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In this image provided by the West Virginia Legislative Photography, Derrick Evans is shown during his swearing-in ceremony to the West Virginia House of Delegates on Dec. 1, 2020, in Charleston, West Virginia. Some Jan. 6 defendants who have expressed remorse in court after joining the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol have later struck a different tone or sought to downplay the riot publicly. After pleading guilty to a felony charge in the riot, former West Virginia lawmaker Derrick Evans told a judge in June that he regrets his actions and takes full responsibility for them. He’s now running for Congress.

Sorry, not sorry: Some 1/6 rioters change tune after apology

Some Jan. 6 defendants who have expressed remorse in court after joining the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol have later struck a different tone or sought to downplay the riot publicly.
A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Rolling Meadows. America’s employers added a robust 517,000 jobs in January, a surprisingly strong gain in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive drive to slow growth and tame inflation with higher interest rates.

A surprising burst of U.S. hiring in January: 517,000 jobs

America's employers added a robust 517,000 jobs in January, a surprisingly strong gain in the face of the Federal Reserve's aggressive drive to slow growth and tame inflation with higher interest rates.
Protesters march Saturday in Memphis, Tennessee, over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police.

Licenses suspended for 2 fired EMTs in Tyre Nichols death

A Tennessee board on Friday suspended the emergency medical technician licenses of two former Memphis Fire Department employees for failing to render critical care to Tyre Nichols after he took a beating from police that ultimately killed him.
Icicles coat and hang off an electrical line Thursday after a few days of sleet and snow in Richardson, Texas.

Austin mayor apologizes as city struggles to restore power

Widespread power outages in the Texas capital stretched into a third day Friday for thousands of residents following a winter storm that was spiraling into a management crisis as city leaders remained unable to say when all the lights would come back on.
President Barack Obama, left, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START treaty at the Prague Castle in Prague on April 8, 2010. NATO called on Russia on Friday to respect the only treaty it has with the United States aimed at keeping a lid on nuclear weapons expansion and urged Moscow to allow on-the-ground inspections of military sites to resume.
NATO urges Russia to respect nuclear pact with the U.S.
NATO called Friday on Russia to respect the only treaty it has with the United States aimed at keeping a lid on nuclear weapons expansion and urged Moscow to allow on-the-ground inspections of military sites to resume.
This grab from video released by Adani Enterprises ltd. on Thursday shows Indian billionaire Gautam Adani addressing investors from an unknown location. Adani called off his flagship company’s $2.5 billion share sale late Wednesday after a tumultuous week saw his conglomerate shed tens of billions of dollars in market value after claims of fraud from a U.S.-based short-selling firm.
Indian tycoon Adani hit by more losses, calls for probe
Shares in troubled Adani Enterprises gyrated Friday, tumbling 30% and then rebounding after more than a week of heavy losses that have cost it tens of billions of dollars in market value.
Voters wait in line outside a pavilion at Center Street Park shortly before the polling site opened on Election Day in 2020 in Milwaukee. An audio recording of a strategy meeting obtained Thursday by The Associated Press shows, that the leaders of then-President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign in battleground Wisconsin conceded privately the day after the 2020 election that he had lost, praising Democratic turnout efforts and focusing instead on spreading the lie that Democrats had stolen the election.
Trump campaign staff on 2020 election lies: 'fan the flame'
A newly released audio recording offers a behind-the-scenes look at how former President Donald Trump's campaign team in a pivotal battleground state knew they had been outflanked by Democrats in the 2020 presidential election. But even as they acknowledged defeat, they pivoted to allegations of widespread fraud that were ultimately debunked -- repeatedly -- by elections officials and the courts.
Ukraine may be able to add old Leopard 1 battle tanks from German defense industry stocks to deliveries of modern tanks that Germany and other governments pledged last week. German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit confirmed Friday that “export authorization has been granted.”
Ukraine may also get old Leopard 1 tanks from German stocks
Ukraine may be able to add old Leopard 1 battle tanks from German defense industry stocks to deliveries of modern tanks that Berlin and other governments pledged last week to counter Russian forces in the war.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks Tuesday before the arrival of President Joe Biden at the construction site of the Hudson Tunnel Project in New York. Nearly 50 businesses and nonprofits including ride-share companies Uber and Lyft, industrial giant 3M and automaker Honda are pledging millions of dollars in initiatives to stem a “crisis” in road fatalities under a new federal effort announced Friday.
Companies pledge millions in fed effort to stem road deaths
Nearly 50 businesses and nonprofits -- including rideshare companies Uber and Lyft, industrial giant 3M and automaker Honda -- are pledging millions of dollars in initiatives to stem a crisis in road fatalities under a new federal effort announced Friday.
A Ukrainian serviceman controls a drone Wednesday during a demonstration close to the border with Belarus. Reconnaissance drones fly several times a day from Ukrainian positions across the border into Belarus, a close Russian ally, scouring for signs of trouble on the other side. Ukrainian units are monitoring the 1,000-kilometer (650-mile) frontier of marsh and woodland for a possible surprise offensive from the north, a repeat of the unsuccessful Russian thrust towards Kyiv at the start of the war nearly a year ago.
Along Ukraine-Belarus border, a war of nerves -- and drones
Reconnaissance drones fly several times a day from Ukrainian positions across the border into Belarus, a close Russian ally, scouring for signs of trouble on the other side. Ukrainian units are monitoring the 650-mile frontier of marsh and woodland for a possible surprise offensive from the north, a repeat of the unsuccessful Russian thrust towards Kyiv at the start of the war nearly a year ago.
President Joe Biden meets Thursday with members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Biden hasn’t announced a reelection campaign, but some of the themes of his likely bid should be on display when he addresses a national Democratic Party meeting.
Biden touts economy, infrastructure; may offer 2024 preview
President Joe Biden hasn't announced a reelection campaign, but some of the themes likely to be the centerpiece of that expected run should be on display Friday night when he addresses a national Democratic Party meeting.
A grizzly bear roams near Beaver Lake in Yellowstone National Park. The Biden administration on Friday took a first step toward ending federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in several states.
U.S. might lift protections for Yellowstone, Glacier grizzlies
The Biden administration took a first step Friday toward ending federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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