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Takeaways from yesterdays' Jan. 6 committee hearing. President Biden visits Israel. And, new video is released from the Uvalde school shooting.

David "Honeyboy" Edwards in an undated photo.

Bluesman 'Honeyboy' Edwards Has Died

The 96-year-old guitarist was probably the last living link to Mississippi Delta blues.

Somali soldiers patrol on the scene of the explosion of a truck bomb in the center of Mogadishu, on Oct. 15, 2017. A truck bomb exploded outside a hotel at a busy junction in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Oct. 14, 2017, causing widespread devastation

Bombing In Somalia Kills Hundreds; Death Toll Expected To Rise

In the Somali capital of Mogadishu, funerals have begun for those killed in Saturday's truck bombing. Officials caution the death would continue to rise from the nation's worst-ever attack.

'The Day We've Dreamed Of Has Arrived': Napa County To Begin Wildfires Recovery

The Northern California wildfires killed at least 40 people and forced some 75,000 to evacuate. But Napa officials say firefighters have made enough progress for the county to switch to recovery mode.

The Goldman Sachs headquarters in Manhattan, as shown on Dec. 17. Malaysia has filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two of its former executives on Monday over their alleged role in the ransacking of a multibillion-dollar state investment fund.

Goldman Sachs Faces Charges In Malaysia Over Massive Corruption Scandal

The U.S. bank and two of its former bankers face criminal charges in connection with Malaysia's 1MDB scandal, which involves billions of dollars allegedly stolen from a development fund.

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at a presidential campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.

Brazil's Lula Da Silva Defies Deadline To Hand Himself Over To Police

The former president remained holed up with his thousands of supporters, far from where authorities ordered him to begin his 12-year prison sentence for corruption Friday evening.

Rancher Buck Taylor proudly flies his American and Trump flags by his driveway mailboxes and signpost in Diamond Valley, Ore. He and other ranchers are facing new tariffs on beef exports that could cost him – but he doesn't blame President Trump.

Northwest Ranchers Have Beef With Trump's Trade Wars, But Still Support Him

Tariffs are hitting U.S. beef exports this week. Ranchers across the West are bracing to lose money — but many still proudly back the president.

Pope Francis observes a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during his visit to the city's Peace Memorial Park on Sunday.

Pope Francis, In Visit To Hiroshima, Says Possession Of Nuclear Weapons Is 'Immoral'

The nuclear arms race wastes resources that could instead improve people's lives and protect the environment, the pontiff said. His tour marks the first papal visit to Japan in nearly 40 years.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man is questioned by an Israeli police officer as part of the government's measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus, in the Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, a suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel, on Tuesday.

Israel's Defense And Spy Agencies Step Up Anti-Coronavirus Efforts

Usually quiet Israeli government agencies and contractors are going public with their battle against COVID-19.

Nurses and health care workers light candles outside Manhattan's Mount Sinai Hospital on Friday as they mourn and remember their colleagues who died during the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. Reports Highest Daily Death Toll Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

About 2,100 people died on Friday — the highest daily death toll in the United States so far. Confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been reported in nearly every country around the world.

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