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U.S. CITIES

TOP TRAVEL CITIES

WORLD CITIES

ATLANTA CHARLOTTEDENVER HOUSTON

MIAMI NEW YORKPHOENIX SAN FRANCISCO

BALTIMORE CHICAGO DETROIT LAS VEGAS

MPLS-ST. PAUL ORLANDO SALT LAKE CITY SEATTLE

BOSTON DALLASHONOLULU LOS ANGELES

NEW ORLEANSPHILADELPHIA SAN DIEGO WASHINGTON

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Air quality index (AQI)

c Cloudy f Fog i Ice r Rain sf Snowflurries sn Snow w Windy dr Drizzle h Haze pc Partly cloudy s Sunny sh Showers t Thunderstorms

Washington

51

Cheyenne

42

Casper

28

Jackson

Hole

30

Milwaukee

39

Madison

34

Charleston

56

Seattle

Olympia 35

35 Spokane

17

Richmond

49

Burlington

(^45) Montpelier
41
Salt Lake City
42
St. George
55
Dallas
78
Brownsville
81
Lubbock
76
Midland-
Odessa
79
El Paso
70 Austin 82
San Antonio
80 Houston
79
Nashville
66
Memphis
69
Knoxville
58
Rapid City
(^4) Pierre
5
Sioux Falls
12
Charleston
71
Columbia
67
Harrisburg
49
Philadelphia
50
Pittsburgh
51
Burns
30
Bend
24
Portland
Salem 33
39
Oklahoma
City
73
Tulsa
72
Cincinnati
57
Cleveland
50
Columbus
54
Fargo
1
Bismarck

