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    Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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    Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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    A model poses near a Honda HR-V car during the Indonesian International Motor Show in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
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    A traveler eats while waiting inside a railway station as people return home during the Lunar New Year holiday in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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    FILE - President Donald Trump answers a question from a reporter at the end of a news conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)
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    With little snow covering the mountain backdrop, a lone golfer putts out on a green on the Broken Tee Golf Course, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Sheridan, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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    A mechanic works on the Vulcain 2.1 engine that powers the Ariane 64 rocket, at the ArianeGroup's plant in Vernon, west of Paris, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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    Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. (14) reacts after scoring during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
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    No. 9 Kansas beats top-ranked and previously undefeated Arizona 82-78
    St. John's forward Zuby Ejiofor (24) drives toward the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Xavier, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
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    Pitino climbs career wins list as No. 17 St. John's fends off Xavier 87-82 in overtime
    Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. (14) is hugged by Kansas head coach Bill Self, right, as they celebrate after their team's upset over Arizona in an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
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    St. John's head coach Rick Pitino receives an award from the Italian Heritage Society of Long Island before an NCAA college basketball game against Xavier, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
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    Louisville guard Mikel Brown Jr., left, passes the ball away from North Carolina State forward Ven-Allen Lubin (22) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Louisville, Ky., Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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    One of the Venerable Buddhist monks holds flowers as they walk for peace into downtown Richmond, Va., Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
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    Buddhist monks head to DC to finish a ‘Walk for Peace’ that captivated millions
    FILE -The entrance to Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla. is shown Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.  (AP Photo/Curt Anderson)
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    Man convicted of killing a traveling salesman scheduled for 1st Florida execution of 2026
    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, speaks during a news conference as  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. listens, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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    In this photo made from video and provided by the New Zealand Court of Appeal, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, Brenton Tarrant appears before the court by video from Auckland Prison in Auckland. (New Zealand Court of Appeal via AP)
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    Kenia Medal wears a Bad Bunny flag while waiting to watch the halftime show outside Levi's Stadium during the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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    Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren, left, throws punches with Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges, right, during a fight on the court in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
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    Four players ejected after Pistons and Hornets tussle in physical game won by Detroit
    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, speaks during a news conference as  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. listens, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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    Democrats and White House trade offers as shutdown of Homeland Security looms
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    GOP lawmakers both critical and cordial with Charlotte leaders after high-profile crime
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    Louisville guard Mikel Brown Jr., right, attempts to get past North Carolina State guard Tre Holloman, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Louisville, Ky., Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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    Brown scores 45, sets ACC frosh single-game scoring mark, ties Unseld's record for No. 24...
    President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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    Navy leader wants to move faster and leaner instead of turning to aircraft carriers in...
    People wait outside Thomas S. Wootton High School for students in Rockville Md., Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, after a person was shot inside the school. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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    Student is shot in a Maryland high school and another student is in custody, police say
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