their income on rent, leaving little left for other expenses. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Rents Take A Big Bite

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President Biden delivers remarks Thursday at the White House. Biden addressed the special counsel's report on his handling of classified material, and the status of the war in Gaza. Nathan Howard/Getty Images hide caption

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Toby Keith performs during a 2014 "Salute to the Troops" concert in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images for ACM hide caption

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Toby Keith's 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue' lives on in MAGA country

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Thursday

A souvenir shopkeeper displays Matryoshka dolls featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin and former US presidents, including Donald Trump in Moscow. In recent years the one-time party of Reagan and current party of Trump has shown an increasing admiration of Russia and Vladimir Putin. Misha Friedman/Getty Images hide caption

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The Romance Between The American Right, Russia And Putin

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Wednesday

Democratic U.S. House candidate Tom Suozzi celebrates his victory in the special election to replace Republican Rep. George Santos on Tuesday in Woodbury, N.Y. Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in a closely watched race. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden speak during the first presidential debate in Cleveland in 2020. A rematch between the two in 2024 sets the stage for the oldest man ever to be sworn in as president. A fact that seems to hinder Biden more than Trump. Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Double Standard On Age For Trump And Biden?

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