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Also: Iran's supreme leader rejects direct talks with the U.S. over nuclear policy; leaders gather for the U.S. National Prayer Breakfast; Russia dismisses Japan's claims of an air space violation; and funny reasons people give when they're late to work.

That makes Beyonce' the first Black woman with a No. 1 country song. She and Taylor Swift are the only two women who — as solo acts — have debuted on the country chart at No. 1.

Gen. David Berger, commandant of the Marine Corps, has a new plan to recruit and retain Marines, as the service seeks to prioritize growing a corps of highly skilled and educated workers.

While every day may feel like Groundhog Day in a pandemic, today really is. In Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, signaling six more weeks of winter.

Richard Donoghue, who served as acting deputy attorney general in the Trump administration, talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about former President Donald Trump's efforts to subvert the 2020 election.

China announced two of its top generals are under investigation, including the country's most senior general. Analysts suspect it's a political purge by Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

The white fluff ball rose to the top of the pack among 2,800 entrants at the annual show held at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Also: A military sentencing hearing resumes today for deserter Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl; Senators will discuss the U.S. authorization of military force; and the Houston Astros win World Series Game 5.

Also: George H.W. Bush acknowledges groping women; enhanced screening procedures start today for all U.S.-bound flights; and the National Archives will release classified Kennedy assassination files.

Also: Another Colorado deputy is killed on duty; President Trump will create a national vetting center to screen visitors to the U.S.; and hundreds of vehicle crashes in the Midwest leave 11 dead.