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Trump expected to engage with Putin, Merkel this weekend

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to talk by telephone this Saturday, the Kremlin said, their first conversation since Trump took office. More 5:19 AM ET

• Opinion Hey, journalists: Give the pedantic, pointless Donald Trump fact-checking a rest 5:00 AM ET
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Opinion Hey, journalists: Give the pedantic, pointless Donald Trump fact-checking a rest

Journalists need not line up to kiss the ring of the president. But the churlish impulse to fact-check Trump to an extreme ultimately harms the cause of journalism. More 5:00 AM ET read comments

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• Opinion The U.S. descends into brutality as the real-life Archie Bunker is sworn in as president: Neil Macdonald Jan 20

New Candy-striped hermit crab discovered in Caribbean

An underwater photographer stumbled upon a new species of hermit crab with legs and pincers striped like candy canes. The tiny creature has been scientifically named Pylopaguropsis mollymullerae after the diver's granddaughter, Molly Muller. More 5:00 AM ET

• Newly discovered ruby sea dragon seen alive in wild for 1st time Jan 13 video
• New species of moth named after Donald Trump Jan 19

As It Happens Rancher with border wall on property likes idea of barrier, but says it 'doesn't work'

While Arizona cattle farmer John Ladd praises the new U.S. president's pledge for Mexico border wall, he's not so sure it will change anything. More Jan 26 read comments audio