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continues its military buildup in the Middle East.

And here's Jaina Raff has more.

A powerful winter storm is expected to bring blizzard conditions and power outages along the East Coast starting tomorrow.

And Piercelina Simmons-Duffin reports the hardest-hit area is predicted to stretch from New Jersey to southern New England.

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Musician Willie Colon has died.

His family announced the death of the 75-year-old trombonist and songwriter on the musician's Facebook account.

Colon was a pioneer of the development of salsa in the 1970s, and he was one of the most well-known musicians of the genre.

NPR's Felix Contreras has more.

A federal appeals court cleared the way for Louisiana to enforce a law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

That reverses a lower court ruling that blocked the law before it could take effect.

Republican lawmakers passed the rule two years ago, but a group of families from several faith backgrounds sued, arguing it violates the constitutional separation of church and state.

And GOP leaders say the ruling means the schools have to comply, but critics say they will keep fighting.

Texas and Arkansas passed similar Ten Commandment laws, which could be affected by this ruling.

I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio continues his trip overseas and is now in Hungary.

Earlier today in Slovakia, he told that country's president that the U.S.

is committed to strong ties with European allies.