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After weekend Figure Skating Championships, the U.S. Olympic team is named
Top athletes at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships won a spot at the Beijing Olympics over the weekend in Nashville, Tenn. Next month's Games come amid the raging pandemic and political opposition.
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NCAA football champion will be decided in a game between Alabama, Georgia
College football fans will be watching as the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs play one more time — this time for the national championship.
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Why the Chinese government wants more feel-good stories posted online
In advance of global attention for the upcoming Winter Olympics, China's censors want people online to spread "positive energy" — their term for politically correct, feel-good content.
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As Chicago's mayor and teachers wrangle over omicron, classes are canceled
Public school classes are canceled again as the teachers union and the city continue negotiations surrounding in-person and virtual learning due to the omicron-fueled COVID surge.
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Why some 55,000 U.S. military personnel in Japan will be confined to their bases
For the next two weeks, U.S. military personnel will be confined to their bases. Japan's government last week demanded the U.S. impose stricter measures to stem a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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In a private ceremony Sunday, the 79th annual Golden Globes were handed out
The Golden Globes weren't televised or streamed online. The results were posted online and on Twitter. The changes were in response to scandals that rocked the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
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Employers added only 199,000 jobs in December even before omicron started to surge
U.S. employers added 199,000 jobs in December as the unemployment rate fell to 3.9%, marking a second consecutive month of disappointing numbers.
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Peter Bogdanovich, director of 'The Last Picture Show,' has died at 82
Known as a maverick filmmaker, Peter Bogdanovich made movies that ran the gamut from the bleak, coming-of-age drama The Last Picture Show to zany comedies like What's Up Doc.
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A statue of LL Cool J in his native Queens does more than just stand there
The bust shows the rapper in his signature bucket hat and gold chain. A solar-powered radio bumps his tunes so the level on his power meter will not decrease.
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Denver Thrift Store finds a live cat inside a donated recliner
The couple who donated the recliner didn't realize that the cat had crawled inside the chair. Workers discovered the stowaway, called animal protection, and reunited the tabby with her family.
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School bullies told him to speak English. His mentee showed him he already belonged
At StoryCorps, a Dominican immigrant speaks with a fellow Spanish speaker who in high school helped him adjust to living in America. Eventually, they helped each other find their own voices.
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In Myanmar, military leaders will meet with visiting Cambodian prime minister
Cambodia's Hun Sen is in Myanmar, the first foreign leader to go there since last year's coup. Some hope the much criticized trip can persuade the junta to end the violence there.