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National Guard members take a staircase toward the U.S. Capitol building before a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden's Inauguration in Washington on Jan. 18, 2021. Experts in constitutional law and the military say the Insurrection Act gives presidents tremendous power with few restraints. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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Legal experts worry about presidential abuse of the Insurrection Act. Here's why

Experts say the Insurrection Act gives a president too much sweeping power to deploy troops on American soil without guard rails or proper oversight from Congress.

Then-President Donald Trump holds up a Bible outside St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., during a controversial 2020 photo-op. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Cash-strapped Trump is now selling $60 Bibles, U.S. Constitution included

The "God Bless The USA" Bible is inspired by the Lee Greenwood anthem and includes copies of the nation's founding documents. Trump launched it ahead of Easter as his financial woes mount.

Chevron operates a major refinery in Richmond, Calif., a community with high childhood asthma rates. It also owns the city's dominant news site, putting its own spin on events, and runs similar websites in Texas and Ecuador. Tracy J. Lee for NPR hide caption

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Chevron owns this city's news site. Many stories aren't told

Chevron operates a major refinery in Richmond, Calif. It also owns the city's dominant news site, putting its own spin on events, and runs similar sites in Texas and Ecuador.

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Vikingur Olafsson: Tiny Desk Concert

The thoughtful pianist from Iceland plays a set of gentle pieces — from Bach to Bartók — evoking nostalgic memories of his childhood.

A baby is looked after at the neonatal unit at Kamal Adhwan hospital in Beit Lahia in the Gaza Strip, where children are born with complications due to malnourished mothers. Omar El Qattaa for NPR hide caption

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'Struggle, struggle, struggle.' What new and expecting mothers are facing in Gaza

Women who are pregnant or who have recently given birth in Gaza face serious challenges amid daily airstrikes, continued ground fighting, high rates of disease and a growing lack of food and water.

'Struggle, struggle, struggle.' What new and expecting mothers are facing in Gaza

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Alexandra Tanner's debut novel centers two sisters in their 20s struggling with the love, anxieties and truths that they hold about each other. Sasha Fletcher hide caption

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'Worry' is a disturbing and honest picture of what it's like to be in your 20s

Alexandra Tanner's debut novel, Worry, centers two sisters in their 20s struggling with the love, anxieties and truths that they hold about each other.

'Worry' is a disturbing and honest picture of what it's like to be in your 20s

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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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NBC fired Ronna McDaniel. But TV news has a bigger pundit problem

NBC's hiring and firing of former GOP chief Ronna McDaniel may inspire more distrust from conservatives. Yet journalists said her role in trying to overturn the 2020 election made her unacceptable.

Besides charting the course of her own pop stardom, Tyla's goals are to spread the pride of her country and keep the people who created amapiano at the forefront of the movement. Jeremy Soma/Epic Records hide caption

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Tyla is the new face of African pop. She's aiming to take over the whole world

The South African singer brought a homegrown genre, amapiano, to new ears with a viral hit and a Grammy. With her debut album, she wants to prove the world is ready for a full-blown African pop star.

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Victoria Micieli, director and scientist at the Center for Parasitological and Vector Studies of the national scientific research institute CONICET, classifies different species of mosquitoes at a laboratory in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires Province, on Tuesday. Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Here's what to know about dengue, as Puerto Rico declares a public health emergency

Most people with dengue will show no signs of infection or experience only mild symptoms, but in rare cases infections can become severe and potentially fatal.

Daniel Kahneman, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013, has died. He merged psychology and economics to help launch the growing field of "behavioral economics." Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Best-selling psychologist of Thinking, Fast and Slow, dies at 90

One of the founders of behavioral economics, who incorporated human quirks into the study of how people make economic decisions, has died. Daniel Kahneman was 90.

Joe Kolodziej Sr. stands at the very edge of the Sunshine Skyway bridge after a cargo ship crashed into it and collapsed a section. Kolodziej wore a harness as his tow truck pulled the Buick to safety. Jackie Kolodziej Riley via Facebook hide caption

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Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse spurs memories of deadly Florida bridge crash

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Search and rescue officials say the 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster is "eerily similar" to Tuesday's disaster.

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