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Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathencentercelebrates winning a gold medal for an alpine skimen's giant slalom raceas silver medalist Switzerland's Marco Odermattrightand bronze medalist Switzerland's Loic Meillard applaudat the 2026 Winter Olympicsin BormioItalySaturdayFeb. 142026. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption
Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea helped the U.S. win gold in the team eventthe first figure skating medal of the Games. Elsa/Getty Images hide caption
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Peter Mandelson was fired last year from his position as Britain's ambassador to the U.S. and resigned from the UK Labour Party earlier this monthover ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption
In this image from video provided by NASAa SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying Americans Meir and Jack HathawayFrance's Sophie Adenot and Russia's Andrei Fedyaevapproaches the International Space Station for docking on SaturdayFeb. 142026. NASA/AP hide caption
Jordan Stolz of the U.S. celebrates after competing in the men's 500 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympicsin MilanItaly on Saturday. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption
FILE - The al-Tanf military outpost in southern Syria is seen on Oct. 222018. Lolita Baldor/AP hide caption
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 MoscowRussiaThursdayDec. 262019. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption
CORTINA D'AMPEZZOITALY - FEBRUARY 10: Vladyslav Heraskevych of Team Ukraine participates during Men's Training Heat 3 on day four of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Cortina Sliding Centre on February 102026 in Cortina d'AmpezzoItaly. Al Bello/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe hide caption
"For mea baby is a blessing," says Abigail Hendrickswho benefited from a new drug trial for preeclampsia. Here she is with her almost 9-month-oldHayden Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption
Oksana Masters and Aaron Pike at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics. They bonded at a Para Nordic competition in 2013 over their love of coffee. Michael Steele/Getty Images hide caption
People gather on rooftops in Lahore's Old City to fly kites during Basant. Betsy Joles for NPR hide caption
House Oversight Committee Chairman James ComerR-Ky.and other Republican members of the committee talk to reporters following a closed-doorremote deposition from convicted child sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell on Capitol Hill on Monday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz speaks at an Action for Progress event about plans to transform behavioral healthon Feb. 22026in WashingtonD.C. Heather Diehl/Getty Images hide caption
Micky Small is a screenwriter and is one of hundreds of millions of people who regularly use AI chatbots. She spent two months in an AI rabbit hole and is finding her way back out. Courtney Theophin/NPR hide caption
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wavesnext to Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Wolfgang Ischingeras he gets a standing ovation after his speech at the Munich Security Conference in MunichGermanyon Saturday. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
The Department of Homeland Security's sign is seen outside its headquarters on February 132026 in WashingtonD.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Headquarters of the Washington Post in downtown WashingtonD.C.. The newspaper laid off most of its international correspondents and closed many international bureaus. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
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lia Malinin winces after his free skate on Friday. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Europe hide caption
Damoclesthe Greek courtier of the 4th century BCwho sat through a feast with a sword suspended over him by a single horse haircirca 350 BC. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
ICE agents depart the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on Feb. 42026 in MinneapolisMinn. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption