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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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    Drone strikes kill 2 in Ukraine and Russia ahead of US-brokered peace talks in Geneva8m ago
    U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks, next to the Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Wolfgang Ischinger, 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 softer tone but sticks to Trump's firm stance14m 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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    Iran’s crown prince says ahead of protests that inaction against Tehran encourages...59m ago
    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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    Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen checks his time at the finish area after the first run of an alpine ski, men's giant slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)
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    Brazil's Pinheiro Braathen leads GS after 1st run, seeking South America’s 1st medal at...1h ago
    FILE - Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen works against a San Diego Padres batter during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull,File)
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    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 - Madiha Maria, left, cries with Rana Abbas Taylor of Northville, Mich., who lost her only sister, brother-in-law and their three children to a drunk driver, during a candlelight vigil for people who had family members killed by drunk drivers, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, on the National Mall, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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    Mandatory driver impairment sensors clear a funding hurdle, but are they ready?
    FILE - In this image from video made by an individual not employed by The Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, people block an intersection during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 8, 2026. (UGC via AP, File)
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    Iranian security use dragnet spanning the entire country to arrest protesters
    Nigerian rock musician Bianca "Clayrocksu" Okorocha, accompanied by Daniel Onyemachi-Chiweolu, popularly known as Machigold, hugs a woman after giving her a single-stem rose and crooning love songs ahead of Valentine's Day in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb.10, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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    Nigerian rock artist wants people to pause and feel loved in the hustle and bustle of...
    ADDS NAME OF TEAMMATE - Sturla Holm Laegreid, of Norway, reacts after he won bronze as teammate Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold comforts him after the men's 20-kilometer individual biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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    Team Vince guard VJ Edgecombe (77) of the Philadelphia 76ers, right, passes as Team Melo guard Jeremiah Fears (0) of the New Orleans Pelicans defends during a final in NBA basketball's Rising Stars event Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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    FILE - BYU wide receiver Parker Kingston (11) runs the ball in for a touchdown during the second half an NCAA college football game against UCF, Nov. 29, 2025, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate, File)
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    BYU says star wide receiver charged with felony rape is no longer a student there
    Ilia Malinin of the United States competes during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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    'Quad God' Ilia Malinin falls twice in Olympic disaster, allowing Mikhail Shaidorov to...
    This combo from images provided by the FBI shows surveillance footage at the home of Nancy Guthrie the night she went missing in Tucson, Ariz. (FBI via AP)
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    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
    A view of George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
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    Minneapolis left to decide future of streetside memorials to 2 people killed by federal...
    A lovebird sings in Encanto Park, Jan. 18, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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    What we can learn from lovebirds, the rare birds that mate for life
    This photo provided by Luke Wigren shows Amy Zhai, from left, Taylor McCann, German Gonzalez, Hunter Taylor-Black and Maya Burke in San Jose, Calif., Feb. 5, 2026. (Luke Wigren via AP)
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    Mistrial declared in the case of Stanford students charged after pro-Palestinian protests...
    Observers film while federal agents conduct immigration enforcement operations, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
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    Minnesota shooting of Venezuelan man is the latest where video evidence contradicts ICE...
    Federal agents lobbed tear gas and flash bangs at protesters in front of the ICE building on Jan. 31, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (Allison Barr/The Oregonian via AP)
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    Affordable housing residents near Portland ICE building ask judge to limit feds' use of...
    From left to right, Leader of the Official Opposition of Canada Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon join hands while attending a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting, in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
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    Prime Minister Carney and Canada's main opposition leader hold hands during school...
    CORRECTS HALL SPELLING: Rose Byrne, Hasty Pudding 2026 Woman of the Year, displays the Pudding Pot poses for photos during a news conference at Farkas Hall theater, on the campus of Harvard University, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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    Actress Rose Byrne honored as Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year with parade and...
    Sheri's Ranch, a brothel, is shown on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Pahrump, Nev. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)
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    Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight for the first-ever unionization
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle)
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    US military strikes another alleged drug boat in Caribbean, killing 3
    Akshay Bhatia hits from a bunker toward the fourth fairway at Spyglass Hill Golf Course during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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    Bhatia and Hisatsune share Pebble Beach lead. Travis Kelce and amateurs head home
    A massive 826,780-square-foot warehouse sits illuminated Feb. 12, 2026, in the El Paso suburb of Socorro, Texas, that was recently purchased by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for $122.8 million. (ASP Photo/Morgan Lee)
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    Immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,000...
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