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The electoral college is poised to pick Trump, despite push to dump him; In Poland, a window on what happens when populists come to power; Applause and anger greet 9-year-old transgender girl on January cover of National Geographic; A dad was awakened by his toddler’s crying. He found a stranger holding her in the living room.; Megyn Kelly: ‘Fox was not without sin’ in 2016 campaign coverage; The Daily 202: Liberal hypocrisy abounds as electoral college votes; Colorado mother left toddler in freezing, snow-covered car for 7 hours, police say; Jewish leaders in Richard Spencer's home town targeted in posting on neo-Nazi website; On New York's Fifth Avenue, Trump's White House North; Why we should be terrified of Donald Trump’s decision-making process; Washington's most exclusive meeting may lose its luster under Trump; ‘Straight-out war’ on federal bureaucracy, Gingrich urges Trump; Carolyn Hax: A quick trip from travel mode to grump mode; ‘Pray for them': 1 dead, 5 injured after tree falls on Calif. wedding party; Army veteran Vincent Viola, billionaire owner of the Florida Panthers, named Trump’s Army secretary; Trump’s own ‘truther’ act is frightening
 
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The electoral college is poised to pick Trump, despite push to dump him
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Megyn Kelly: ‘Fox was not without sin’ in 2016 campaign coverage
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The Daily 202: Liberal hypocrisy abounds as electoral college votes
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Colorado mother left toddler in freezing, snow-covered car for 7 hours, police say
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Jewish leaders in Richard Spencer's home town targeted in posting on neo-Nazi website
Jewish leaders in Whitefish, Mont., are getting death threats after a call to action put out by a neo-Nazi website, seeking to help support Richard Spencer's parents, who reside in the town and own a business there and who have come under pressure by some in the community.
 
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