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FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, file photo, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wears a "Trump Won" face mask as she arrives on the floor of the House to take her oath of office on opening day of the 117th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. President Joe Biden's inauguration has sown a mixture of anger, confusion and disappointment among believers in the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory. Greene, who has expressed support for the conspiracy theories, called for Biden’s impeachment across her Twitter, Facebook and Telegram accounts as the new president was sworn in, Wednesday, Jan. 20. (Erin Scott/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Inauguration sows doubt among QAnon conspiracy theoristsPresident Joe Biden's inauguration has sown a mixture of anger, confusion and disappointment among believers in the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory

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FILE - In this March 29, 2005, file photo, is then-Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif., speaking during a news conference in San Diego. When Rep. Cunningham admitted in 2005 to accepting $2.4 million in illegal gifts from defense contractors in exchange for government contracts and other favors, it was considered the largest bribery scandal in congressional history. The disgraced former San Diego congressman received one of the pardons issued Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, by President Donald Trump in the final hours of his term. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, file)

Trump pardons in California extend to former congressmanWhen then-Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham admitted in 2005 to accepting $2.4 million in illegal gifts from defense contractors in exchange for government contracts and other favors, it was considered the largest bribery scandal in congressional history

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Blanca Cedillos, left, a nanny, and Graciela Uraga, right, a cleaning lady, applaud as they watch the inauguration of President Joe Biden on TV with other immigrants at the Workers Justice Center, a Brooklyn non-rpofit that helps immigrants, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Immigrants cheered by possible citizenship path under BidenImmigrants are cheering President Joe Biden’s plan to provide a path to U.S. citizenship for about 11 million people without legal status

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, file photo, a Walgreens pharmacist prepares a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for residents and staff at the The Palace assisted living facility in Coral Gables, Fla. Scientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19 may modestly curb the effectiveness of current vaccines but stress that the shots still remain protective. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Some COVID-19 mutations may dampen vaccine effectivenessScientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the coronavirus may modestly curb the effectiveness of two current vaccines

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Kamala Harris is sworn in as Vice President by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as her husband Doug Emhoff holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Biden repudiates white supremacy, calls for racial justiceAfter taking the oath of office, President Joe Biden issued a strong repudiation of white supremacy and domestic terrorism seen on the rise under Donald Trump

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For a splintered nation, a delicate moment of continuityThe inauguration of Joe Biden in the United States showed how important continuity can be in American life, even these days

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FILE - In this May 22, 2015 photo, a woman gets a mammogram at the University of Michigan Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. Two large studies, published Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, by the New England Journal of Medicine, give a much sharper picture of which inherited mutations raise the risk of breast cancer for women without a family history of the disease, and how common these flawed genes are in the general population. Doctors say the results can help women make better decisions about screening, preventive surgery or other steps. (Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free Press via AP, File)

New studies clarify which genes may raise breast cancer riskTwo large studies give a much sharper picture of which inherited mutations raise the risk of breast cancer for women without a family history of the disease

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FILE - This undated aerial file photo provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a herd of caribou on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. President Joe Biden on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, signaled plans to place a temporary moratorium on oil and gas lease activities in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge after the Trump administration issued leases in a remote, rugged area considered sacred by the Indigenous Gwich'in. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP, File)

Biden plans temporary halt of oil activity in Arctic refuge President Joe Biden’s administration has announced plans for a temporary moratorium on oil and gas leasing in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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People watch the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden on a television at a coffee shop in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, late Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

World hopes for renewed cooperation with US under BidenWorld leaders welcomed into their ranks the new U.S. President Joe Biden, noting their most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral cooperation, an approach his predecessor Donald Trump ridiculed

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FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2016, file photo, cyclists race along the scenic Byway 12 above the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument during the Tour Of Utah bike race. President Joe Biden said Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, he plans to review the Trump administration's downsizing of the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments in southern Utah. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, File)

Biden to review Trump's changes to national monuments President Joe Biden says he plans to review the Trump administration’s downsizing of two sprawling national monuments in the American Southwest

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Jennifer Lopez arrives to sing during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

Inauguration fashion: Purple, pearls, American designers Joe Biden and Kamala Harris showcased American designers at their inauguration Wednesday

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FILE - Danny Masterson appears at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. on June 7, 2017. An attorney for Masterson has pleaded not guilty on his behalf in a Los Angeles court to the rapes of three women in the early 2000s. Attorney Tom Mesereau entered the plea for the 44-year-old actor, who was not in court, to three charges of rape by force or fear. Masterson has been free on bond since his arrest in June. Prosecutors allege that he raped a 23-year-old woman sometime in 2001, a 28-year-old woman in April of 2003, and a 23-year-old woman between October and December of 2003, all at his Hollywood Hills home. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)

Rape charges denied by lawyer for '70s Show' actor MastersonAn attorney for “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson has pleaded not guilty on his behalf in a Los Angeles court to the rapes of three women in the early 2000s

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