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1. WHAT TRUMP PLANS TO PROMOTE IN STATE OF UNION

In Tuesday’s speech, the president intends to cite economic progress under his watch, seeking to move past the shadow of the Russia investigation.

2. HOW HEALTH CARE COULD SHAPE 2018 CAMPAIGN

Strong Obamacare enrollment, despite GOP attacks, is encouraging Democrats to focus on affordable health care in the upcoming midterm elections.

3. DEATH TOLL IN AFGHAN BOMBING RISES TO 103

Another 235 were wounded in the blast, after an attacker in an ambulance filled with explosives raced through a security checkpoint in downtown Kabul.

4. JEALOUS RAGE DROVE PA GUNMAN, FAMILY SAYS

Accused shooter Timothy Smith had an obsession with one of the victims in the slayings 55 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, a relative says.

5. RUSSIA OPPOSITION LEADER ARRESTED

Alexei Navalny is forced into a police bus while walking to a protest calling for a boycott of the presidential election.

6. BRUNO MARS, KENDRICK LAMAR WIN EARLY GRAMMYS

Jay-Z is the star of the show, leading with eight nominations, including album of the year for his revealing “4:44.”

7. WHO SAYS TRUMP SHOULD KEEP SILENT ON RUSSIA PROBE

GOP senators Lindsey Graham and Susan Collins say the president would be best served if he stayed quiet about the ongoing investigation.

8. WHERE STORMY DANIELS WILL FOLLOW TRUMP SPEECH

The porn star, in the news over reports she had an affair with the future president, is booked on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel show Tuesday night.

9. SERIAL STOWAWAY IS NABBED AGAIN

Police say Marilyn Hartman violated her bail by entering Chicago’s O’Hare airport over the weekend, weeks after being arrested for sneaking onto a flight to London.

10. FEDERER COLLECTS 20TH MAJOR TITLE

“I’m so happy. It’s unbelievable,” Federer says, choking back tears after winning the Australian Open final.

Kendrick Lamar, center, performs at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/web1_119692069-f79cdf1fa38f4102b24b8a938d2d912c.jpg.optimal.jpgKendrick Lamar, center, performs at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

People hug at the scene where a shooter killed four people Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, outside Ed’s Carwash in Saltlick Township, Fayette County, Pa. A jealous ex-boyfriend opened fire and killed four people at a car wash early Sunday morning in Pennsylvania, while a woman hiding in the back of a pickup truck suffered only minor injuries, according to police and the wife of one of the victims.
Police said suspected shooter Tim Smith was on life support and not expected to survive after shooting himself in the head during the attack at Ed’s Car Wash around 3 a.m. in Saltlick Township, a rural town about 55 miles (89 kilometers) southeast of Pittsburgh. (Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/web1_119692069-bd9fe11f4708418b813c954f5bab9fb5.jpg.optimal.jpgPeople hug at the scene where a shooter killed four people Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, outside Ed’s Carwash in Saltlick Township, Fayette County, Pa. A jealous ex-boyfriend opened fire and killed four people at a car wash early Sunday morning in Pennsylvania, while a woman hiding in the back of a pickup truck suffered only minor injuries, according to police and the wife of one of the victims.
Police said suspected shooter Tim Smith was on life support and not expected to survive after shooting himself in the head during the attack at Ed’s Car Wash around 3 a.m. in Saltlick Township, a rural town about 55 miles (89 kilometers) southeast of Pittsburgh. (Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Switzerland’s Roger Federer gestures during a press conference after defeating Croatia’s Marin Cilic in the men’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/web1_119692069-0f068286f6c341b7886c310c37496f9a.jpg.optimal.jpgSwitzerland’s Roger Federer gestures during a press conference after defeating Croatia’s Marin Cilic in the men’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

By The Associated Press