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Today’s Top Stories from NBC News WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2022 Good morning, NBC News readers.
This morning we take a closer look at what lawmakers are doing now to prevent the next threat to American democracy. See which states are grappling with the highest Covid-19 case numbers. And the end of an era for BlackBerry fans.
Here's what we're watching this Wednesday morning. 
One year after the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, Congress is eyeing new laws to prevent future attempts to subvert democracy, with the goal of passing legislation this year.
Lawmakers expect another Trump-style attempt to steal an election in 2024. But crafting legislation to stop it is proving to be complicated.
"Our aim is to ensure nothing like January 6th ever happens again," one aide to the committee said.
More on the Jan. 6 anniversary
Wednesday's Top Stories
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday clarified its Covid-19 isolation guidance to include testing as the omicron variant continues to rage across the country. See which states have set new highs for cases and hospitalizations. 
Temperatures across the Lone Star State last month were, on average, 5 degrees to 9 degrees above normal, making it the warmest December on record since 1889. "It's like the entire state moved south for the winter," said the state's climatologist. 
"It was sexual intercourse, involuntary sexual intercourse," U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan told the prince's defense attorney. "There isn’t any doubt about what that means." 
It is the first time researchers have directly observed how border fences hinder the Mexican gray wolf, which is on the verge of extinction. Also in the News
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Colorado native Erin Parisi said being able to declare who she is on the highest mountains in the world speaks to her soul. Select
In January, experts expect to see substantial sales on exercise equipment, bed and bath linens, and more. Here are the best January sales to check out. End of an Era
Tuesday was a sad day for so-called CrackBerry users.
BlackBerry finally pulled the plug on the classic phone that once was a status symbol for presidents to politicians and celebrities to CEOs.
Dedicated die-hard fans were forced to hang up on the device that had as many as 80 million active users just a decade ago. 
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