-

Raleigh

Charlotte^51

54

Buffalo

44 Albany

47

New York

51

Albuquerque

58

Santa Fe

51

Reno

43

Elko

40

Carson City

41

Las Vegas

64

Omaha

35

North Platte

24

Billings

7

Miles City

2

Helena

8

Kansas City

57

Jefferson City

67

St. Louis

63

Jackson

74

Mpls-St. Paul

12

Duluth

6

Detroit

44

Marquette

14

Lansing

44

Grand

Rapids

41

Boston

50

Annapolis

49

Bangor

44

Augusta

44

Baton Rouge

76

Shreveport

76

New

Orleans

75

Louisville

61

Topeka

57

Wichita

65

Dodge City

63

Des Moines

39

Indianapolis

55

Chicago

42

Springfield

54

Boise

38

Idaho Falls

34

Atlanta

66

Savannah

73

Tallahassee

73

Jacksonville

73

Tampa

77

Miami

79

Hartford

51

Denver

Aspen 36 50

San Francisco

56

Palm Springs

68

Los Angeles

63

Sacramento

56

Fresno

58

Eureka

48

San Diego

65

Little Rock

71

Phoenix

66

Flagstaff

42

Birmingham

69

Montgomery

74

Mobile

Honolulu^75

82

San Juan

81

Anchorage

15

Juneau

25

Fairbanks

- 6

Puerto Rico

Hawaii

Alaska

Akron, Ohio 49/45r 57/25r

Albany, N.Y. 47/36pc 51/34r

Albuquerque 58/31pc 55/36c

Allentown, Pa. 49/38pc 57/41r

Amarillo, Texas 72/36w 62/25c

Anaheim, Calif. 63/47r 58/43r

Anchorage, Alaska 15/3pc 9/-1s

Aspen, Colo. 36/18sn 33/23sn

Atlantic City, N.J. 51/43c 61/47pc

Augusta, Ga. 71/50c 75/48s

Austin, Texas 82/64s 80/64pc

Bakersfield, Calif. 62/48c 57/44r

Baton Rouge, La. 76/63pc 77/62pc

Billings, Mont. 7/-2sf 11/4pc

Birmingham, Ala. 69/59c 70/57pc

Bismarck, N.D. -2/-9c 0/-19s

Boise, Idaho 38/15sn 27/8pc

Buffalo, N.Y. 44/39c 50/22r

Burlington, Vt. 45/38pc 47/29r

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 38/13c 22/5pc

Charleston, S.C. 71/52pc 75/51s

Charleston, W.Va. 56/53r 64/44sh

Cheyenne, Wyo. 42/22r 30/15sn

Beijing 44/20s 42/21s

Buenos Aires 86/65s 92/73s

Cancun, Mexico 80/72pc 82/72pc

Dubai, UAE 79/68s 79/67s

Frankfurt 42/35sn 40/33sn

Hong Kong 72/62c 70/61c

Istanbul 45/35pc 40/36sn

Jerusalem 54/38s 57/41pc

Johannesburg 74/57pc 78/61pc

London 52/38pc 43/33r

Mexico City 72/44pc 73/44pc

Montreal 39/29w 41/21r

Moscow 18/13pc 22/19sn

Mumbai, India 85/65h 85/66h

Paris 52/39c 45/33r

Rio de Janeiro 93/79pc 89/78t

Rome 45/29s 53/49sh

Seoul 35/23s 35/17pc

Singapore 88/78pc 88/77t

Sydney 96/70pc 80/71pc

Toronto 39/35c 41/22sh

Tokyo 47/38s 53/41s

Cincinnati 57/54r 60/28r

Cleveland 50/49sh 56/23r

Colorado Springs 57/30w 43/17c

Columbia, S.C. 67/49c 72/50s

Columbus, Ohio 54/51r 60/29r

Corpus Christi, Texas 82/66s 81/66pc

Dayton, Ohio 53/53r 58/25r

Daytona Beach, Fla. 73/54pc 77/58pc

Des Moines, Iowa 39/11c 24/6pc

Duluth, Minn. 6/-13sn 5/-18sn

Durham, N.C. 53/45c 64/47s

El Paso, Texas 70/42pc 68/42pc

Fairbanks, Alaska -6/-14pc -8/-29c

Flagstaff, Ariz. 42/27c 37/29sn

Fargo, N.D. 1/-11pc 3/-22s

Fort Myers, Fla. 80/59s 83/63s

Fort Smith, Ark. 73/55sh 66/45c

Fort Wayne, Ind. 49/44r 45/23r

Fresno, Calif. 58/46sh 55/42r

Grand Rapids, Mich. 41/28c 31/13sn

Green Bay, Wis. 26/12sn 21/-4sf

Greensboro, N.C. 47/44c 61/49s

Greenville, S.C. 54/45c 63/50pc

Harrisburg, Pa. 49/41pc 59/43r

Hartford, Conn. 51/37pc 52/38sh

Indianapolis 55/53r 59/24r

Islip, N.Y. 48/40pc 54/43c

Jackson, Miss. 74/61c 76/60c

Jacksonville, Fla. 73/50s 75/52s

Jefferson City, Mo. 67/35c 39/21pc

Kansas City 57/17c 30/17pc

Key West, Fla. 77/69s 79/71pc

Knoxville, Tenn. 58/54sh 65/52pc

Laredo, Texas 84/64s 86/67s

Lexington, Ky. 59/56r 64/35sh

Lincoln, Neb. 36/7c 24/10c

Little Rock, Ark. 71/60sh 72/43t

Long Beach, Calif. 64/52r 60/45r

Louisville, Ky. 61/58r 65/33t

Lubbock, Texas 76/38s 67/36pc

Madison, Wis. 34/14c 22/1sf

Manchester, N.H. 51/36pc 51/38sh

Memphis, Tenn. 69/62sh 70/48c

