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Team USA, with more than 200 athletes, is the largest U.S. Olympic team ever, representing 32 states and chasing gold in Milan.
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A tree kangaroo at the Roger Williams Zoo in Rhode Island picked the Patriots, while Puerto Rican crested toads in Texas and a tarantula at Brookfield Zoo chose the Seahawks.
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A warming Arctic can stretch the polar vortex, a high-altitude air ribbon, one says. The “wobble” can disrupt the jet stream, causing extreme cold in the East.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the U.S. wants Russia and Ukraine to sign a peace deal that ends the war by June, before President Trump pivots to focusing his energy on the midterm elections. Why it matters: The U.S. timeline Zelensky laid out is pretty ambitious, both because there are still significant gaps between Russia and Ukraine and because Ukraine will have to hold a referendum on the peace deal before it is signed — a process that can take several months. - "We had very good talks today having to do with Russia-Ukraine. Something could be happening," Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Friday night. Driving the news: Senior officials from Russia and Ukraine held on Wednesday and Thursday a second round of…
From Prince’s giant symbol to Kendrick Lamar’s streetlamps, the set production designer Bruce Rodgers “makes the impossible possible.”
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Olympic figure skating is often seems to take athletes to the very edge of perfection, but even the greatest stumble and fall. How do they pull themselves together again on the biggest world stage? Toughness, poise and practice.
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Pakistan has made headway against the Islamic State and other militants, but a bloody suicide attack showed how fragile its progress has been.
Don Glickman’s daughter sent his favorite people the postcard he designed before his death.
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Some film professors are bemoaning the shortcuts students take to avoid watching assigned movies: some don't know what happens at the end. NPR's Scott Simon offers his own synopses.
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The White House is planning a leaders meeting for the Gaza "Board of Peace " on Feb. 19, according to a U.S. official and diplomats from four countries who are on the board. Why it matters: The White House wants to use the meeting to push forward the implementation of the second phase if the Gaza ceasefire deal and raise money for reconstruction. - "It will be the first Board of Peace meeting and a fundraising conference for Gaza reconstruction," a U.S. official said. - The plans for the summit meeting are in early stages and could still change. The White House declined to comment. Between the lines: The unveiling of the board last month was met with widespread skepticism. - Most Western allies didn't join, in part because the charter…