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Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts addresses the audience on Election Day in November 2018.

Happy New Year, 2020 Is Here

The next presidential election doesn't happen for 22 months, but the campaign is now already underway — with plenty of potential candidates making news this week.

North Carolina GOP Chair Robin Hayes (shown in 2004) has been indicted on charges including wire fraud and bribery.

North Carolina GOP Chair Indicted On Wire Fraud, Bribery Charges

According to the indictment, Robin Hayes and associates promised "millions of dollars of contributions" for "official actions" favorable to the Global Bankers Insurance Group.

News Brief: House Passes Resolution On Impeachment, Zelenskiy Profile, Mississippi

The House passed a resolution formalizing its impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Also, a profile of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and a preview of a Trump rally in Mississippi.

"Everything is private information, stored on your computer or a computer you designate," says George Church, genetics professor at Harvard Medical School, about the approach of Nebula Genomics.

Startup Offers To Sequence Your Genome Free Of Charge, Then Let You Profit From It

A full genome sequence costs about $1,000. But Nebula Genomics expects that companies and researchers would defray the cost in exchange for key medical information about the person involved.

San Diego City Councilman Scott Sherman at a council meeting on June 1, 2015.

San Diego Councilman Dogged By Conflict Of Interest Accusation Over Airbnb Regulations

Save San Diego Neighborhoods says Councilman Scott Sherman has a conflict on short-term rentals. Government watchdog experts disagree.

A railroad crossing is flooded with water from the Platte River in Plattsmouth, Neb. Record high floodwaters inundated regions of the Midwest following an intense winter storm and rapid snowmelt.

Nebraska Floods: 74 Cities, 65 Counties Declare A State of Emergency

Vice President Pence will visit Nebraska on Tuesday to survey damage caused by Midwest floods that have killed at least four people and displaced hundreds.

National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre faced criticism from the group's board members as allegations about financial mismanagement surfaced.

Wayne LaPierre Re-Elected As NRA Leader Amid Internal Turmoil And Outside Probe

The gun rights group faces pressure to address allegations of financial mismanagement. The New York attorney general is investigating and the president said it needs to "get its act together quickly."

Novelist Herman Wouk, pictured here in 1955, wrote about a variety of subjects, including World War II, the publishing world and a fictional Caribbean island.

Herman Wouk, 'The Jackie Robinson Of Jewish American Fiction,' Dies At 103

Wouk was famous for writing The Winds of War, Marjorie Morningstar and The Caine Mutiny, which won a Pulitzer Prize. He also helped popularize themes that writers like Philip Roth later tackled.

The U.S. is lifting tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel imports, nearly a year after imposing the duties. Here, a worker is seen at Bri-Steel Manufacturing, which makes seamless steel pipes, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

U.S. Will Lift Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum From Canada And Mexico

The Trump administration has reached a deal to lift tariffs on metal imports from Canada and Mexico, in a move that could make it easier to ratify the USMCA trade pact.

Herman Wouk, 'The Jackie Robinson Of Jewish-American Fiction,' Dies At 103

Wouk was famous for writing The Winds of War, Marjorie Morningstar and The Caine Mutiny, which won a Pulitzer Prize. He also helped popularize themes that writers like Philip Roth later tackled.

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