Mexican ‘Tequila Fish’ is Successfully Reintroduced Where it was Once Extinct – After 5 Pairs Are Sent From UK

A project to save a tiny fish which began all the way back in 1998 has seen it finally reintroduced back into the rivers of Mexico. Once extinct in the wild, the Tequila fish is the first Mexican fish to ever come back from so close to the brink. Conservationists admit that it’s been a […]

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We Can Now Use CRISPR Gene Editing on Ticks – to Fight Lyme Disease in Humans

Reducing tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme disease, may now be possible thanks to two new gene editing methods developed by researchers. The methods could allow scientists to alter parts of the tick genome that are involved in harboring and transmitting pathogens. “In the United States, alone, ticks infect approximately 300,000 people with Lyme disease each […]

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A ticket stub from Jackie Robinson's majors debut sells for a record-breaking $480K

It was the second time the record was broken in the same auction. Earlier on Sunday, a bidder bought a full ticket from Michael Jordan's 1984 NBA debut with the Chicago Bulls for $468,000.

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British Museum Unveils Ancient Artifacts Illuminating the World of Stonehenge in New Exhibit

With the goal of creating the most detailed image of the world in which Stonehenge was built, the British Museum has acquired hundreds of artifacts on loan to present the full panoply of Bronze Age Europe; the people’s beliefs, capabilities, and knowledge. Seven countries have sent some of the most precious and extraordinary Bronze Age […]

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China is a Paralympics star, but its people with disabilities face high hurdles

China has dominated the medal count at the last five Paralympic Games. That's in stark contrast with the low level of disability access in Chinese society.

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Good News in History, February 28

187 years ago, the National Epic of Finland, Kalevala was first printed, dated, and signed. A compilation of mythology, folklore, poems, and songs from the Finnish past, it was instrumental in both the genesis of Finnish national identity, in putting an end to the civil strife of the Finnish language during the 19th century, where Sweden and […]

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75% of People Worldwide Want Single-Use Plastics Banned, According to New Global Survey

An average of three-quarters of people across 28 countries agree that single-use plastic should be banned as soon as possible, the ‘Attitudes towards single-use plastic’ survey by Ipsos has revealed. People in Latin American countries, as well as Brazil, Russia, India, and China show the highest levels of agreement with banning single-use plastic, with 80-88% […]

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5-Year-old Donates Everything He Has–30 Cents–to a Homeless Man, Teaching His Father a Lesson

Justice Smith almost messed up “big time”. He and his 5-year-old were coming back from the dentist, when they saw a homeless man in the median strip in the road. Smith said on Facebook that he wanted to give the man some money, but didn’t have any cash. His son Justus Mateo noticed the man […]

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Wheelchair Tumbles into Lake, But 81-Year-old is Saved From Drowning By His Dog’s Barking

An 81-year-old man and his dog were on their morning walk around the lake when he lost control of his electric wheelchair. Soon, he was nearly drowning—but, ‘man’s best friend’ jumped into action. Harry Smith’s electric wheelchair lost traction in the mulch which caused him to slide down the bank and flip off his wheelchair […]

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Students in Five Chicago High Schools Surprised With Free College Ride–All Expenses Paid–And For Some Parents, Too

Students at five Chicago Public Schools this week got the news that all their college tuition will be paid for—along with room and board, books, fees and taxes. Not only are these freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors getting the free ride, but also one of their parents or guardians. The multi-generation scholarship program is being […]

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Good News in History, February 27

Happy 122nd birthday to Die Roten—FC Bayern Munich! The “Stars of the South” are the most successful German football club in history, winning the Bundesliga 31 times, as well as won fourteen major international trophies. Bayern is the only club to have won all three major European competitions, have won three consecutive European Cups, and […]

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600 Hospitals Get Free LEGO MRI Scanners – to Reduce Anxiety in Young Patients

