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Sen. Jeff Sessions speaks to members of the media at Trump Tower in New York in November. Fears were raised that the Trump administration could crack down on marijuana tolerant states after Sessions was nominated as U.S. attorney general. Sessions has said he's not a fan of expanded use of marijuana.

Legal Marijuana Advocates Are Uneasy With Sessions' Stance

Drug legalization advocates and former prosecutors are watching the Justice Department to see how it shifts emphasis on marijuana prosecutions. Attorney General Sessions takes a hard line on the drug.

President Trump, flanked by Omarosa Manigault and House and Urban Development Secretary nominee Ben Carson, holds an African-American History Month "listening session" on Wednesday.

In Black History Month 'Listening Session,' Trump Lashes Out At Media

At the start of the meeting, President Trump called the media "the opposition." Attendees included Housing Secretary nominee Ben Carson and Darrell Scott, who discussed violence in Chicago.

Anastasiya Grigoryeva (center) during a 60-meter heat at the Russian Winter national athletics meet in Moscow on Sunday.

World Track And Field Body Maintains Russian Suspension From Competition

The International Association of Athletics Federations found Russia had not reformed its state-sponsored track and field programs sufficiently to warrant reinstatement into international competition.

During a Saturday parade commemorating its founder's birthday, North Korea rolled out what appeared to be new intercontinental ballistic missiles. The country has been warned against having such weapons.

North Korea Rolls Out Missiles During Founder's Birthday Celebrations

What appeared to be new long-range and submarine-based missiles were paraded out during the nation's annual celebration of its founder, Kim Il Sung.

The name hippocampus comes from the Greek word for seahorse. It's a part of the brain involved in emotion and memory.

The Seahorse In Your Brain: Where Body Parts Got Their Names

What are those dog ears doing on my heart? Ancient anatomists named body parts after things they resembled in real life. So you've got a rooster comb in your skull and a flute in your leg.

The remains of a business in Gatlinburg, Tenn., smolder on Nov. 29, after a devastating wildfire damaged or destroyed more than 2,000 buildings and killed at least 14 people.

2 Juveniles Charged With Arson, Suspected Of Starting Deadly Tennessee Wildfire

The fire in east Tennessee that began last month has killed at least 14 people and caused widespread destruction in the town of Gatlinburg. Two minors have been arrested and might be tried as adults.

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