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TOP HEADLINES:
Missing person survived 74 days in B.C. forest
Court approves settlement over ballet photographer
Illegal blockades will end but not sure when: PM
Jurisdictional battles delay efforts to end protests
Blockade fuels more fear of U.S. protectionism
COVID-19 border changes coming next week: minister
Manitoba to end most COVID-19 restrictions
Hockey PEI suspends five players for racial slurs
Medal hopeful Bloemen fades in men's 10,000
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NEW TOP STORIES SINCE THE LAST ADVISORY:
Missing person survived 74 days in B.C. forest
Missing-Person-Returns
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada -- Bear Henry says they survived more than 70 days lost in a remote Vancouver Island forest on a few days worth of beans, rice, some cat food and melted snow. Wire: National.
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Court approves settlement over ballet photographer
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada -- The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is apologizing to students on the same day a court approved a $10-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over allegations a former teacher and photographer took intimate photos and released them without consent. By Brittany Hobson. Wire: National.
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Feds launch competition for armed military drones
Military-Drones
Ottawa, , -- The federal government has officially launched a competition for the purchase of armed drones after nearly two decades of delays and discussion around whether Canada should buy the controversial weapons. By Lee Berthiaume. Wire: National. Photos: 1
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Chinese Canadian museum for Vancouver's Chinatown
Chinese-Museum
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada -- The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown will soon become a Chinese Canadian Museum. Wire: National. Photos: 1
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Attack suspected to be hate-motivated: police
Alta-Hate-Attack
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada -- Police in Edmonton say a man has been charged in what is suspected to be a hate-motivated attack. Wire: Prairies/BC. Photos: 1
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CONVOY PROTESTS:
Illegal blockades will end but not sure when: PM
Trucker-Protest
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- Officials invoked stronger measures Friday to stop illegal blockades paralyzing the national capital and halting traffic at Canada's busiest border crossing with the United States. By Mia Rabson, Mike Blanchfield and Stephanie Taylor. Wire: National.
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Stopping blockade funds like whack-a-mole: expert
Trucker-Protest-Funding
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- An anti-money laundering expert says attempting to stop funds going to protesters blockading Parliament Hill and several border crossings is like playing a game of whack-a-mole. By Stephanie Taylor. Wire: National.
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Trucker protest spotlights vitriol towards media
Trucker-Protest-Media
Many journalists who cover charged pandemic protests across Canada are coming under fire themselves for reporting on incidents of hate and misinformation, say experts who warn such attacks threaten a key pillar of democracy. By Melissa Couto Zuber. Wire: Lifestyle. Photos: 1
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No arrests or tickets at Manitoba blockade: RCMP
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Winnipeg, , -- RCMP say they have not arrested or ticketed anyone involved in a blockade near the U.S. border crossing in southern Manitoba. By Brittany Hobson. Wire: Prairies/BC. Photos: 1
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Moe asks protesters to respect others' freedoms
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Regina, , -- Premier Scott Moe is asking protesters who are planning to attend demonstrations at Saskatchewan border crossings to not obstruct the freedoms of other people. By Mickey Djuric. Wire: Prairies/BC. Photos:
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Magna feeling the pressure amid bridge closure
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Aurora, Ont., , -- Canadian auto parts manufacturer Magna International Inc. says it is beginning to feel the impact of the Ambassador Bridge blockades on its business. Wire: Business. Photos: 1
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Border delays hit Honda plant in Alliston, Ont.
Trucker-Protest-Automakers
Toronto, Ontario, Canada -- Honda Canada says it's temporarily suspending manufacturing on one production line during the day shift at its plant in Alliston, Ont., today due to border delays. Wire: Business. Photos: 1
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Ottawa in talks with Manitoba over blockade
Trucker-Protest-Mba
Canada's public safety minister is to talk with the Manitoba government later today about an ongoing blockade near the Emerson border crossing in southern Manitoba. Wire: Prairies/BC.
