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Wednesday

Incoming President Biden and Vice President Harris stand with their respective spouses Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff after delivering remarks in Wilmington, Del., on Nov. 7, the day the Democrats were declared the winners in the 2020 election. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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We Just Got Our Clearest Picture Yet Of How Biden Won In 2020

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Friday

Thursday

KQED and NPR analyzed 103 sexual misconduct cases from different law enforcement departments across the state. "He knew exactly what he was doing," one victim said of their encounter. Nicole Xu hide caption

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Patterns Of Sexual Abuse Show Gaps In Police Disciplinary System

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Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) and Dom (Vin Diesel) are still together in F9, 20 years after the franchise began. Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures hide caption

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'Fast & Furious' Owner's Manual: A Guide As The Best Worst Franchise Turns 20

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Capitalism is an economic system, but what do we really mean when we talk about capitalism? And how does it affect our lives? Alfred Gescheidt/Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

A supporter of presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi shows her hand with writing in Persian that reads "Raisi," during a rally in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday. He is the country's hard-line judiciary chief and is closely aligned with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

Singer and actor Leslie Grace stars as Nina Rosario (center), the beloved and brilliant neighborhood sweetheart in the film adaptation of the musical In the Heights. Macall Polay/Warner Brothers hide caption

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Friday

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Social Audio Began As A Pandemic Fad. Tech Companies See It As The Future

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Wednesday

Friends Jennifer Chudy, an assistant professor of political science at Wellesley College who studies white public opinion around race, and Hakeem Jefferson, an assistant professor at Stanford University, scoured public opinion data together in order to write an essay for the New York Times last May called: "Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement Surged Last Year: Did It Last?" Lisa Abitbol; Harrison Truong/NPR hide caption

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Tuesday

Illinois would only be the second state, behind Texas over 25 years ago, to repeal laws that criminalize HIV exposure put in place across the country in the late 1980s and early '90s. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Illinois Looks To Become The First State In 27 Years To Repeal HIV Exposure Laws

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Saturday

Former President Donald Trump hit many of the touchstones of his culture war, grievance-based politics at the North Carolina Republican Convention Saturday in Greenville, N.C. Chris Seward/AP hide caption

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Trump Returns To Campaign Trail With Election Lies And Dark Warnings

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Friday

Supporters of the Morena party's candidate for governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, attend the closing campaign rally in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, on Wednesday. Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Mexico Is Holding Its Largest Elections Ever. They're Also One Of Its Deadliest

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Donald Trump attends a worship service in Las Vegas when he was a presidential candidate in 2016. Trump won over many white conservative Christians by wrapping their traditional priorities in with his own particular cultural fixations. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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How Is The GOP Adjusting To A Less Religious America?

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Thursday

A Nordstrom store is looking for employees last month in Coral Gables, Fla. Citing a severe shortage of workers, half of the nation's governors have decided to end extra federal jobless benefits months early. Marta Lavandier/AP hide caption

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Half Of States Are Ending Pandemic Jobless Aid Early, And The Economy Could Suffer

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Wednesday

Parents and tech companies are both struggling with how to handle underage kids using social media apps. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption

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Parents To Facebook: Don't Make A Kid-Only Instagram, Just A Better Instagram

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