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Beyoncé and Jay-Z attend the 66th Grammy Awards at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 4, 2024. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption

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Former RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, shown at last November's Republican presidential primary debate on NBC. The network hired her and then fired her in the course of a week after a newsroom revolt. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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In this picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli military late last year, soldiers visit a tunnel that Hamas reportedly used to attack Israel through the Erez border crossing on October 7. The tunnels have been a focal point in Israel's war in Gaza, which has been going on for more than five months. JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Is Netanyahu's Endgame Achievable?

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking on a visit to his campaign headquarters after a presidential election in Moscow. What will another six years of Putin mean for Russia's war with Ukraine? Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption

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What Another Putin Term Means For Ukraine

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People with symptoms of long Covid sit in the audience as they listen during a Senate Committee hearing on Long Covid earlier this year. Long Covid remains one of the most vexing legacies of the pandemic. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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The Duchess of Cambridge walks around Ballymena, Northern Ireland on February 28, 2019. She has recently disappeared from the public eye after having abdominal surgery. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images hide caption

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Displaced Palestinians in Rafah decorate their tent in preparation for the holy month of Ramadan. The holiday begins as the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire. For many Muslim Americans, the situation in Gaza is infusing the holiday with a different meaning this year. Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images hide caption

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Ramadan In A Time Of War

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Medications are locked in a glass cabinet at a supermarket. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption

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Retailers howled about theft last year. Why not now?

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In this file photo, then-President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Nov. 2, 2020, in Grand Rapids, Mich., with then-Vice President Mike Pence. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Now that he's the presumptive nominee, Trump readies next campaign: who will be VP?

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Poll workers assist voters on Super Tuesday at the First Ward Creative Academy, Mecklenburg County Precinct 13 on Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C. Grant Baldwin/Getty Images hide caption

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4 takeaways from Super Tuesday

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom during his civil fraud trial in New York earlier this year. The Supreme Court handed Trump a legal and political victory earlier today when it ordered Colorado to put the former President back on the ballot. Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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The Supreme Court Hands Trump A Legal And Political Win

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People watch a projection on the side of a building in Washington, DC as poll reports begin to roll in Election Day, November 3, 2020 in Washington, DC. After decisive primaries in Michigan and South Carolina, the 2024 race for President is shaping up to be a rematch. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption

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The Rematch: Biden v. Trump

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Former President Donald Trump is pictured at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 24 in National Harbor, Md. This upcoming Tuesday will be a major voting day in the Republican primary. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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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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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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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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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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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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