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Fredericton police brace for anti-mandate protest
NB-Trucker-Protest
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada -- People and vehicles have begun to gather east of Fredericton ahead of a protest in the city’s downtown against COVID-19 public health measures. Wire: Atlantic. Photos: 1
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COVID-19 AND OMICRON:
COVID-19 border changes coming next week: minister
COVID-Cda
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- The federal government will announce changes to pandemic measures at Canada's borders next week, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos signalled Friday, while Canada's chief public health officer said the country is looking to more sustainable plans to manage COVID-19. By Laura Osman. Wire: National. Photos: 1
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Manitoba to end most COVID-19 restrictions
COVID-Mba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada -- Premier Heather Stefanson says Manitoba is accelerating its plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions and expects to have all public health orders lifted in the coming weeks. Wire: Prairies/BC. Photos: 1
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Quebec reports 39 more deaths linked to COVID-19
COVID-Que
Montreal, Quebec, Canada -- Quebec is reporting 39 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus today and 98 fewer patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Wire: Ontario/Quebec. Photos: 1
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Edmonton doctors call Alberta COVID plan reckless
COVID-Alta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada -- Faculty from the University of Alberta's school of public health are voicing strong opposition to the rapid relaxation of COVID-19 health measures in the province, saying it could prolong the pandemic. Wire: Prairies/BC.
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Military investigating officer over anti-vax video
COVID-Military
Ottawa, , -- The Canadian Armed Forces says it is investigating after one of its officers appeared in a video speaking out against vaccine mandates. Wire: National.
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Toronto tech institute tracking long COVID with AI
COVID-Artificial Intelligence
Toronto, Ontario, Canada -- A Toronto tech institute is using artificial intelligence and social media to track and determine which long COVID symptoms are most prevalent. By Tara Deschamps. Wire: Business. Photos: 1
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OTHER TOP NEWS:
Hockey PEI suspends five players for racial slurs
NS-PEI-Hockey-Racism
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada -- The governing body for hockey in Prince Edward Island is handing down 25-game suspensions to five players accused of hurling racial slurs toward a Nova Scotia goalie last November. Wire: Atlantic, National. Photos: 1
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Lack of transparency over phone data haul: expert
Privacy-Data
Ottawa, , -- Ontario's former privacy commissioner says she is troubled "by the complete lack of transparency" from the Public Health Agency of Canada over its plans to collect millions of people's mobile phone data. By Marie Woolf. Wire: National. Photos: 1
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Public to weigh in on long-term care standards
LTC-Standards
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- Experts have released a new set of draft standards for long-term care, this time focused on building design, materials and infection prevention and control. By Laura Osman. Wire: National. Photos: 1
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Evacuations lifted years after B.C. slides
Old-Fort-Slide
Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada -- Final evacuation orders have been lifted for an area of northeastern British Columbia affected by slow-moving landslides that began more than three years ago. Wire: Prairies/BC. Photos: 1
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Restorative justice in N.S. lobster pound riot
NS-Indigenous-Lobster
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada -- Restorative justice is being used to help resolve a case involving 25 people accused of ransacking a Nova Scotia lobster pound at the centre of a dispute over Indigenous fishing rights. Wire: Atlantic. Photos: 1
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Woman files complaint against Regina doctor
Sask-Doctor-Complaint
Regina, , -- A woman says she is going blind after her doctor stigmatized her over her drug use and ignored symptoms that she had a sexually transmitted infection. By Mickey Djuric. Wire: Prairies/BC. Photos: 1
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NDP Black caucus advocating from the inside
Black-History-Black-Caucus
Laura Mae Lindo is reminded of the challenges of advocating for the Black community from within a system that has often trampled its rights whenever she steps inside Ontario's legislative chamber. By Allison Jones. Wire: Ontario/Quebec. Photos: 1
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ATCO investigation gets more time for settlement
ATCO-Investigation
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada -- The Alberta Utilities Commission is giving ATCO Electric and commission investigators more time to negotiate a settlement over an alleged breach of regulations governing the industry. Wire: Prairies/BC.
