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A thrilling overtime goal by defenseman Quinn Hughes puts Team USA through to a semifinal game against Slovakia. On the other side of the bracket, Canada had its own close call, but moves on to face Finland.
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8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche
Authorities say the bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California. Six others were found alive.
FDA reverses course on Moderna flu shot
The Food and Drug Administration's about-face comes a little more than a week after the agency refused to consider the company's application to market the new kind of influenza vaccine.
Trump would like the government he leads to pay him billions
President Trump is asking the federal government for billions of dollars in damages, putting his own Justice Department on the spot and creating an unprecedented ethical morass.
Australia bans a citizen with alleged IS links from returning from Syria
The Australian is among a group of 34 women and children who had planned to fly from Damascus to Australia on Monday but were turned back by Syrian authorities to the Roj detention camp due to procedural problems.
Russia's hybrid warfare rattles Poland and NATO
Russia is stepping up covert attacks across Europe — rail sabotage, drones, cyberstrikes — testing NATO. Polish officials warn "disposable agents" are sowing fear and weakening support for Ukraine.
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Eight skiers in the Castle Peak avalanche near Lake Tahoe are confirmed to be deceased.
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We're continuing to celebrate Black History Month by looking back at 2016, a year that brought big moments in the culture.
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President Trump's unpredictable rhetoric and actions when it comes to foreign policy amount to what some experts call a "madman strategy." Other analysts say Trump is actually a realist in this area.
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In modern-day Jordan, a 1500-year old mass grave sheds light on the lives of people affected by the Plague of Justinian.
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As China celebrates the lunar new year, the year of the horse has taken on an uncanny association with Draco Malfoy of the Harry Potter series.
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A Palestinian prisoner who alleges he was sexually abused in an Israeli prison says he is telling his story to highlight the rise in abuse by prison authorities since the war in Gaza began in 2023.
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The U.S. is sending even more Navy ships and top-of-the-line warplanes into the Middle East. This comes as the U.S. and Iran are talking about that country's nuclear program.
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As millions of Muslims begin observing Ramadan, NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Aya Khalil and Nadine Presley, authors of two new children's books about this holy month.
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U.S. Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin finally medaled at the Winter Olympics, winning gold and breaking a long, agonizing streak of Olympic losses.
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Anthropic is one of the world's most powerful AI firms. New Yorker writer Gideon Lewis-Kraus explains how they're trying to make chatbot Claude more ethical, and the implications of AI's widening use.
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In South Africa, as taps run dry in Johannesburg, Africa's richest city, a tone deaf remark by a senior politician there unleashes fury. -
As Ramadan begins, traditional lanterns called fawanees brighten Cairo. They have become a symbol of Ramadan and are an almost-mandatory home decoration for the holy month in Egypt.