The LEGO Foundation has announced it is donating 600 LEGO kits to hospitals worldwide for miniature MRI Scanners—to help children cope with the intimidating process of having a Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan. What started in 2015 as a passion project for LEGO employee Erik Ullerlund Staehr and a Denmark hospital, is now being scaled and […]

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Mom Whose Facial Tumor Left Her Barely Able to Eat Now Lives Normal Life Thanks to Mercy Ship

A mother whose massive facial tumor left her barely able to eat or breathe is now living a normal life, thanks to the charity work of surgeons aboard a ship. Mabouba first noticed the facial tumor in her teenage years and, as she grew older, her condition rapidly worsened. By 2014, the tumor was so […]

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Your Inspired Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny’s ‘Free Will Astrology’

Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How All of Creation Is Conspiring To Shower You with Blessings. (A free […]

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Changing Your Diet Could Add Up to 13 Years to Your Life, Study Says

Small changes in our diets could reduce mortality from heart disease and cancer such that it adds 10-13 years to our lives. Large dietary studies are often somewhat useless, as the larger they become, the more impossible for them to replicate real-world scenarios and depict the genetics of who they’re surveying. However, a large meta-analysis […]

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Saturday sports: Big games and sponsors break Russian ties

Scott Simon talks with Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant about how the world of Sports is reacting to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Good News in History, February 26

90 years ago today, Johnny Cash was born. The American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and author was widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century and one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs […]

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Magpies Outwit Scientists, by Helping Each Other Remove Tracking Devices

Australian ornithologists have stumbled upon an extremely rare cognitive ability in magpies sitting fitting five of the birds with little backpack tracking devices. Demonstrating a mix of rescue behavior/altruism and clever problem solving, the magpies saw their friends had a strange metal parasite on them, and within hours the group had cut them free from […]

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The First Artwork Curated For the Moon: ‘It Will Last Forever’

British artist Sacha Jafri has prepared the first ever painting to be placed on the Lunar service when it blasts off with NASA later this year. The painting, called We Rise Together With the Light of the Moon, is engraved into a specially-designed aluminum-gold plate to survive the massive temperature swings on the Moon. The […]

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‘The Greatest American Frontier Hero’ Was a Former Slave: The Story of Bass Reeves

Even the most clichéd screenwriter in Hollywood could be made to feel ridiculous and over-the-top if they wrote a story with a character called “Bass Reeves,” and doubly so if that was character was a legendary lawman who was deadly with his revolver. Fortunately it was reality that produced this real-life Wyatt Earp and not […]

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A Gorgeous Bat Falcon Spotted for the First Time in the United States

Birders are flocking to Texas to see a bird that lives thousands of leagues to the south, make its first ever recorded appearance on U.S. shores. The bat falcon, though small, is as beautiful a bird of prey as one could hope to see. This particular individual, suspected of being only a juvenile, has actually […]

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Good News in History, February 25

Happy 41st birthday to the most successful Asian footballer of all time: Park Ji-sung. As a member of the Manchester United squad during the middle 2000s, Park made 134 appearances while scoring 19 goals for the Red Devils. His time in Manchester made him the first South Korean player in the club’s history, and the […]

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These Superfoods Top Up Important Nutrients With a Single Bite

Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel. What daily habits have you tried out in the name of good health? Diana Rodgers, an author and registered dietician, is the host of the Sustainable Dish Podcast where she sometimes recounts her attempt to eat 100% of her […]

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Snowmobilers Spotted a Moose Stuck Under Ice and Worked for Hours to Free it – WATCH

Last week, a pair of Anchorage snowmobilers rescued a moose trapped beneath the ice of a frozen creek. To an Alaskan, a moose is not a cuddly member of the deer family, but rather a very dangerous and ornery animal, yet Andrew Koerner and his friend Terry White wasted no time digging an eight-foot wide […]

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Sound Waves Convert Stem Cells Into Bone in Regenerative Breakthrough