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Cineplex reports $21.8M fourth-quarter loss
Cineplex-Rslts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada -- Cineplex Inc. reported a loss of $21.8 million in the fourth quarter as it was helped by October and November movie releases, but faced closures and capacity restrictions at most of its locations in late December. Wire: Business. Photos: 1
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Elton John scraps March farewell shows in Canada
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada -- Elton John's "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour will bypass Canada next month. Wire: Entertainment. Photos: 1
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Medal hopeful Bloemen fades in men's 10,000
OLY-Canada-Roundup
Beijing, Beijing, China -- Ted-Jan Bloemen was on pace to medal halfway through his signature event. Wire: Sports. Photos: 1
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LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE STORIES:
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Six people died every day in 2021 from B.C.’s toxic drug supply, coroner’s report shows
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More than 2,200 people lost their lives to the toxic illicit drug supply in 2021, according to preliminary data from the BC Coroners Service. Six more people die every day and decision-makers are failing to respond to the crisis with “the urgency it demands,” British Columbia’s Chief Coroner Lisa LaPointe says. 1,000 words. PHOTO. Melissa Renwick/Ha-Shilth-Sa
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Yukon man’s extradition case brought to B.C. Court of Appeal
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In a turn of events stemming from nearly 50 years ago, Champagne-Aishihik citizen John Graham and American-Indian Leonard Peltier could both be released from prison before they die. They were both arrested in Canada for events in the early- to mid-1970s in South Dakota and extradited to the U.S. where they were served with life sentences. Now, in both cases, on both sides of the border, authorities are admitting they erred. 1,000 words. Lawrie Crawford/Yukon News
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Law students call on York University to reverse planned cut to its Innocence Project
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York University law students working on Osgoode Hall’s Innocence Project are calling on their dean to reverse a decision to offer only one-third the spots in the upcoming school year. The project, the first of its kind in Canada when it launched at York in 1997, currently has 12 students examining cases of suspected wrongful conviction and working to seek proof of incarcerated people’s innocence. 500 words. Morgan Sharp/Canada's National Observer
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RENTAL-ASSISTANCE-EVICTIONS — A growing number of landlords are taking federal rental assistance to cover months of back rent but still moving to evict tenants. Housing advocates say there are loopholes in the $46.5 billion Emergency Rental Assistance program that lead to tenants struggling to find safe and affordable housing. But the Treasury Department, which oversees the program, says it has no data to suggest that landlords evicting tenants after getting assistance is a “pervasive issue” but that it was “completely unacceptable.” By Michael Casey. SENT: 1,265 words, photos.
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BIDEN-AFGHANISTAN — President Joe Biden signed an executive order to create a pathway to split $7 billion in Afghan assets frozen in the U.S. to fund humanitarian relief in Afghanistan and to create a trust fund to compensate Sept. 11 victims. The order calls for U.S. financial institutions to facilitate access to $3.5 billion for Afghan relief and basic needs. The other $3.5 billion would remain in the United States and be used to fund payments from ongoing litigation by U.S. victims of terrorism. By Aamer Madhani and Kathy Gannon. SENT: 905 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CANADA PROTESTS — Ontario’s premier declared a state of emergency in reaction to the truck blockades in Ottawa and at the U.S. border and said he will urgently enact laws to crack down on those who interfere with the free flow of goods and people. Since Monday, scores of drivers protesting Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions and venting their rage against liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have bottled up the Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit, disrupting the auto industry on both sides of the border. By Rob Gillies. SENT: 960 words, photos. WITH: VIRUS-OUTBREAK-CANADIAN-TRUCKERS-MEDIA — U.S. conservative figures cheer on Canadian trucker protest. SENT: 655 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK — Bringing in more than 15,000 people for the Winter Olympics poses risks for a country determined to keep COVID-19 out. One week into the 17-day event, China appears to be meeting the challenge with a bubble that restricts the movement of participants so they don’t come in contact with the general population. By Huizhong Wu and Ken Moritsugu. SENT: 1,000 words, photos, video.
RUSSIAN DOPING — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s right to compete in the women’s event at the Beijing Olympics will be decided at an urgent hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Both the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Testing Agency — on behalf of the IOC -- said they would fight the decision by Russia’s anti-doping agency to allow the 15-year-old Valieva to skate. Valieva is the heavy favorite in her event, which begins Tuesday. By Sports Writers Graham Dunbar and James Ellingworth. SENT: 1,035 words, photos. With RUSSIAN DOPING-WHO'S INVOLVED? — A look at sports agencies involved in the case (sent).
