Gavel
After bitter Republican dispute, McCarthy named US House speaker
Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was named speaker of the US House of Representatives on Jan. 7 as he quelled a fierce rebellion among his party's ranks that had paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress for days.
Deadlock deepens in US House speaker showdown
The deeply riven US House of Representatives was engulfed in crisis for a second day running Wednesday as fresh rounds of voting failed to produce a winner in the race for speaker.
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Catwalk goes online with ‘first’ runway auction
The catwalk has met the auctioneer’s gavel and gone online.
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Dog fired for being too friendly (photos)
Not everyone is cut out for a life of fighting crime. Take Gavel, a German shepherd who flunked out of a police dog academy in Australia because he “did not display the necessary aptitude for a life on the front line,” according to the BBC.
Apparently Gavel was too friendly, and preferred cuddles to tackles.
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