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A supporter of former President Donald Trump drives past campaign signs for Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley in Irmo, South Carolina. The state's Republican presidential primary is on Feb. 24. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Haley and Trump face off soon in South Carolina. Here's what to know

Former President Donald Trump is heavily favored, but Nikki Haley is trying hard to overcome the odds in her home state. Let's look at the keys to winning Saturday's primary and how it all works.

A 3D model of a short section of the stone wall. The scale at the bottom of the image measures 50 cm. Photos by Philipp Hoy, University of Rostock; model created using Agisoft Metashape by J. Auer, LAKD M-V hide caption

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Scientists scanning the seafloor discover a long-lost Stone Age 'megastructure'

The more than half mile long wall, called the Blinkerwall, was likely used by Stone Age hunter-gatherers to herd reindeer toward a shooting blind.

Scientists scanning the seafloor discover a long-lost Stone Age 'megastructure'

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Clues to a better understanding of chronic fatigue syndrome emerge from major study

After seven years of research, the findings shed light on the long-neglected illness. Scientists say the results could lead to future trials for potential treatments.

Clues to a better understanding of chronic fatigue syndrome emerge from major study

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The Past Is Still Alive is Alynda Segarra's latest and perhaps most autobiographical album as Hurray for the Riff Raff. Tommy Kha/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Hurray for the Riff Raff, the rail-riding teen poet who lived to sing the tale

On The Past Is Still Alive, Alynda Segarra's latest album as Hurray for the Riff Raff, the shapeshifting folk artist dives into deeply personal stories from their own vagabond youth.

Hurray for the Riff Raff, the rail-riding teen poet who lived to sing the tale

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Fighters carry the coffin of Abu Baqir al-Saadi during his funeral on Feb. 8. He was a senior commander in Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Iraqi militia, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad. Ameer Al-Mohammedawi/dpa via Getty Images hide caption

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What fighting in the Middle East means for the U.S. troop presence in Iraq

After the U.S. killed a commander of an Iran-backed militia in Baghdad, pressure is mounting on Iraq's government to expel America's 2,500 military personnel.

What fighting in the Middle East means for the U.S. troop presence in Iraq

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"We have to live with the monsters we create," Justine Triet told NPR's Scott Simon, when he asked whether characters linger with her after a film. "I've been living with these people for three years, and I think I'll probably live with them for at least another year." Les Films Pelléas hide caption

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If you love courtroom dramas, this Oscar-nominated film is not to be missed

The courtroom drama is a beloved and established film genre. Anatomy of a Fall is a Best Picture nominee that feels familiar at first but immerses audiences in a different kind of legal thriller.

This image released by the U.S. Department of Justice in an FBI affidavit filed in U.S. District Court, Alexandria, Va., shows what is described as Iranian-made warhead bound for Yemen's Houthi seized off a vessel in the Arabian Sea. Four foreign nationals were charged Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, with transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons on a vessel intercepted by U.S. naval forces. U.S. Department of Justice via AP hide caption

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4 charged in transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons on boat intercepted by U.S.

The criminal complaint alleges the defendants were transporting missile components for the type of weapons used by Houthi rebel forces in recent attacks. Two Navy SEALs died during the mission.

Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves sits during his trial in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 5, 2024. Alves has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman in a Barcelona nightclub and has been sentenced Alves to 4 1/2 years in prison. D.Zorrakino/AP hide caption

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Soccer star Dani Alves is found guilty of rape and sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison

Dani Alves, one of the most successful soccer players of his generation, was found guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022.

Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo Portuguese dog, poses for a photo with his Guinness World Records certificates for the oldest dog ever, at his home in Conqueiros, central Portugal, on May 20, 2023. Jorge Jeronimo/AP hide caption

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Guinness World Records posthumously strips Bobi of his title of 'oldest dog ever'

Bobi's owner said the dog had lived a record-breaking 31 years and 165 days when he died in October 2023. But a review by Guinness World Records found that evidence of his age was inconclusive.

Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), her medical care team announced Thursday. Here, Williams attends the world premiere of Apple TV+'s The Morning Show in New York on Oct. 28, 2019. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption

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Wendy Williams is diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia

News of the former TV host's medical diagnosis comes days ahead of the TV premiere of Where is Wendy Williams? — a two-part documentary detailing her health battles.

Shan'Terrius Sly-Brown, 16, left, and Shaniya Wade-Red, 15, hold signs Wednesday outside of the home of Barbers Hill Independent School District superintendent Greg Poole in Baytown, Texas. The teen traveled from Mississippi to participate in the protest and attend a Thursday trial for Darryl George, a student who has been kept out of his regular classes since August because of his hairstyle. Juan Lozano/AP hide caption

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From Houston Public Media

A Texas judge rules against a Black high school student who was suspended over his hairstyle

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A Houston-area judge on Thursday determined that a local school district has not violated Texas' CROWN Act after it repeatedly suspended 18-year-old Darryl George for the length of his dreadlocks.

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