RUSSIA-GETTING-AWAY-WITH-IT — Be it sports, politics, hacking or war, the recent history of Russia’s relationship with the world can be summed up in one phrase: They get away with it. Vladimir Putin’s Russia has perfected the art of flouting the rules. It doesn’t matter whether the venue is the Olympic arena, international diplomacy or meddling in other countries’ elections from the comfort of home. And it has suffered little consequence for its actions. By Brian Carovillano and Ted Anthony. SENT: 1,340 words, photos.
RUSSIA-BRINKMANSHIP GAME-EXPLAINER — With Russia carrying out a massive military buildup near Ukraine and the West roundly rejecting Moscow’s security demands, a window for diplomacy in the crisis appears to be closing. But even as Moscow continues to bolster its forces and holds sweeping war games, Putin is keeping the window open for more negotiations in a calculated game of brinkmanship intended to persuade Washington and its allies to accept Russia’s demands. By Vladimir Isachenkov. SENT: 1,010 words, photos. WITH: UKRAINE-TENSIONS — U.K. defense secretary in Moscow amid Ukraine tensions. SENT: 975 words, photos. WITH: UKRAINE-TENSIONS-THINGS-TO-KNOW — What to know about the fears of war. SENT: 765 words, photos.
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PHOENIX-OFFICERS-SHOT-PHOENIX — Five Phoenix police officers were shot in an ambush after responding to a report of gunfire inside a home, including four who were wounded while trying to take a baby to safety, police said. Four more officers were injured by shrapnel or ricocheting bullets. All were expected to survive. By Jacques Billeaud and Paul Davenport. SENT: 305 words, photos.
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OLY-OLYMPIC-RDP — Shaun White’s brilliant and transcendent Olympic career is over. It ended with a fall on his final run down the halfpipe, a heartfelt ovation from the crowd and then a tearful farewell to a sport he helped define. A few mountains away, Mikaela Shiffrin finally made it all the way down the Alpine ski hill. She finished ninth in super-G and then expressed relief. SENT: 1,095 words, photos.
OLY-SKE-MEN'S-SKELETON — Germany has its first Olympic skeleton champion, and the country is simply sliding away from all challengers so far at the Beijing Olympics. Christopher Grotheer was a runaway winner in the men’s skeleton event that ended Friday night, the first German to win gold in the discipline where sliders navigate the icy chute headfirst at speeds that can exceed 80 mph. SENT: 760 words, photos.
OLY-SKI—WOMEN’S-SUPER-G — Mikaela Shiffrin completed the super-G at the Beijing Olympics in a time way out of medal contention. But for the first time in three races at the 2022 Games, she made it across the finish. By National Writer Howard Fendrich. SENT: 880 words, photos.
OLY-SBD-MEN’S HALFPIPE — In Shaun White’s farewell performance, Ayumu Hirano of Japan won an elusive Olympic gold in the halfpipe with a boundary-pushing final run. SENT: 740 words, photos.
OLY-FIG-NATHAN CHEN — U.S. figuring skating gold medalist Nathan Chen says he’s looking forward to going back to school and is undecided about what’s next for him in the sport. SENT: 620 words, photos.
OLY-CUR-GARLIC-GIRLS-RETURN — South Korea’s famed women’s curling team has arrived at the Olympics in Beijing ready to do what they couldn’t four years ago at the Pyeongchang Games: have fun. The team known as the “Garlic Girls” for their hometown’s prolific garlic production won the silver medal in curling at Pyeongchang despite being considered the underdogs. SENT: 1,010 words, photos.
FIGURE SKATING-DIVERSITY — In figure skating’s century-old history that has been largely European until just a few decades ago, some wonder how more Black athletes can make a lasting imprint on the sport. SENT: 1,220 words, photos.
BEIJING SNAPSHOT-SHOPPING LINES — If you’re shopping for souvenirs, “the closed loop” at the Beijing Olympics is the place to be. SENT: 290 words, photos.
