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For many American Jews, seeing a female rabbi is a pretty regular part of life. But it's a fairly recent development. Sally Priesand – the first American female rabbi – was ordained just 50 years ago, on June 3, 1972. This groundbreaking ordination changed women's roles, and the course of Judaism itself. Although Priesand had strong support from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, where she was enrolled in seminary, a lot of people still didn't want to see her in the role.

Follow NPR's liveblog for Iowa caucus updates, analysis and results. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has placed second in the Iowa Republican caucuses, according to a race call by The Associated Press. Trump, who took an early win Monday night, solidified the commanding lead he's had in Iowa for the last year. DeSantis went all in on Iowa and leaned heavily on a traditional ground game — campaigning in all of the state's 99 counties.

She'll be cleaning up bottles with him on New Year's Day. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce rang in New Year's Eve together at a festive party on Dec. 31—and their last kiss of the year was flawless, really something. The couple locked lips while counting down to the clock striking midnight, as seen in photos circulating on social media, which show the "Cardigan" singer's arms around Travis' neck as he holds her waist. Taylor fully embodied her Midnights album in a sparkling Peppiatt dress, with her hairdo topped with Jennifer Behr's moon and star hair pins.

William "Bopper" Martin!  Before the first leg of the race began, host Phil Keoghan announced that season 20's Bopper discovered the night before the race that he has an inflamed pancreas and could not compete. Dun dun duuuun! Although Bopper was officially out of the competition, Keoghan gave his partner, Mark Jackson, the chance to find a new partner. In a dramatic twist, Mallory Ervin—from season 17 when she was partnered with Gary Ervin—came to Mark's rescue so that he could compete.

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What happens when the kidnapped becomes the kidnapper? That’s now the question around NBC’s “Found,” which debuts on Tuesday on NBC. Originally, the logline for the Shanola Hampton-led drama series read: “Public relations specialist Gabi Mosely — who was once herself one of those forgotten ones — and her crisis management team now make sure there is always someone looking out for the forgotten missing people.

Evolution This article is more than 2 years oldHuman species who lived 500,000 years ago named as Homo bodoensis This article is more than 2 years oldSpecies was direct ancestor of early humans in Africa and discovery has led to reassessment of epoch Researchers have announced the naming of a newly discovered species of human ancestor, Homo bodoensis. The species lived in Africa about 500,000 years ago, during the Middle Pleistocene age, and was the direct ancestor of modern humans, according to scientists.

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