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Sunday

Drivers with an appointment enter a COVID-19 vaccination site set up in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday. One of the largest vaccination sites in the country, it was temporarily shut down Saturday afternoon because of protesters, stalling hundreds of motorists who had been waiting in line for hours. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption

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With social media platforms cracking down on the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, adherents are scrambling to find other ways to communicate. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption

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Unwelcome On Facebook And Twitter, QAnon Followers Flock To Fringe Sites

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Butch Bowers, who joined former President Donald Trump's defense team as a top impeachment lawyer, has parted ways with Trump, just nine days before his trial. C. Aluka Berry/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wears a "Trump Won" face mask as she arrives on the floor of the House to take her oath of office as a newly elected member of the House of Representatives on Jan. 3. Erin Scott/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Butch Bowers speaks during a news conference at the State House in Columbia, S.C., on Sept. 10, 2009. It's up to the South Carolina elections and ethics lawyer to defend former President Donald Trump at the U.S. Senate impeachment trial. Mary Ann Chastain/AP hide caption

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Who Are The Lawyers Defending Trump In His 2nd Impeachment Trial?

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Residents of Wheeling, Ill, shovel snow in front of their house, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in Wheeling, Ill. The winter storm may leave more than 1 foot of snow in the Chicago area. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption

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People bike along the beach in Miami on Dec. 20, 2020. "People are tired of being at home," one travel advisor says as an industry decimated by the pandemic begins to see small signs that a recovery might be on the way. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Promising COVID-19 Vaccine News Has Some Itching To Travel Again

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Masked travelers head through the main terminal of Denver International Airport on Dec. 31. Starting Feb. 1, travelers will be required to wear face masks on nearly all forms of public transportation. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption

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Angel Flores (right), founder and lead pastor of Mosaic Church, delivers the message during the Spanish worship service. Stephanie Daniel/KUNC hide caption

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'Manage The Best We Can': Latino Church Adapts To New COVID-19 Reality

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Many Americans are feeling like they've lost loved ones to a web of conspiracy theories and false information circulating online. Sarah Gonzales for NPR hide caption

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Combating Misinformation When A Loved One Is Caught In A Web Of Conspiracies

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Friday

Andrei Doroshin, CEO of Philly Fighting Covid, speaks to reporters before the start of a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Jan. 8. Kimberly Paynter/WHYY hide caption

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Two members of the far-right Proud Boys were indicted in federal court Friday. Both men face a slew of charges for their participation in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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The suspect who placed two pipe bombs outside of Democratic and Republican headquarters in Washington, D.C., did so the evening before the Jan. 6, attack on the Capitol, the FBI said. Federal Bureau of Investigation hide caption

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Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in late December at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup, N.M. Noel Lyn Smith/USA Today Network via Reuters hide caption

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Navajo Nation Begins Mass Vaccinations After Lifting Lockdown Order

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Itching To Travel Again, Some Americans Take Advantage Of Lower Airfare

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