Researchers have used sound waves to turn stem cells into bone cells, in a tissue engineering advance that could one day help patients regrow bone lost to cancer or degenerative disease. The innovative stem cell treatment from RMIT researchers offers a smart way forward for overcoming some of the field’s biggest challenges, through the precision […]

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Ohio Family Converts a 1903 Church Into Their Home – and it’s Pretty Amazing (Look)

A family of seven have converted a 1903 church into their home, using the pews as seats at the dining room table, and even adding a slide for quick exits from the balcony. Parents Matt and Kristen Gray, were looking to move somewhere so their kids wouldn’t have to cross busy roads on their way […]

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A German soccer team is removing a Russian logo from jerseys over the Ukraine attacks

The logo of Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom is being removed. The team said the logo will be replaced by lettering reading "Schalke 04" instead following what it called "recent developments."

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Good News in History, February 24

200 years ago today, the first ever Swaminarayan Sampradaya temple was built in the state of Gujarat, India. The founder of that Hindu sect, Swaminarayan commissioned it to be built with intricate carvings in pure Burma-teak wood, and constructed with sculptural art depicting deities’ episodes, auspicious symbols, and religious icons representing axiomatic religion and Indian […]

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Phil Mickelson apologizes for controversial comments about a Saudi-backed golf league

The six-time major winner said he "used words I sincerely regret" in an interview about a Saudi-financed golf league in which he brushed aside human rights violations by the Saudi regime.

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This Inuk Woman Is Teaching Her Indigenous Language Online to Help Others Reconnect With Inuit Culture

“Allurvik” means “place to take your next step” in the language of Inuktitut. It’s also the name of the first online language tutoring service for those looking to learn the Inuit language in Canada, or wherever they are logging in. During the tyranny of residential schooling of Indigenous children in Canada, many were forbidden from […]

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Your Brain Doesn’t Slow Down Until You’re in Your 60s – Later Than Thought

Mental speed—the speed at which we can deal with issues requiring rapid decision-making —does not change substantially over decades. Psychologists at Heidelberg University have come to this conclusion. Under the leadership of Dr Mischa von Krause and Dr Stefan Radev, they evaluated data from a large-scale online experiment with over a million participants. The findings […]

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Exercise Can Help Older Adults Retain Memories

We all know exercise is good for us, but that still leaves plenty of questions. How much exercise? Who benefits the most? And when in our lives? New research led by University of Pittsburgh psychologists pools data from dozens of studies to answer these questions, showing that older adults may be able to prevent declines […]

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This reservation has Wyoming's strictest COVID-19 rules. Student athletes are glad

Basketball players on the Wind River Reservation say masks keep them healthy and on the court. They're thankful the mandates won't be lifted anytime soon.

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Good News in History, February 23

136 years ago today, an American inventor used electrolysis to extract aluminum from aluminum oxide, a process that eventually resulted in reducing the price of aluminum by a factor of 200, making it affordable for many practical uses from soda cans to the Wright Flyer. As small grains amid clay, it was thought by medieval […]

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Stunning 2,000-Year-old Glass Bowl is Still Flawless After Archaeologists Unearth it in Dutch City

The Romans were excellent glazers, and an eye-opening testament to that fact was recently unearthed in the Dutch city of Nijmegen. A blue ruffled-glass bowl bearing hardly a scratch deserves a special place in a museum, say local archeologists. The city recently announced the discovery of the bowl, which was found during excavations for a […]

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Women's U.S. Soccer team settle gender discrimination suit for $24 million

A Martinez speaks with Rachel Bachman of the Wall Street Journal about U.S. Soccer's equal pay settlement.

