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Michael Cohen arrives at New York Supreme Court for former President Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial on Oct. 25, 2023 in New York. Cohen says he unwittingly passed along to his attorney bogus artificial intelligence-generated legal case citations he got online before they were submitted to a New York judge. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption

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Friday

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Durham, N.H. Reba Saldanha/AP hide caption

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Maine bars Trump from primary ballot; an Israeli strike in Gaza kills at least 20

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Elections for many national governments and the European Parliament, seen here in Brussels in 2020, will take place in 2024. Experts warn that these elections are ripe targets for bad actors seeking to disrupt democracy. Thierry Roge/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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2024 elections are ripe targets for foes of democracy

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Thursday

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Dec. 16 in Durham, N.H. Reba Saldanha/AP hide caption

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Trump cries 'election interference' after Maine ruling will keep him off the ballot

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In this file photo, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a town hall on Dec. 18 in Nevada, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption

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Nikki Haley didn't say slavery caused the Civil War. Now she's facing major backlash

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Matt Capelouto, whose daughter died from a fentanyl overdose, speaks at a news conference outside the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Capelouto is among dozens of protesters who called on the Assembly to hear fentanyl-related bills as tension mounts over how to address the fentanyl crisis. (AP Photo/Tran Nguyen) Tran Nguyen/AP hide caption

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In 2023 fentanyl overdoses ravaged the U.S. and fueled a new culture war fight

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Wednesday

Supermarket sticker shock eased this year, as egg prices fell back to earth. Despite gloomy recession forecasts at the beginning of the year, consumers kept spending and the economy continued to grow. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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Migrants huddling for warmth at an unofficial detention camp in Jacumba, Calif. Ash Ponders for NPR hide caption

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Up First briefing: Top U.S. officials visit Mexico; 'Parasite' actor Lee Sun-kyun dies

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President Biden is most unpopular among members of Generation X, who lean more conservative than those in other generations. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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Gen X and President Biden: Reality bites

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Georgetown University in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on Dec. 3, 2021. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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This bipartisan Senate duo wants to end legacy college admissions

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