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The tax bills that Republican leaders have put forward in the House and Senate have broad support from their members, from conservative activists and from business groups. But other stakeholders have been sounding alarm bells over provisions in the legislation.  Those groups are lobbying furiously for their preferred changes, but there’s no guarantee their requests will be heard, given that GOP lawmakers are aiming to move quickly and are hoping to get legislation enacted by Christmas. Here’s a rundown on who’s pushing back against aspects of the GOP’s tax plans. AARP The AARP

CINCINNATI — Michelle Curley’s husband does not like the baby-hippo tattoo. He tolerates it, but he does not like it. “He is not a fan,” Ms. Curley said, shoving a lock of her paprika-red hair aside to show me what’s inked onto the concave scoop of her upper back. Ms. Curley was standing in line for lunch on a recent afternoon at the Base Camp Cafe, the russet-colored cafeteria at the entrance to the Cincinnati Zoo’s Africa exhibit. Every Formica table in the place was packed: with schoolchildren in matching T-shirts, middle-aged tourists with giant S.L.R.

These days many makeup artists are less likely to talk about hiding a woman’s age and wrinkles than about playing up her individual gifts. “For me to get a great result on an older woman, age is not what I see,” said David De Leon, a makeup artist who often works with Jane Fonda. “I look for her potential.” But finding the makeup that makes that woman look and feel great can be tricky. Application techniques that worked for years start to fail as one’s skin changes. Longtime favorites begin to detract, not enhance.

AUBURN, Ala. — There are fourth-year seniors at Auburn who, before Saturday, had never beaten Alabama in the annual showdown known as the Iron Bowl. These young men were still in high school during the famed Kick Six game here four years ago. They might have been middle-schoolers in 2010, when Cam Newton led the Tigers to victory in this game and then to the national title. “I didn’t want to come to Auburn and keep losing to Bama,” the junior fullback Chandler Cox said. “The whole nation was watching tonight,” Cox added.

PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. — Every year on Black Friday, Angela Buzatto has come to Sears to buy two new vacuum cleaners, at steep discounts, for her house cleaning business. This year she was going to buy four of them. Ms. Buzatto couldn’t resist. The Sears in the Phillipsburg Mall is closing its doors for good and everything has to go. Along with vacuums on sale at even bigger discounts, she bought her 8-year-old daughter a shimmering white dress for $24 and a $10 pair of fuzzy blue shoes. “It’s sad,” said Ms.

The United States Navy on Saturday identified the three sailors lost after an aircraft carrying 11 crew members and passengers crashed in the Philippine Sea on Wednesday. The sailors were Lt.

BEIJING — An explosion in a port city south of Shanghai on Sunday killed two people and injured at least 30 others as it knocked down buildings and left streets littered with damaged cars and debris, the government and news reports said. The early morning explosion struck a riverfront neighborhood in Ningbo, one of China's busiest ports, the official Xinhua News Agency and other outlets reported.

CHAMBLEE, Ga. — Not many notice when the SUVs arrive. Around 5 a.m., when the immigration agents pull into the parking lot of the Chamblee Heights apartments, 16 miles from downtown Atlanta, only one person is on the lookout. Cristina Monteros catches sight of the cars with the telltale tinted windows from her small apartment near the front, where she runs a day care, and calls her downstairs neighbor: ICE is here. The neighbor dials another, who passes it on.

CHAMBLEE, Ga. — Not many notice when the SUVs arrive. Around 5 a.m., when the immigration agents pull into the parking lot of the Chamblee Heights apartments, 16 miles from downtown Atlanta, only one person is on the lookout. Cristina Monteros catches sight of the cars with the telltale tinted windows from her small apartment near the front, where she runs a day care, and calls her downstairs neighbor: ICE is here. The neighbor dials another, who passes it on.

The suicide bomber who stepped inside the gold-domed shrine in southern Pakistan in February was wearing a vest packed with ball bearings, bolts and screws.