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-NEW-YORK — Several thousand New York City public workers could lose their jobs Friday if they don’t show they’ve complied with the city’s mandate requiring they receive at least two shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. SENT: 495 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN — Vaccinated travelers can enter Britain without taking any coronavirus tests, after the government scrapped one of the final restrictions imposed over the past two years in response to COVID-19. SENT: 590 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-EUROPE PROTESTS — Protesters angry over pandemic restrictions are driving toward Paris in scattered convoys of camper vans, cars and trucks to blockade the French capital despite a police ban. SENT: 750 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-FRANCE-CARNIVAL — Two years after the pandemic shut down the Carnival in the French Riviera city of Nice, artists, florists, actors, technicians and drivers are putting the final touches on their costumes, lavish flower arrangements and giant floats set to roll down the city’s famed boulevards and squares. SENT: 575 words, photos.
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WORDLE-HOSTAGE — Police rescued an 80-year-old suburban Chicago woman who was held hostage for nearly 21 hours in large part because she couldn’t text one of her daughters her daily Wordle score during the ordeal. SENT: 300 words.
WEINER-SLIWA-RADIO-SHOW -- Disgraced former Congress member and ex-convict Anthony Weiner will host a weekly radio show with Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa. SENT: 305 words, photo.
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PIG — A New York man is in a legal fight to keep a pig he says is his emotional support animal. SENT: 930 words, photos, video.
DAVE-CHAPPELLE-HOUSING-VOTE — Comedian Dave Chappelle says his threat to pull the plug on his plans to open a comedy club near his hometown in Ohio wasn’t because he opposed a proposal for affordable housing. SENT: 270 words, photo.
UKRAINE-SIGN -- A Ukrainian skeleton athlete ended his third run at the Beijing Olympics by revealing a small sign to the cameras urging peace in his homeland. The message from Vladyslav Heraskevych read: “No War in Ukraine.” SENT: 365 words, photos.
SCHOOL-THREATS-STUDENT-IMPERSONATED — A 12-year-old girl is accused of “maliciously” impersonating a fellow student by creating fake Instagram and email accounts to threaten students and staff at their South Florida charter school. SENT: 280 words.
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ELECTION 2022-TRUMP ENDORSEMENTS — Former President Donald Trump is flexing the power of his endorsement in several high-profile midterm contests. Some Republicans say he's injecting chaos into an election year that should otherwise be favorable to the GOP. SENT: 1,170 words, photos.
TRUMP-RECORDS-EXPLAINER — Revelations that Donald Trump took government records with him to Mar-a-Lago are a political headache for the former president — and a potential legal one too. House investigators have launched an investigation, and the National Archives and Records Administration has reportedly asked the Justice Department to look into the matter — though the Justice Department and the FBI have not yet said what, if anything, they’ll do. A look at what could lie ahead. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 4 p.m.
UNITED STATES-SYRIA-RAID — U.S. military officials say there could have been more civilian casualties than initially thought in the U.S. raid that killed the top Islamic State leader in Syria last week, but they believe any such deaths did not come at the hands of American forces. SENT: 1,090 words, photos.
VOTING MACHINES-GEORGIA — A federal cybersecurity agency is reviewing a report that alleges security vulnerabilities in voting machines used by Georgia and other states. But the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says the document shouldn’t be made public until the agency has had time to assess and mitigate potential risks. SENT: 790 words.
SMITHSONIAN-STATUES -- The Smithsonian will commemorate Women’s History Month in March by displaying 120 life-size neon orange statues depicting women who have excelled in the fields of science and technology. SENT: 340 words, photos.
PENCE-SOUTH CAROLINA -- Former Vice President Mike Pence is making yet another visit to the early-voting state of South Carolina, giving the spring commencement address at a Christian university in the state where Republican candidates often aim to drum up support among white evangelical voters. SENT: 400 words, photos.
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GEORGE FLOYD-OFFICERS-CIVIL RIGHTS — The chair of the Minnesota agency that sets licensing standards for police officers testified Friday that three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights had to receive training about constitutional rights and on providing first aid. SENT: 720 words, photos.
ATLANTA-NATIVE-AMERICAN-STATUE — Atlanta’s leaders are rethinking plans to install a statue representing a Native American man lauded as a “co-founder of Georgia” following an Associated Press report on the project. The Chief Tomochichi statue was conceived as the centerpiece of a park celebrating civil rights-era heroes. But Councilman Michael Julian Bond says the city hasn’t accepted the statue yet. SENT: 575 words, photos.
