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Crackdown on dissent after nationwide protests in Iran widens to ensnare reformist figures

FILE - In this photo released by the Narges Foundation Archive, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammad is seen after being released on a medical furlough in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. On her hand written in Farsi is "End gender apartheid."

Detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has received another prison sentence of over seven years.

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China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security case

FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai pauses during an interview in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020.

Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city's dissent.

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Center-left Socialist candidate wins over populist in Portugal's presidential runoff

Center-left Socialist candidate António José Seguro celebrates after defeating far-right populist André Ventura in the second round of Portugal

Center-left Socialist candidate António José Seguro recorded a thumping victory over hard-right populist André Ventura in Portugal's runoff presidential election Sunday, according to official results.

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Seahawks win Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Uchenna Nwosu (7) celebrates his touchdown on a fumble recovery during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif.

Seattle's "Dark Side" defense helped Sam Darnold become the first quarterback in the 2018 draft class to win a Super Bowl, to win the franchise's second title.

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No, that wasn't Liam Conejo Ramos in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show

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A publicist for Bad Bunny confirmed to NPR that the little boy in a blue bunny hat detained by ICE in Minneapolis last month did not participate in the Super Bowl halftime show.

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Seahawks ride their 'Dark Side' defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Rylie Mills (98) celebrates after sacking New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game, on Sunday in Santa Clara, Calif.

The Seattle Seahawks have won the franchise's second Super Bowl, and defense was the driving force behind this championship.

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Here's what happened at Kid Rock's alternative halftime show

Kid Rock performs before President-elect Donald Trump arrives at a rally ahead of the inauguration, on Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington.

Kid Rock headlined conservative group Turning Point USA's alternative halftime event.

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March for Life attendees may have been exposed to measles, DC Health warns

Thousands of people attend the annual March for Life rally on Jan. 23 in Washington, D.C.

D.C. health officials are contacting people possibly exposed to measles at the March for Life in January, as confirmed cases rise nationwide.

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Breezy Johnson wins gold, while Lindsey Vonn crash ends comeback quest

On the first Sunday of the Olympic Winter Games, downhill skier Breezy Johnson captured the first gold for Team USA. And alpine racer Lindsay Vonn crashed and was transported to the hospital with a broken leg.

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Investigating one of the worst train accidents in Spain's history

More than a week after one of the worst train accidents in Spain's history, many questions remain unanswered, and survivors struggle to move on.

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U.S. gave Ukraine and Russia June deadline to reach peace agreement, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.

"The Americans are proposing the parties end the war by the beginning of this summer," Zelenskyy said, speaking to reporters on Friday.

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U.K. leader's chief of staff quits over hiring of Epstein friend as U.S. ambassador

Downing Street Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney arrives into Downing Street on October 06, 2025 in London, England.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff resigned Sunday over the furor surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Trump administration lauds plastic surgeons' statement on trans surgery for minors

Transgender rights supporters rallied at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington, DC, after the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee

A patient who came to regret the top surgery she got as a teen won a $2 million malpractice suit. Then, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons clarified its position that surgery is not recommended for transgender minors.

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Breezy Johnson's downhill gold is America's first medal of 2026 Winter Olympics

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Breezy Johnson's first Olympic medal is a gold, won in a race marred by the crash of teammate Lindsey Vonn

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Thailand counts votes in early election with 3 main parties vying for power

Voters look at candidates listed on a display board before entering a voting station for the general election in Bangkok, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.

Vote counting was underway in Thailand's early general election on Sunday, seen as a three-way race among competing visions of progressive, populist and old-fashioned patronage politics.

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US ski star Lindsey Vonn crashes in Olympic downhill race

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In an explosive crash near the top of the downhill course in Cortina, Vonn landed a jump perpendicular to the slope and tumbled to a stop shortly below.

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Lindsey Vonn attempts to cap off her comeback with today's Olympic downhill race

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Sunday's race could cap the comeback within a comeback for Lindsey Vonn, the 41-year-old American superstar skier who tore her ACL just over a week ago but decided to push through to ski the downhill in Cortina.

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For many U.S. Olympic athletes, Italy feels like home turf

American Lindsey Vonn speeds down the course during the women

Many spent their careers training on the mountains they'll be competing on at the Winter Games. Lindsey Vonn wanted to stage a comeback on these slopes and Jessie Diggins won her first World Cup there.

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Immigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked

Alberto Castañeda Mondragón poses for a portrait at an apartment on Feb. 4, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn.

Alberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account.

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What we know about the massive sewage leak in the Potomac River

A massive pipe leak has surged 243 million gallons of wastewater into the Potomac river.

A collapsed sewer line, about 8 miles from the White House, pumped 368 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of wastewater into the Potomac. Repairs could take longer than previously expected.

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Pentagon says it's cutting ties with 'woke' Harvard, ending military training

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leaves an oath of enlistment ceremony, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, held on the base of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.

Amid an ongoing standoff between Harvard and the White House, the Defense Department said it plans to cut ties with the Ivy League — ending military training, fellowships and certificate programs.

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'Washington Post' CEO resigns after going AWOL during massive job cuts

Sarah Kaplan, a Washington Post journalist, protests outside of the newspaper

Washington Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis has resigned just days after the newspaper announced massive layoffs.

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One week since Nancy Guthrie was last seen, here's what we know

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Nancy Guthrie was last seen a week ago. In the days since, investigators have launched a frantic search to return the 84-year-old home.

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After the Fall: How Olympic figure skaters soar after stumbling on the ice

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Olympic figure skating is often seems to take athletes to the very edge of perfection, but even the greatest stumble and fall. How do they pull themselves together again on the biggest world stage? Toughness, poise and practice.

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Opinion: Alternate endings for modern attention spans

Marlon Brando in the film The Godfather (1972).

Some film professors are bemoaning the shortcuts students take to avoid watching assigned movies: some don't know what happens at the end. NPR's Scott Simon offers his own synopses.

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They're cured of leprosy. Why do they still live in leprosy colonies?

A doctor visits residents of the Bharathapuram leprosy colony. Even though they are cured of the disease, they have long-term effects — crippled hands, blindness, amputations and, most of all, foot lesions that, if untreated, can become infected.

Leprosy is one of the least contagious diseases around — and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. The colonies are relics of a not-too-distant past when those diagnosed with leprosy were exiled.

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This season, 'The Pitt' is about what doesn't happen in one day

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The first season of The Pitt was about acute problems. The second is about chronic ones.

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Lindsey Vonn is set to ski the Olympic downhill race with a torn ACL. How?

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An ACL tear would keep almost any other athlete from competing -- but not Lindsey Vonn, the 41-year-old superstar skier who is determined to cap off an incredible comeback from retirement with one last shot at an Olympic medal.

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Trump promised a crypto revolution. So why is bitcoin crashing?

President Donald Trump, at the time on the campaign trail seeking reelection, speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 Conference Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn.

Trump got elected promising to usher in a crypto revolution. More than a year later, bitcoin's price has come tumbling down. What happened?

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DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE

Demonstrators march in Minneapolis on Jan. 30, calling for an end to ICE operations in Minnesota.

A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.

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