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U.S. seeks jail for Trump adviser Navarro in Jan. 6 contempt case

Former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro defied a House subpoena and failed to substantiate a claim that Trump asserted executive privilege to bar his testimony.

By Spencer S. Hsu

Jaci Statton was told she was not sick enough to qualify for an emergency abortion. (The Oklahoman)

She filed a complaint after being denied an abortion. The government shut her down.

Some advocates say the Biden administration is failing to follow through on its promise to aggressively enforce a federal law officials had touted as an answer to the fall of Roe v. Wade.

By Caroline Kitchener and Dan Diamond

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From defensive struggles to offensive lapses, each of the final eight teams faces at least one (potentially) fatal flaw that could doom its postseason fate.

The fatal flaw that could doom each remaining NFL playoff team

By Neil Greenberg

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Few can outrun Lamar Jackson. Even fewer can out-think him.

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Indonesia is clearing vast peatlands to grow food, defying dire climate costs

When peatlands are drained, layers of aged biomass that are exposed to oxygen-rich air decay at an accelerated rate, releasing carbon from bygone eras into the atmosphere.

By Rebecca Tan

Feds warn states displaying funny traffic signs: Proceed with caution

By Jonathan Edwards

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Regulators crack down on company selling detailed location data

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By Naomi Nix

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Chinese scientist filed covid sequence weeks before official release, records show

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Science

Male and female dung beetles share the workload to get ahead, study finds

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Invasive fire ants form ‘rafts’ as they spread on Australia’s waterways

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He climbed the NFL coaching ranks, sued the league – and kept climbing

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The fatal flaw that could doom each remaining NFL playoff team

By Neil Greenberg

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