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Virgin Islands National Park Is Still Trying To Recover From Hurricane Irma

4:26pm February 09, 2018

by Greg Allen

The Virgin Islands National Park on St. John's has reopened but the staff is still assessing the damage to park buildings and the coral reefs. It's unclear how long it will take to remove sunken vessels and restore amenities to the park, that before the storms, received nearly a half million visitors a year.

In 'Basmati Blues,' Brie Larson Plays A White Savior. Indians Are Annoyed

2:28pm February 09, 2018

by Kamala Thiagarajan

There's Bollywood-style singing, dancing and a scene of the Oscar-winning actress riding a white horse. Indians are calling out its stereotypes and cliched portrayals of their customs and culture.

On Nov. 14, 2017, a shooter killed five people and wounded several others in the rural Northern California town of Rancho Tehama.

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California Town Wrestles With Aftermath Of Shooting Rampage

1:44pm February 09, 2018

by Eric Westervelt

A visit to Rancho Tehama shows a small, rural community still struggling with the fallout from last fall's massacre in which a gunman killed five townspeople and wounded 12 others.

A Bean Boot is seen in the return bin at an L.L. Bean retail store in Freeport, Maine.

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L.L. Bean Scraps Legendary Lifetime Return Policy

12:50pm February 09, 2018

by Amita Kelly

In a letter to customers Friday morning, the company said it has updated its return policy to give customers one year to return purchases, with a receipt.

Ben Raines, an environmental reporter for AL.com, holds pieces of wood he collected from a cypress forest discovered in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico. A scientist says having an intact forest from the ice age is rare.

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Scientists: Long-Buried Ice Age Forest Offers Climate Change Clues

12:12pm February 09, 2018

by Debbie Elliott

The remarkable discovery of an intact ancient cypress forest in the Gulf of Mexico may reveal a lot about climate change — the past and the future.

The United States team walks in the Parade of Athletes during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. The team has more athletes than any nation at the Games and it's the most diverse of any U.S. winter squad, in terms of both race and gender. The

Bigger Than Ever, And More Diverse: Team USA At The 2018 Winter Olympics

11:10am February 09, 2018

The U.S. squad, 242 strong, has more women than ever. It also includes 10 African-Americans, 11 Asian-Americans and the first two openly gay athletes to compete for the U.S. at a Winter Olympics.

Congress approved a bipartisan budget agreement shortly before sunrise.

Trump Signs 2-Year Spending Pact

9:35am February 09, 2018

Delay tactics forced a short-term partial government shutdown after midnight, but Congress and the president approved the two-year deal early Friday morning.

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Jerry Nadeau, 72, (left) and his husband, John Banvard, 100, stand outside their home in Chula Vista, Calif.

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2 Vets Celebrate Love: 'If You Came To See The Bride, You're Out Of Luck'

8:49am February 09, 2018

When Jerry Nadeau, 72, a Vietnam vet, met his husband, John Banvard, 100, a World War II vet, neither had been openly gay. Together now for almost 25 years, each says he feels completed by the other.

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View From The Ground In Syria

8:28am February 09, 2018

by Tom Bowman

American troops came under artillery fire in Syria this week. We have the latest on the fighting there and the U.S. involvement in the Syrian civil war.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions (left) speaks while Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein listens during a summit at the Justice Department on Feb. 2 in Washington, D.C., to discuss efforts to combat human trafficking.

In His First Year As Attorney General, Sessions Transforms Justice In Key Ways

8:28am February 09, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

In one year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has managed to transform the Justice Department in the areas of civil rights, immigration and drug policy.

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