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Signs are emerging that the challenges of the pandemic are worsening gun violence in American schools. Researchers studying the phenomenon worry it will only get worse.
- SportsChina accused of ignoring hockey player's human rights as isolation complaints grow
The coach of the Finland men's ice hockey team accused China of not respecting a player's human rights on Sunday as complaints about COVID-19 isolation protocols piled up at the Winter Games.
- EuropeRussian forces at 70% of level needed for full Ukraine invasion, U.S. officials say, article with gallery
Russia has in place about 70% of the combat power it believes it would need for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is sending more battalion tactical groups to the border with its neighbor, two U.S. officials said on Saturday.
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Costa Ricans head to the polls on Sunday to cast their votes for a record number of candidates in a presidential election unlikely to produce an outright winner in the first round.
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- Snowboarding-Anderson reassures fans she is okay after losing title, article with gallery
February 6, 2022 · 9:13 AM UTC American snowboarder Jamie Anderson reassured her supporters that she was alright after she failed to retain her gold medal in the women's slopestyle competition at the Winter Olympics on Sunday.