CHRISTMAS-PARADE-SUV — A Milwaukee man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he drove an SUV through a suburban Christmas parade pleaded not guilty to scores of criminal charges. SENT: 230 words, photo.
BLOOD-ALCOHOL-LEVEL — Traffic deaths decreased in Utah after the state enacted the strictest drunken driving laws in the nation five years ago, new research published Friday by a U.S. government agency shows. SENT: 670 words, photos.
PALIN-NY TIMES — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s defamation case against The New York Times is winding down with a jury hearing closing arguments. SENT: 550 words, photos.
CAMPUS BUILDING-KKK LEADER — University of Alabama trustees have voted to strip the name of a one-time governor who led the Ku Klux Klan from a campus building and rename it solely for the school’s first Black student. SENT: 400 words, photos.
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VENEZUELA-OPPOSITION LEADER — The Venezuelan opposition was re-energized recently by an unexpected gubernatorial victory in the home state of the late President Hugo Chavez. SENT: 800 words, photos, video.
AUSTRALIA-US-QUAD — Russia could invade Ukraine during the current Beijing Winter Olympics so Americans should leave the Eastern European country immediately, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. SENT: 620 words, photos.
IRAN-REVOLUTION ANNIVERSARY — Thousands of cars and motorbikes paraded in celebration of the 43rd anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, although fewer pedestrians were out for a second straight year due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 470 words, photos.
ROMANIA-NATO CHIEF — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg paid an official visit to Romania, where he joined the country’s president at a military air base that will host some of the 1,000 U.S. troops deployed to the country as the alliance bolsters its forces on the eastern flank amid soaring tensions between Russia and Ukraine. SENT: 460 words, photos.
BRAZIL-POLICE RAID — A police operation in a poor community in Rio de Janeiro has left eight people dead. SENT: 280 words, photos.
ITALY-ETNA-LIGHTING — A particularly powerful eruption of Mount Etna has created a volcanic storm that sent bolts of lightning dramatically across the sky over eastern Sicily. SENT: 120 words, photos.
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SPACEX-STARSHIP — SpaceX’s Elon Musk says that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship — the world’s most powerful rocket ever built — could come in another month or two. By Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn. SENT: 560 words, photos.
AUSTRALIA-KOALAS ENDANGERED — Koalas were declared officially endangered in eastern Australia as they fall prey to disease, lost habitat and other threats. SENT: 390 words, photos.
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INFLATION-IMPACT — High inflation and tangled supply chains have seeped into nearly every nook of the economy, forcing consumers and businesses to make painful decisions that many of them have never had to contemplate before. The key trends that have sent prices soaring — higher wages, parts shortages, rising rents, robust consumer spending, clogged ports and warehouses — won’t likely fade anytime soon. By Economics Writer Christopher Rugaber. SENT: 930 words, photo.
FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks were lower on Wall Street as markets remain unsettled a day after a wide sell-off brought on by a surprisingly high reading on inflation. SENT: 475 words, photos.
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TV-INVENTING-ANNA — Shonda Rhimes follows “Bridgerton” with her second series for Netflix. “Inventing Anna” stars Julia Garner and Anna Chlumsky. The series is based on a New York magazine feature about Anna Sorokin, who pretended to be a German heiress named Anna Delvey. SENT: 850 words, photos.
FILM-CHANNING TATUM — It’s been five years since Channing Tatum was the lead in a movie. But beginning with the former Army Ranger road trip movie “Dog,” Tatum is mounting a comeback that will continue with “The Lost City,” with Sandra Bullock. In an interview, Tatum talks about his hiatus, his failed Marvel project “Gambit” and making a third “Magic Mike.” By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 1,120 words, photos.
OBIT-IAN McDONALD — Ian McDonald, a co-founder of pioneering prog-rock band King Crimson and stadium rock hitmaker Foreigner, has died. He was 75. SENT: 320 words.
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SUPER BOWL ADS-PREVIEW — Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the future: of electric vehicles, mind reading Alexas, robots and cryptocurrency -- and also to harken back to the nostalgic past of ’90s movies like “Austin Powers” and “The Cable Guy.” By Business Writer Mae Anderson. SENT: 1,220 words, photos. WITH: SUPER BOWL ADS-PREVIEW-GLANCE. SENT: 635 words, photos.
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