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Solar-Powered System Offers a Route to Inexpensive Desalination

An estimated two-thirds of humanity is affected by shortages of water, and many such areas in the developing world also face a lack of dependable electricity. Widespread research efforts have thus focused on ways to desalinate seawater or brackish water using just solar heat. Many such efforts have run into problems with fouling of equipment […]

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Old Wind Turbine Blades Used For Bridge Construction After They’re Retired

A new bridge has appeared in Ireland that’s made from decommissioned wind turbines. The so-called BladeBridge, on the Midelton to Youghall greenway in County Cork, is designed for pedestrians, cyclists, and emergency vehicles. Erected at the end of January, it is the brainchild of the Re-Wind Network, a research organisation dedicated to address the global […]

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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit stripped of 2021 title after failed drug test

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission determined Monday that Medina Spirit had betamethasone in his blood, and is now disqualified from last year's race.

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The U.S. national women's soccer team wins $24 million in equal pay settlement

The team filed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation in 2019, saying women's team members were paid thousands of dollars less than the men at nearly every level of competition.

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Good News in History, February 22

60 years ago today, “The Crocodile Hunter” Steven Robert Irwin, was born in Victoria, Australia. The most famous televised animal conservationist, barring perhaps only Jane Goodall, Irwin achieved worldwide fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter (1996–2007), an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series that he co-hosted with his wife Terri. The couple also hosted […]

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This Woman Escaped Slavery by Hiding in Plain Sight – Disguised as a White Man

Shakespeare’s works are famous for portraying cross-dressing, particularly for the purpose of dealing dastardly and playing tricks on people. However, his fictions are nothing compared to the realities during slavery in America, where several enslaved people completed incredible escapes by disguising themselves as white. The most famous perhaps is that of Ellen and William Craft, […]

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Steph Curry gets a 3-point record as LeBron James takes another NBA All-Star win

Curry made 16 3-pointers and scored 50 points on Sunday night. But James, as MVP Curry put it, "hit the game-winner" for a 163-160 victory over Team Durant.

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9 moments that resonated at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

NPR's team in Beijing put together moments and storylines that stuck out — including those that showed immense inner strength, athleticism and grace.

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For $500 you can buy 1 of Michael Jordan's partially smoked cigars

According to the online auction house taking bids, the cigar was picked up last fall by a fan claiming to have retrieved it after Michael Jordan placed it in an ash tray.

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Michigan coach Juwan Howard hits Wisconsin assistant after loss

The Big Ten conference said it was reviewing a fight after the men's basketball game between Michigan and Wisconsin and would take "swift and appropriate disciplinary action."

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Good News in History, February 21

50 years ago today, in one of the finest acts of international diplomacy ever undertaken by an American President, Richard Nixon went to China, shook hands with the reds, and ushered in a new era of U.S.-China relations that proved to be one of the two or three key moments in the peaceful ending of […]

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30 hours after food poisoning, Jessie Diggins wins silver in 30-km cross-country race

Diggins not only became the first non-European athlete to bring home a medal in the event, she's now the only American to bring back multiple cross-country medals from the same Olympics.

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‘Most Important Prehistoric Discovery in a Century’ Revealed by British Museum

The British Museum has announced the discovery of “the most important piece of prehistoric art to be found in Britain in the last 100 years.” The object is a 5,000-year-old chalk sculpture and was discovered on a country estate near the village of Burton Agnes in East Yorkshire. The sculpture was first unearthed in a […]

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The — at times complicated — 2022 Beijing Winter Games come to a close

After 16 days and 109 events, the Winter Olympics officially ended Sunday with the traditional closing ceremony. Team U.S.A. finished with 25 medals in all.

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The Beijing Winter Olympics have come to a close

Sunday's close of the Beijing Winter Olympics ended a Games marked with splendor but also overshadowed by the coronavirus and political tensions.

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'A deep depression after the Olympics.' The challenges facing athletes at home.

"Athletes post-Olympics or post-retirement need a lot of support, a lot of people reminding them of their worth beyond just their athletic achievements and results," says therapist Holly Brooks.

