Their arguments highlight the key role that falsehoods played, as many top Republicans try to minimize the violence of Jan. 6.
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Will hurricane season 2021 be another 2020?
Last year ended with the most named tropical systems in recorded history.
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Vietnam finds new virus variant, hybrid of India, U.K. strains
Most of the new transmissions are in two industrial provinces, where hundreds of thousands work for major companies.
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Republican lawmakers try to limit teaching about race, racism
At least 16 states consider or sign bills opposing critical race theory, which seeks to reframe the narrative of U.S. history.
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Beefed-up Israeli police clash with Palestinians in Jerusalem
Competing claims in east Jerusalem, home to the city’s Jewish, Christian and Muslim holy sites, lie at the heart of the conflict.
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Burkina Faso’s army chaplains tested by extremist conflict
The West African nation is embroiled in unprecedented violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State.
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In the French language, steps forward and back for women
Arguments over gender-inclusive language are raging elsewhere in Europe, too.
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Lloyd Price, singer-songwriter and early rock influence, dies at 88
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, he was among the last survivors of a post-World War II scene in New Orleans.
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Pandemic gives boost as more states move to digital driver’s licenses
But some critics argue that having so much personal data on a phone is too risky.
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South Africa’s royal scandal: New Zulu king’s claim to title disputed
The late King Goodwill Zwelithini reportedly had 28 children with his different wives.