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Here's the latest for Thursday, February 2: GOP ousts Rep. Omar from House Foreign Affairs Committee; Biden calls for unity at prayer breakfast; Los Angeles police say mass shooting may have been thwarted; Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter.       

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Biden, Clinton mark 3 decades of Family Leave Act

President Joe Biden hosts former President Bill Clinton at the White House to mark the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the first piece of legislation that the 42nd president signed into law after taking office in 1993. (Feb. 2)       

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NJ councilwoman fatally shot outside her home

New Jersey borough councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour was found shot to death in an SUV outside of her home, authorities said Thursday. (Feb. 2) (AP video: Ted Shaffrey, Robert Bumsted)       

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House Republicans vote to oust Democrat Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs committee

House Republicans have voted to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The vote in a raucous session on Thursday to remove the Somali-born Muslim lawmaker came after her past comments critical of Israel. (Feb. 2)       

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20 Republican attorneys general warn CVS, Walgreens against selling abortion pills by mail

The letter, from Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, said selling the pills would violate abortion laws in the state.       

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Pope Francis is welcomed in Congo

More than 65,000 people attended a rally by Pope Francis with young people at the Martyrs stadium in Kinshasa on Thursday, according to Vatican estimates. (Feb. 2)       

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A dead sperm whale that washed ashore in Hawaii had nets and plastic debris in its stomach

Scientists said a dead sperm whale that washed ashore in Hawaii over the weekend had nets and plastic debris in its stomach, highlighting the threat to wildlife from the millions of tons of plastic that ends up in oceans every year. (Feb. 2)       

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Police arrest man and seize guns from Hollywood high-rise, including some pointed at park

A man who reportedly made violent threats was arrested,and investigators found guns and ammunition in his Hollywood high-rise apartment, where several rifles were pointed at a nearby park, police said Wednesday. (Feb. 2)       

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Ukraine groundhog predicts six more weeks of winter

Every year for nearly 20 years a groundhog in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine has been awoken on February 2 to help predict the upcoming spring. (Feb. 2)       

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Lake Erie water levels continue falling from record highs. Here's every Great Lakes' 2023 forecast

Lake Erie's water levels have gone down from record highs but how low will the water levels go? Here's an outlook for the rest of 2023.       

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