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    Fans hold Greenland national flag before a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between United States and Denmark at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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    Fans who raised Greenland's flag at US-Denmark Olympic hockey game say it was a...13m ago
    Portland Trailblazers guard Damian Lillard holds the winner's trophy after the 3-point contest at the NBA basketball All-Star weekend festivities Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    Damian Lillard wins a record-tying 3rd NBA 3-point contest title. Team Knicks wins...47m ago
    In this image from video provided by NASA, France’s Sophie Adenot, Russia’s Andrei Fedyaev and Americans Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway greet colleagues as they enter the International Space Station after arriving on a SpaceX Dragon capsule on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (NASA via AP)
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    Four new astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA's evacuated...1h ago
    FILE - Dr. Gabe Lewis, a research scientist, measures snow depth and mass to calculate density and snow water equivalent at Central Sierra Snow Lab in Soda Springs, Calif. on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (Brontë Wittpenn /San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)
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    'Major travel impacts' expected as winter storm watch is issued for northern California1h ago
    NBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks during a news conference at the NBA basketball All-Star weekend Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    NBA's Adam Silver to consider changing draft lottery, revoking picks to stop teams from...1h ago
    FILE - The Colorado River in the upper River Basin is seen, May 29, 2021, in Lees Ferry, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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    States reliant on Colorado River fail to meet the latest deadline to find consensus2h ago
    Supports of Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi attend a demonstration during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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    Crown prince urges the world to stand with the people of Iran as 250,000 rally in Munich2h ago
    Owners and their pets pose for a photo at the "Blocao" Carnival dog parade in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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    Dogs parade at Rio Carnival as their owners protest against animal cruelty2h ago
    Mansfield Town's Louis Reed, left, celebrates scoring during the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Burnley and Mansfield Town in Burnley, England, Saturday Feb. 14, 2026. (Richard Sellers/PA via AP)
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    Third-tier Mansfield stuns Premier League team Burnley for another FA Cup shock2h ago
    A game official separates St. John's coaches and players after a fight broke out during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Providence, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
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    Fight breaks out between No. 17 St. John's and Providence and six players are ejected2h ago
    Supporters of Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen react at the Brazil House as he wins the men's giant slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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    Brazilians celebrate 'Carnival in the Italian snow' as Alpine skier wins 1st Olympic gold2h ago
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    United States' Lindsey Vonn concentrates ahead of an alpine ski, women's downhill official training, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
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    San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama talks to reporters during the NBA All-Star basketball game media day Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    It's the US (and the US) against the world as the NBA All-Star Game tries yet another...
    FILE - Travelers wait at a TSA security checkpoint at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Nov. 30, 2025, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)
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    TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown
    Palestinian women ride a donkey cart along the coastal road in Wadi Gaza during a dust storm in the central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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    MSF suspends some work at Gaza's Nasser Hospital due to presence of armed men
    Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the audience during a session at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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    Zelenskyy says questions remain for allies over security guarantees for Ukraine
    Pima County Sheriff block a road near Nancy Guthrie's home in Tucson, Ariz. on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)
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    Law enforcement block road near Nancy Guthrie's home during investigation into her...
    FILE - In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, center, heads to the venue for talks between Iran and the U.S., in Muscat, Oman, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP, File)
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    US, Iran to hold new round of nuclear talks in Geneva this week, Swiss government says
    United States' Jordan Stolz celebrates after winning gold and setting a new Olympic record in the men's 500-meters speedskating final at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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    Jordan Stolz joins Eric Heiden with a 500-1,000 speedskating double gold at the Olympics
    U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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    Rubio's speech to European allies takes a softer tone but sticks to Trump's firm stance
    FILE - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks to the media in front of security officers standing guard at the Foundation for Fighting Corruption office in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
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    Russia poisoned Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin, European nations say
    FILE - Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul drives to the basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
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    Chris Paul, the 'Point God,' retires as All-Star weekend begins, ending a 21-season NBA...
    FILE - Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjorn Jagland announces the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, at the Nobel Institute in Oslo, Friday Oct. 11, 2013. (Heiko Junge/NTB Scanpix via AP, File)
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    How Jeffrey Epstein used the glamour of the Nobel Peace Prize to entice his global...
    Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen is overcome by emotion as he holds his gold medal for an alpine ski, men's giant slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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    Brazil’s Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins giant slalom, earns South America’s 1st medal at...
    FILE - Casey Wasserman, Chairman of the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games speaks during an IOC meeting ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
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    LA Olympics leader Wasserman will sell talent agency in wake of Epstein emails discovery
    FILE - The al-Tanf military outpost in southern Syria is seen on Oct. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor, File)
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    US military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria
    Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin, of Germany, after winning the bronze medal in the pairs competition at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Nagoya, central Japan, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
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    How an Olympic skating star born in Russia became a medal contender for Germany
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