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Good News in History, February 20

150 years ago today, the New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art opened its doors for the first time. It was established by an act of the state legislature that read “for the purpose of establishing and maintaining in said City a Museum and Library of Art, of encouraging and developing the Study of the […]

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This Huge Black Diamond Just Sold for $4.3 Million and No One Knows Where it Came From or How it Was Formed

A giant black diamond with an origin unsolved for decades has old at auction, despite scientists unsure whether it was formed from lava or dropped from a meteorite—or stranger things besides. It’s easy to be romantic about diamonds. As well as being ‘forever’ and ‘a girl’s best friend,’ they also can harken back to the […]

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America's fastest growing sport is a cross between tennis, ping pong, and badminton

With 4.8 million people now playing, pickleball is ready for the big time.

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U.S. figure skaters want their team medals before the Winter Olympics end

The team is requesting the Court of Arbitration for Sport to rule so its skaters can receive their medals while they await the results of a wider investigation into the Kamila Valieva doping scandal

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Saturday sports: Standouts and scandals at the Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics in Beijing are coming to a close with an ice skating scandal taking over the spotlight. Also, how China managed to make the games close to free of COVID-19.

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Olympic figure skating faces a series of controversies. What is its future?

Scott Simon talks to former Olympics figure skater Polina Edmunds about the current controversies and the future of the sport.

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Beijing Olympic organizers are touting a green Games. The reality is much different

Authorities in China said they planted nearly 200,000 acres of forest and green areas prior to the Winter Games. But they also transplanted nearly 20,000 trees, which could endanger animal habitats.

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Women are the stars (and the victims) of the Beijing Olympics

Women are approaching gender parity at the Winter Games, They've also dominated news coverage, because of powerhouse stars like Eileen Gu and because of tragic cases like Kamila Valieva.

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Good News in History, February 19

20 years ago today, the Odyssey Orbiter began its mapping of the Martian surface using thermal emissions imaging. The 2001 Mars Odyssey mission, taking its name from the famous 2001 A Space Odyssey, is NASA’s longest-lasting spacecraft at Mars. Along with determining the distribution of minerals, particularly those that can only form in the presence of […]

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Digging deeper into the IOC's reaction to the latest doping scandal

NPR's A Martinez talks to Timothy Baghurst, a Florida State University professor and former anti-doping administrator, about ethic questions surrounding Russia's star 15-year-old Olympic ice skater.

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IOC president addresses fallout from the women's figure skating event

Thomas Bach answered media questions about why Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to compete despite a positive doping test, and if it was worth holding the Olympics in China.

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News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Trump ruling, IOC president's news conference

VP Harris is in Germany for meetings on Ukraine. N.Y. Supreme Court judge orders Donald Trump to testify under oath. The president of the International Olympic Committee holds a news conference.

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Synchronized skaters missed out on Beijing, but their Olympic dreams live on for 2026

A push has been underway to turn the sport into an Olympic competition. And while that effort fell short for 2022, skaters are hoping they can crack the next Winter Games when they're held in Italy.

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Good News in History, February 18

1 year ago today, Perseverance, the world’s most sophisticated extraterrestrial robotic biology lab landed on Mars’ Jezero Crater to continue humanity’s search for life beyond Earth. Launched on July 30th the previous year, the rover touched down while capturing the first-ever footage of a craft descending onto the red planet. The rover is equipped with […]

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Canada wins Olympic gold in women's hockey, toppling rival Team USA

Canada defeated Team USA 3-2 on Thursday to win its fifth gold medal in the sport. Either Canada or the U.S. has won every gold medal since women's hockey debuted at the winter Olympics in 1998.

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2 Russians medal at the Olympic figure skating final, but not Kamila Valieva

Two skaters from the Russian Olympic Committee took the top two spots at the women's program at the Beijing Olympics. Kamila Valieva, who has been at the center of a scandal, took fourth place.

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Minimum ages for figure skaters? Some at the Beijing Olympics say it's a good idea

The scandal involving 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva is drawing new calls to establish age restrictions on Olympic figure skaters.

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