Milwaukee 39/21c 26/8sn

Mobile, Ala. 75/59pc 77/57pc

Modesto, Calif. 58/44sh 54/41r

Montgomery, Ala. 74/53c 74/53pc

Myrtle Beach, S.C. 65/53pc 69/53s

Nags Head, N.C. 55/48c 62/49pc

Nashville, Tenn. 66/61sh 69/48w

Newark, N.J. 50/42pc 59/44r

New Haven, Conn. 44/38pc 51/41c

Norfolk, Va. 53/49c 65/52s

Oakland, Calif. 57/46sh 54/39pc

Oklahoma City 73/38pc 51/29pc

Omaha, Neb. 35/9c 23/9c

Palm Springs, Calif. 68/51c 61/46c

Pensacola, Fla. 75/63pc 75/58pc

Pierre, S.D. 5/1sn 9/-5pc

Pittsburgh 51/47r 60/28r

Portland, Maine 46/35r 46/36c

Portland, Ore. 33/21sn 32/16s

Providence, R.I. 51/36r 53/41c

Raleigh, N.C. 51/47c 66/51s

Rapid City, S.D. 4/-2sn 13/2c

Reno, Nev. 43/27sf 37/24sf

Richmond, Va. 49/45c 65/50pc

Rochester, N.Y. 45/39c 51/27r

Sacramento, Calif. 56/43sh 51/36c

San Antonio 80/64s 80/66pc

San Jose, Calif. 57/45sh 53/40r

Santa Fe, N.M. 51/27pc 51/31c

Sarasota, Fla. 78/56pc 80/59s

Savannah, Ga. 73/51pc 75/50s

Scottsdale, Ariz. 65/47pc 64/50c

Shreveport, La. 76/64sh 76/60c

Sioux Falls, S.D. 12/2sn 15/-5pc

South Bend, Ind. 46/30r 33/18r

Spokane, Wash. 17/-2pc 15/0s

Springfield, Mo. 67/49c 49/28c

Springfield, Ill. 54/32sh 35/19sh

St. Louis 63/43sh 43/24c

St. Petersburg, Fla. 77/59pc 80/61s

Syracuse, N.Y. 41/37c 50/28r

Tallahassee, Fla. 73/50s 77/49s

Tampa, Fla. 77/59pc 81/62s

Toledo, Ohio 47/43sh 44/21r

Topeka, Kan. 57/16c 31/18c

Tucson, Ariz. 71/42pc 72/48pc

Tupelo, Miss. 71/61sh 73/56c

Tulsa, Okla. 72/41c 49/31c

Virginia Beach, Va. 53/47c 65/50s

Wichita, Kan. 65/21pc 38/21pc

Wilmington, Del. 49/40c 61/45c

Winston-Salem, N.C. 47/45c 60/48pc

Worcester, Mass. 48/36pc 50/35c

TODAY THU TODAY THU TODAY THU TODAY THU

TODAY THU

AQI

WED Warmer66/

THU Partly sunny
69/
FRI Partly sunny
71/
Moderate AQI

WED

Showers

around

54/

THU Mostly sunny

65/

FRI Partly sunny

68/

Moderate AQI

WED

Partly

sunny

50/

THU Colder36/

FRI Cloudy, cold

36/

Good AQI

WED

Partly

sunny

79/

THU Mostly cloudy

78/

FRI A stray shower

78/

Good

WED Some sun, nice
79/
THU Partly sunny
81/

FRI
Partly
sunny
82/
Good

WED Milder51/

THU A little rain

58/

FRI

Partly

sunny

46/

Moderate

WED Partly sunny

66/

THU Mostly cloudy

66/

FRI

Mostly

cloudy

68/

Moderate

WED Spotty showers

56/

THU Shower52/

FRI

Mostly

sunny

54/

Good

AQI

WED Shower49/

THU Partly sunny

63/

FRI Cloudy, cooler

47/

Moderate AQI

WED Shower42/

THU Snow, ice

30/

FRI Partly sunny

24/

Moderate AQI

WED

Showers

around

44/

THU Rain39/

FRI Colder

27/

Moderate AQI

WED

Partly

sunny

64/

THU A P.M. shower

57/

FRI Showers

57/

Good

WED

Snow,

1-2”

12/

THU Clearing12/-

FRI Ver y cold

4/

Good

WED Partly sunny

75/

THU Mostly sunny

79/

FRI

Mostly

sunny

79/

Good

WED Showers42/

THU A bit of snow

34/

FRI

Some

sun, cold

30/

Good

WED Some sun, cold

35/

THU Mostly sunny

35/

FRI

Mostly

cloudy

37/

Moderate

AQI

WED

A little

rain

50/

THU Shower54/

FRI Cooler

42/

Moderate AQI

WED

Partly

sunny

78/

THU Partly sunny

77/

FRI Shower, t-storm

68/

Good AQI

WED

Mostly

sunny

82/

THU Mostly sunny

83/

FRI An A.M. shower

83/

Good AQI

WED

Morning

rain

63/

THU Cool with rain

57/

FRI Partly sunny

61/

Good

WED Partly sunny

75/

THU Shower76/

FRI

Partly

sunny

74 /5 9

Good

WED Not as cool

50/

THU Warmer61/

FRI

Cloudy,

cooler

47/

Good

WED A little rain

65/

THU Rain at times

61/

FRI Showers60/

Good

WED Shower51/

THU Warmer64/

FRI

A little

rain

50/

Moderate

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Sessions will make a

great attorney general

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children to run the U.S.

