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AXIOS (Delano Massey) - America's 250th anniversary collides with a renewed fight over Black history

America's 250th anniversary is colliding with a renewed battle over Black history, just as the White House moves to both smooth over and narrow how race and equity are discussed nationwide with rollbacks of diversity initiatives. Why it matters: Black History Month — in its 100th year since Carter G. Woodson's 1926 Negro History Week — arrives amid an administration actively shrinking institutions that preserve and teach that history. - The Trump administration has said that diversity initiatives and racial equity efforts have unfairly advantaged Black and Latino Americans at the expense of white Americans . Driving the news: Following presidential custom, Trump issued a National Black History Month proclamation on Feb. 3 that…

NYTIMES (Todd Heisler and John Leland) - NYC Is Still Covered in Grimy Snow and Ice. Will It Ever Melt?

Ah, those first wondrous hours of a snowstorm in New York. Two weeks later, the sidewalks are sooty and treacherous, and the parked cars are frozen in surrender.

NYTIMES (Ken Belson and Mike Isaac) - A Super Bowl in Silicon Valley Filled With Valley Billionaires

A who’s who of celebrities will join them. Just a little over 25 percent of the seats for the game will be for regular fans, with the cheapest ticket now selling for more than $4,000.

AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Netanyahu to hold urgent meeting with Trump Wednesday amid Iran negotiations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has moved up his visit to Washington and is expected to meet with President Trump on Wednesday to discuss the negotiations with Iran, the prime minister's office said in a statement. Why it matters: The announcement of the urgent visit comes a day after Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held negotiations in Oman with Iran's foreign minister over a potential nuclear deal. - Trump said the U.S. and Iran had "very good talks" in Oman on Friday and claimed the Iranian position is more favorable regarding a nuclear deal than it was before the 12-day war last June. - Netanyahu's statement hinted the prime minister is concerned the U.S. might pursue a narrow nuclear deal with Iran that…