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What the [redacted] is going on in Iowa?

Iowa is still figuring out caucus results. Trump is about to give the State of the Union address. And an impeachment vote is looming. It's Tuesday's news.

All eyes remain on Iowa as the caucuses have slowly unraveled into pure chaos. But today, hopefully, maybe, we will find out which Democratic presidential candidate is crowned the winner.

It's Ashley with the news to know Tuesday. And the news is long from over: Tune in at 9 p.m. EST for President Donald Trump's State of the Union. Here's how to watch.

But first, Netflix and chill: A rare salamander didn't move for seven years, according to researchers. So don't feel too bad when Netflix rudely asks "Are you still watching?"

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What if we told you that Iowa was still counting?

A day after the Iowa caucuses, the state's Democratic Party released some results, but could not yet determine a winner after a nearly 24-hour delay. To recap the caucus meltdown better than I ever could, I asked our 2020 editor, Annah Aschbrenner, what we need to know:

"Iowa Democrats had to deal with a faulty app to report results, a bogged down backup phone line and triple the results as previous years. We ended up with no winner declared at the end of the night, results delayed almost 24 hours and serious questions about whether the Iowa caucuses will continue for another presidential cycle. Meanwhile, Trump handily won the Republican side of the caucuses."

Bernie Sanders supporters wait to be counted at at an Iowa caucus at Abraham Lincoln High School in Des Moines on Feb. 3, 2020.

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Actress Shannen Doherty reveals she has stage 4 cancer

Shannen Doherty, in an emotional "Good Morning America" sit down, revealed she's battling stage 4 cancer, several years after finishing treatment for breast cancer. The "Beverly Hills, 90210" alum, 48, said Tuesday she has been privately living with cancer again during the past year. She did not specifically name what type of cancer she has, but GMA reported it is a resurgence. "It's a bitter pill to swallow in a lot of ways," Doherty said. "I definitely have days where I say, 'Why me?' And then I go, 'Well, why not me? Who else besides me deserves this?' None of us do."

Shannen Doherty says she has stage 4 cancer in emotional interview

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What everyone's talking about

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•	A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck near the south coast of Puerto Rico on Tuesday morning.
•	No, Shakira didn't do a "turkey call" during the Super Bowl. Think of it as the equivalent of a cowboy shouting "Yee-haw!"
•	Justin Bieber gets candid about past drug addiction, getting sober: I "felt like I was dying."

Get ready for Trump's State of the Union address

Trump is set to deliver his third State of the Union address on Tuesday night, a day before the Senate is scheduled to vote on whether to remove him from office (more on that tomorrow, y'all). What should you expect? Trump's dubbed this year's speech "the Great American Comeback," so he'll definitely use the address to tout his record on the economy and – perhaps – take an early victory lap on the impeachment trial. The president is scheduled to begin his speech at 9 p.m. EST and it will be widely available to watch online, even if you've ditched cable.

President Donald Trump at the 2019 State of the Union

Andrew Harnik, AP

Not the greatest ending to a cruise ship vacation

More than 3,500 people were quarantined on a Princess Cruises ship after one of its passengers tested positive for coronavirus. A guest from Hong Kong disembarked Jan. 25 from the Diamond Princess while the ship docked in Hong Kong to visit a local hospital, where he was diagnosed with the virus. The 14-day cruise, which was scheduled to return to port in Yokohama, Japan, on Tuesday has been delayed for 24 hours to allow the medical teams to do their work. Chinese health officials acknowledged "shortcomings" in their initial response to the fast-spreading virus as the death toll soared above 400 as of Tuesday.

Real quick

•	Sen. Susan Collins, one of only two Republicans to join Democrats in seeking testimony in the impeachment trial, said she would vote to acquit the president.
•	Four Alaska children missing in a blizzard were found alive, officials reported. They were cold, hungry and tired.
•	Winter weather is back: A potent storm that dumped heavy snow on the Rockies will crawl toward the central and eastern U.S. throughout the week.
•	A Virginia man who disappeared in late January on a kayaking trip in the Everglades National Park was rescued.
•	The rate of sea level rise along much of the U.S. coastline continues to accelerate, according to a new report.

No, not the fireflies!

One of summer's most enduring sights may be extinguished forever in some parts of the world. Fireflies, aka lightning bugs, are facing a triple extinction threat from habitat loss, artificial light and pesticide use, new research suggests. Loss of habitat is the primary threat, scientists say: "Lots of wildlife species are declining because their habitat is shrinking," said study lead author Sara Lewis of Tufts University.

A break from the news

•	Stressed about taxes? These 3 myths could be the problem.
•	Credit scores have gone up for the past 9 years. Here's why.
•	Unbearably cute: A boy lost his teddy bear on a Southwest flight — so the airline sent him a new one.