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    FILE - Norway's Marius Borg Hoiby and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in Oslo, June 16, 2022. (Lise Aserud/NTB via AP, File)
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    A person walks in front of an electronic stock board at a securities firm in Tokyo Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (Masanori Kumagai/Kyodo News via AP)
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    FILE - Cardinal Angelo Becciu attends the consistory inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Aug. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
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    FILE - Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran, attends the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, on Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
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    Iran’s president seeks 'fair and equitable negotiations' with the United States52m ago
    People attend a memorial for Nguvumali Kalabosh Bosco, who died when tunnels collapsed at a major coltan mining site due to landslides, in Goma, eastern Congo, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
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    A power plant is seen from a train from Beijing to Shenyang in northwestern China on Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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    FILE - Hawaii coach Benjy Taylor gestures to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against UC Davis in the semifinals of the Big West Conference tournament, March 13, 2015, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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    FILE - Bolivia's former President Evo Morales chews coca in Lauca N, Chapare region, Bolivia, Nov. 3, 2024, amid an ongoing political conflict with the government of President Luis Arce. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
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    Don Lemon arrives at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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    Crossed hockey sticks are shown outside of the Stavely Arena in Stavely, Alberta, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Larry MacDougal/The Canadian Press via AP)
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    Audrey Nuna arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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    Texas Tech forward Lejuan Watts (3) attempts to guard Kansas guard Darryn Peterson (22) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Annie Rice)
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    New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye speaks during the NFL Super Bowl Opening Night, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in San Jose, Calif., ahead of the Super Bowl 60 football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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    Louisville head coach Jeff Walz puts the ball back into play during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Miami, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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    FILE - Workers in high visibility clothing walk past the Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney, Nov. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
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    Kelly Ryerson, known by her supporters as "Glyphosate Girl," poses for a portrait, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
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    Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., walks through the House Rules Committee hearing room to meet with Republicans on the panel as they try to advance a federal funding package and prevent a prolonged partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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    GOP leaders labor for support ahead of key test vote on ending partial government...
    FILE - Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrives at the presidential palace in Panama City, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
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    Bad Bunny arrives at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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    FILE - The Gates Foundation campus sign is seen April 30, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
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    In the face of aid cuts, Gates Foundation narrows its priorities and defends global...
    A man takes photos of a warehouse as federal officials tour the facility to consider repurposing it as an ICE detention facility Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Belton, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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    Kansas guard Darryn Peterson dribbles during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Annie Rice)
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    Darryn Peterson hits two late 3s as No. 11 Kansas wins 64-61 at No. 13 Texas Tech
    FILE - St. Louis Cardinals' Brendan Donovan against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game, Sept. 23, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
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    FILE - Chuck Negron, former lead singer of Three Dog Night, sings to a crowd during a Christmas Eve party, Dec. 24, 1997, at the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Hayes, File)
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    Three Dog Night's Chuck Negron, voice behind 'Joy to the World,' dies at 83
    FILE - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and General Secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party To Lam talk during a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh, File)
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    An internal document shows the Vietnamese military preparing for a possible American war
     Faith leaders sing together as a sign of support for Haitian migrants fearing the end of their Temporary Protected Status in the U.S., at an event held at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Springfield, Ohio on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
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    Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for Haitians
    A black toy poodle walks in the demo ring at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
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    Couples at the Westminster show bond over dogs, and each other
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