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    FILE -A U.S. M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fires a missile during a Combined Joint Littoral Live Fire Exercise at the joint military exercise called "Balikatan", Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder in a Naval station in Zambales province, northern Philippines on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
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    US plans to deploy more missile launchers to the Philippines despite China's alarm17m ago
    Dancers in colorful costumes perform Yingge Dance, a traditional folk dance from southern China during Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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    Lunar New Year prayers, robots and festivities usher in the Year of the Horse20m ago
    In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi, left, hold a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)
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    US and Iran to hold a second round of nuclear talks in Geneva1h ago
    Family members of suspected Islamic State militants who are Australian nationals board a van heading to the airport in Damascus during the first repatriation operation of the year, at Roj Camp in eastern Syria, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. Thirty-four Australian citizens from 11 families departed the camp. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
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    Australia won't repatriate 34 women and children linked to IS from Syria1h ago
    Iowa State guard Nate Heise (0) celebrates after making a 3-point basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Houston, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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    Nate Heise hits go-ahead 3-pointer in No. 6 Iowa State's 70-67 win over No. 2 Houston
    A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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    Shares fall in Japan, while most of Asia's markets are shut for the Lunar New Year...
    A woman reacts near the Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, R.I., after a shooting at the ice rink, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
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    Shooting at Rhode Island youth hockey game leaves 3 dead, including shooter, and 3 more...
    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks during a campaign event, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, in Tyler, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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    Texas Republican Paxton steps up his Senate bid against GOP Sen. Cornyn ahead of early...
    FILE - Anderson Cooper attends the 16th annual CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute in New York on Dec. 11, 2022. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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    Anderson Cooper says he's exiting from '60 Minutes,' but staying with CNN
    FILE - A person views posted signs on the locations of the now removed explanatory panels that were part of an exhibit on slavery at President's House Site in Philadelphia, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)
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    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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    FILE - Frederick Wiseman arrives at the 2016 Governors Awards, Nov. 12, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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    U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban hold a joint news conference in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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    Rubio plugs Orbán's bid for another term in Hungary's elections
    Raw sewage floods a service building after a massive sewage pipe rupture in Glen Echo, Md., Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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    Trump and Maryland governor Wes Moore battle over Potomac River sewage spill response
    In this image provided by Sepahnews of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Feb. 16, 2026, shows troops standing at attention during the guard's drill in the Persian Gulf on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Sepahnews via AP)
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    Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of more US talks
    This image provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows a large tree that has fallen across the highway blocking all southbound lanes and the fast lane northbound in Goleta, Calif., Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP)
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    California walloped by winter storm with high winds and heavy rain and snow
    United States' Taylor Heise (27) celebrates after scoring a goal against Sweden during the second period of a women's ice hockey semifinal match at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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    The United States and Canada will meet for gold for the 7th time in Olympic women's...
    FILE - Miami Dolphins' Tyreek Hill looks toward the field son the sideline before an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sept. 29, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, file)
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    Dolphins releasing star receiver Tyreek Hill in major roster cuts
    FILE - Robert Duvall poses for a portrait during an interview in Los Angeles on June 5, 2015. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP, File)
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    Al Pacino, Francis Ford Coppola and others pay tribute to Robert Duvall, who died at age...
    FILE - Robert Duvall poses for a portrait during an interview in Los Angeles on June 5, 2015. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP, File)
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    Al Pacino, Francis Ford Coppola and others pay tribute to Robert Duvall, who died at age...
    ARQUIVO - Trabalhadores instalam iluminação no letreiro “X” no alto da sede da empresa anteriormente conhecida como Twitter, no centro de San Francisco, EUA, em 28 de julho de 2023. (Foto AP/Noah Berger, Arquivo)
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    Grok faces more scrutiny over deepfakes as Irish regulator opens EU privacy investigation
    Ilia Malinin of the United States reacts at the end of his program after competing during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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    Ilia Malinin hints at 'inevitable crash' amid Olympic pressure and online hate in social...
    Gold medalists Stephan Embacher and Jan Hoerl, of Austria, celebrate on the podium, with silver medalists Pawel Wasek and Kacper Tomasiak, of Poland, and bronze medalists Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal and Johann Andre Forfang, of Norway, after the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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    Austria wins gold in 1st Olympic men's super team ski jump as event is shortened due to...
    Silver medalist China's Eileen Gu celebrates with fans after the women's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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    Eileen Gu wins silver for 5th Olympic medal. Canadian Megan Oldham's gold is her 2nd of...
    Retiree Jorge Reyes shows his phone with the app "El Ticket" which is used to reserve a place in line to buy rationed gasoline in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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    Cuban drivers face monthslong wait for gasoline in a government app designed to reduce...
    Colin Gray, the father of Apalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray, looks down as his attorney gives his opening statement in the courtroom at the Barrow County courthouse, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, in Winder, Ga. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
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    Opening statements held in the trial of a Georgia high school shooting suspect's father
    FILE - Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Hickman arrives at Gillette Stadium prior to an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Oct. 26, 2025, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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    Police: Browns safety Ronnie Hickman jumped by 4 men in a New York hotel lobby
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