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Our followers shared their

thoughts on Sen. Jeff Ses-

sions as attorney general

of the U.S.

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Sessions seems too rooted

in the past and his religion to

be a good voice for all Amer-

icans.

@bonsaibean

He is the best man for the

job, period. Enough of the

posturing by Democrats on

the panel. God bless

Sessions!

@MariaFrank 10

He was nominated because

he was the first senator to

support Donald Trump. Ter-

rible choice. First of many

terrible Cabinet picks.

@lisagarner_lisa

Democrats fear him, Repub-

licans love him. My thought

is, if Sessions upholds the

Constitution and pursues

criminals, then amen!

@hollowman 777

Iexpect the U.S. attorney

general to uphold justice for

all. Sessions’ history proves

that he’s unfit for this role.

@KathyAComer

For more, follow @USATOpinion

or #tellusatoday.

Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions,
the first of the Trump admini-
stration’s Cabinet nominees to
have a confirmation hearing,
appeared before his col-
leagues on Tuesday. The 70-
year-old arrived to a room
packed with protesters who
kept interrupting the process.

Sessions will make a great
attorney general. The partisan
show we will see over the next
day or two will not change the
outcome. He will be confirmed.
Luis and Lily Vazquez

Since Republicans love to
show how pious they are, I sug-
gest every session of Congress
now be opened with the follow-
ing little prayer:
“My dollar, in my wallet, hal-
lowed be your name. Your king-
dom come, your will be done,
around the world and especially
in America. Give us this day, way
more than we can eat, and
forgive us any compassion that
we may show onto others. Lead
us into many temptations, and
allow us to feel no guilt. For
yours is the power, the glory and
the everlasting American faith,
now and forever. Amen.”
Nine days to go until Presi-
dent Trump. I can hardly wait!
John Bertelson

Democrats are grasping at
straws with the race card. It’s
their only weapon against a
man who respects the Constitu-
tion.
The same Democrats were
silent when former attorney
general Eric Holder ran “Fast

and Furious.” He sent guns over

the border to Mexico to combat

drug cartels and ended up put-

ting them in the wrong hands.

Frank Elliott

Sessions should not even

have been considered for at-

torney general, given his al-

leged record of racial discrimi-

nation. Sessions is a true insult

to American values democracy.

But then again, Trump’s entire

Cabinet is made up of people

ready to destroy our democracy.

Bigots out there must love this

choice.

A true American would never

stand for Sessions’ appointment

as our attorney general. He is

what is wrong with America, a

messenger of division who stops

progress. United we stand, di-

vided we fall!

Centola Ray

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of American voters think

Donald Trump will significantly

dismantle President Obama’s

legacy in office.

Only 30% believe otherwise,

while 12% aren’t sure.

58%

President-elect Donald Trump

said Monday he is appointing

son-in-law Jared Kushner as a

White House senior adviser.

Trump officials said anti-nepo-

tism laws do not apply.

A 36 - year-old will be a senior

adviser to a 7 0-year-old. We are

the joke of the world. The world

has no respect for America. How

Trump got elected will be a

question for the ages.

Abe Saal

Anyone else notice that

Trump always has to have his

kids and son-in-law around

him? It makes him look weak,

and it’s like he can’t do anything

without a confirmation from his

family. I guess, in the end, that’s

a good thing. Trump seems

more calm and less off the rails

when his kids are near.

Jordan Davis

I salute Trump. In spite of the

hate, smearing, name-calling

and threats, our president-elect

is working to keep his word and

do what is right for America and

all its citizens. I respect and

admire Trump even more every

day as he goes about the busi-

ness of doing what he was elect-

ed to do.

Katherine Peraza

Republicans should be very

careful with Trump’s actions.

They need to remember that

a Democrat will be president

someday, and everything they

allow now will come back to

haunt them.

Republicans should stand up

for the standards they would

want Democrats to hold as well.

Barry Gold

Trumpthinks that simply ig-

noring questions about serious

issues will make them go away.

He thinks he is running a family

business all over again.

Steve Tradd

Jared and Ivanka have

moved in to assist Daddy be-

cause he is not smart enough to

be president on his own. Then

they will one day be elected.

Jan Baker

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