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Kevin McCarthy of Calif., then the newly elected speaker of the House, picks up the gavel as he begins to speak in the House chamber on Jan. 7.
Alex Brandon/APThe status of the speakership has been declining for years. McCarthy's ouster is an extreme example in a sequence of events that have made the speaker more vulnerable — and thus weaker.
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Have an heirloom ruined by climate disaster? There's a hotline to call for help National News
The National Heritage Responders help figure out how to save important objects and buildings after disasters. With climate change, they're busier than ever.
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Jeered in Washington by his fellow Republicans, Rep. Matt Gaetz gets cheers back home National News
The Florida congressman is proud to be the one to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. That move hasn't won him any prizes with House Republicans but his constituents want to see more just like it.
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Fossil footprints in New Mexico suggest humans have been here longer than we thought National News
A new study of fossil footprints in White Sands National Park bolsters the argument that humans may have lived in North America longer than thought.
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All-out war: Israel pounds Gaza after militants infiltrate in a large-scale attack National News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to exact an "immense price from the enemy" after Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip used paragliders and other means to infiltrate Israel.
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At least 16 migrants killed and 29 injured in a bus crash in southern Mexico National News
Photos from the scene showed the bus rolled over onto its side on a curvy section of highway in the southern state of Oaxaca. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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'Utterly joyful': John Oliver tells NPR about returning after 5 months off the air National News
Late night TV host John Oliver spoke to All Things Considered about the last few months off air, the tentative agreement for writers, and what he hopes for his writers in the future.
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Simone Biles becomes the most decorated gymnast in history National News
After a two-year absence and less than three months into her return to competition, the American superstar won the individual all-around title at the world championships for the sixth time.
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