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Judge Alla Nazarova attends a hearing in the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in Moscow on Nov. 25, 2021. Dmitry Serebryakov/AP hide caption

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Opinion: Russian Jehovah's Witnesses remain devout despite facing bans

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Saturday

A bowl of stickers is set out for voter March 15, 2020, in Steubenville, Ohio Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press hide caption

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Opinion: For one Ohio candidate, it was over before it was over

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Saturday

Scott Simon has a new, foster cat in addition to a dog and hamster. Scott Simon hide caption

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Opinion: Animals have overtaken our lives, and we're having a wonderful time

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Anastasios Adamopoulos was driving a city bus early Monday morning in Chicago when he saw homes on fire. He stopped to help. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Opinion: Some heroes drive city buses

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A general view of a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 24, 2004, at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland Ronald Martinez/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: No taxpayer handouts for pro stadiums

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Saturday

Former Illinois Secretary of State Paul Powell made headlines for the $800,000 in cash stuffed in shoeboxes found when he died. For more than half a century, a Powell-established $250,000 trust sustained his legacy. But the account that maintained his birthplace as a museum will soon run dry. AP hide caption

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Opinion: Welcome to Payola World!

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Saturday

Alexei Navalny in Berlin in 2020, surrounded by his wife and two children. Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Navalny's spirit and legacy live on

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Monday

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Scott Simon gets fitted for his first pair of hearing aids. Caroline Simon hide caption

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Opinion: This Valentine's Day, I'm giving the gift of hearing

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Sunday

Nigeria's global star Burna Boy (center) is nominated in Grammy's new category "best African music performance." Nominees are from Nigeria, South Africa and Benin. Other African musicians feel neglected. Mulatu Astatke (left) is a pioneer of Ethio-jazz in Ethiopia, which has never earned a Grammy nod. North African musicians have rarely been nominated. At right: Tunisian singer Emel Mathlouthi. Alexis Maryon, Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld, courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Saturday

An aerial view of Chicago. In the past few days, at least six high school students in the city have been shot outside their schools. AP hide caption

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Opinion: Their deaths leave holes that will never be filled

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Friday

Here we go again: Time loop stories were around long before the 1993 movie Groundhog Day. So a friendly reminder that one person's discovery of something isn't the same as its invention. Columbia Pictures/Getty Images hide caption

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