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The Jan. 6 Committee has been uncovering what led up to the insurrection. But just beneath the surface is a central cause of the riot — racism and the fear of losing white power.

A tumultuous decade in politics saw everything from the presidency and reelection of the first black president to the rise of the Tea Party and the improbable election of Donald Trump as president.

A gunman in southwest England killed five people, including a 3-year-old girl, before turning his weapon on himself, police say.

The most popular dog names of 2018 say a lot about our world and what we're watching. Increasingly, dogs are getting human names, but is that really a surprise since they're part of the family?

Also: U.N. stops polio vaccination effort in Pakistan after health workers slain; China arrests believers in Mayan doomsday; fiery 35-car pileup on New York highway kills one; Miss USA, Olivia Culpo, crowned new Miss Universe.

Also: Long Island power company chief resigning over Superstorm Sandy response; House minority leader Nancy Pelosi to announce decision on her political future; the African Union wants to invade Mali with the U.N.'s permission to force out militants; and U.N. group says contraception a human right

Also: New Congress to take up Sandy relief bill; India charges five men with rape, murder of a student; French citizen Gerard Depardieu offered Russian citizenship to escape French taxes; rumors fly whether the wife of North Korean leader King Jong-un had a baby; and the Quadrantid meteor shower.

I’m staring at an American flag near the library in Leadore. It’s faded from the summer sun and its tattered, frayed edges are whipping in the wind. A few years ago, I imagine, someone bought that flag at a nearby feed store and hoisted it up the pole, brand new. She lorded over this little pocket of the West until the weather and the wind started tearing her apart.

Trump commands the spotlight once again as he ditches a Fox News debate. The other cable news networks — which don't have broadcasting rights to the debate — will probably air the Trump event instead.

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Xavier Beccera as his HHS secretary. And amid pressure for diversity in his Cabinet, NAACP leaders are expected to meet with Biden on Tuesday.