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Biden Honors Fallen Officer, Signs Immigration Orders
Politics

Biden Honors Fallen Officer, Signs Immigration Orders

President Joe Biden pays tribute to fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick after signing new executive orders on immigration. NBC's Tracie Potts reports.
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WASHINGTON (NBC News) — President Biden visited the U.S. Capitol Tuesday evening to pay respect to Brian Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer that died in last month’s riot. Prior to the visit, President Biden signed his latest round of executive action, this time focusing on immigration. “I’m not making new law, I’m eliminating bad policy,” Mr. Biden said as he…

Trump Defense Takes Shape
Politics

Trump Defense Takes Shape

The former president's lawyers will argue his comments leading up to the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are protected free speech and that the Senate has no jurisdiction to hold a trial now that he's out of office. NBC's Alice Barr reports.
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(NBC News) — House impeachment managers on Tuesday filed an 80 page brief accusing former President Donald Trump of being “singularly responsible” for the deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol, asserting “he summoned a mob to Washington, exhorted them into a frenzy, and aimed them like a loaded cannon down Pennsylvania Avenue.” The Trump legal team, meanwhile, denies the former…

Pharmacies To Take Center Stage In Vaccination Push
Coronavirus

Pharmacies To Take Center Stage In Vaccination Push

The Biden administration has announced a plan to begin shipping COVID-19 vaccine to thousands of pharmacies across the country beginning next week. NBC's Sarah Dallof reports.
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(NBC News) — The Biden administration has announced a plan to further expand COVID-19 vaccination efforts by providing doses directly to select U.S. pharmacies. The first phase kicks off next week and aims to distribute an initial million doses to 6,500 stores. The move comes as concern about virus variants grows. The Centers for Disease Control is now working to…

Homeless Camp Takes Shape In Utah Man's Yard
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Homeless Camp Takes Shape In Utah Man’s Yard

Darin Mann is allowing members of Salt Lake City's homeless population to set up camp on his property, as long as they follow a few simple rules. KSL's Andrew Adams reports.
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(KSL/NBC News) — A Salt Lake City, Utah man who grew upset watching the homeless being pushed from neighborhood to neighborhood in recent months has opened up a space for them in his front yard. “In the middle of January we started up this unsheltered camp to help people struggling with homelessness,” explainsd Darin Mann, who also grows produce on…

Ice Road Reconnects Minnesota's "northwest Angle"
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Ice Road Reconnects Minnesota’s “Northwest Angle”

The ice road crosses Lake of the Woods, giving struggling resorts cut off from the rest of the country by the COVID-19 pandemic and Canadian travel restrictions a lifeline. KARE's Boyd Huppert reports.
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(NBC News) — Paul and Karen Colson live 40 miles north of Warroad, Minnesota. They may as well be on the moon. “Cut off,” Paul says. “Totally, totally.” For the past 10 months, the Minnesota husband and wife have been essentially severed from the rest of the United States. That’s when Canada, seeking to slow the spread of COVID-19, closed…

History Lesson Gone Wrong: "how Will You Punish This Slave?"
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History Lesson Gone Wrong: “How Will You Punish This Slave?”

Wisconsin mom shocked by questions on sixth grade son's school assignment. WMTV's Michelle Baik reports.
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(WMTV/NBC News) — A Wisconsin middle school is facing backlash from parents and community members Monday following a history lesson that the district called a “grave error in judgment.” The assignment was given out to some sixth grade social studies classes at Patrick Marsh Middle School in Sun Prairie, according to an email from principal Rebecca Zahn. The activity was…

Breaking: Six Dead In Oklahoma Shooting
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Breaking: Six Dead In Oklahoma Shooting

Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma are investigating an overnight shooting that left one man and five young children dead, and a woman seriously injured.
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(KJRH/NBC News) — Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma are investigating the shooting deaths of one man and five children. Officers responded to a call of multiple people shot at a home around 1:30 Tuesday morning. When they arrrived, officers found a man with a gun. “One of our officers shot, fired at that suspect, missing him. The suspect ran off,” said…

Snow Blankets Northeast
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Snow Blankets Northeast

A massive winter storm has made travel treacherous from Virginia to New England, dumping more than two feet of snow in some areas. NBC's Dan Scheneman reports.
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(NBC News) — Tens of millions of Americans are dealing with severe winter weather. More than two feet of snow has fallen on some parts of the East Coast, and the unrelenting storm is expected to last through Tuesday. More than two feet of snow fell in New York City’s Central park. Hundreds of flights have been grounded, with snow…

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