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Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protestersExternal Link
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used less lethal weapons in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, unless they believed their lives were in danger, NBC News found.
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:00:43 GMT
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From the sports desk: South America breaks 102-year droughtExternal Link
Hello from Milan and Cortina, where Brazil’s Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won gold in the men’s giant slalom, making history for all of South America.
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 23:09:30 GMT
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Canada and Sweden's curling teams swear at each other after a cheating accusationExternal Link
The action got heated on the ice during the men’s curling contest between Canada and Sweden on Friday, resulting in a shouting match between the two sides.
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 13:32:17 GMT
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At 41, bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor expects to win: 'I'm money under pressure'External Link
When U.S. Olympic bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor takes to the bobsled track on Sunday to compete in her fifth consecutive Winter Olympics, she doesn’t hope for a great run — she expects it.“My nickname for people who know me most is E-Money,” Taylor told NBC News on a video call from her room in Cortina, Italy.
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:57:01 GMT
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Figure skating world shocked by Ilia Malinin's Olympic performanceExternal Link
The figure skating community described the shock they felt watching Ilia Malinin’s mistake-ridden performance Friday night, trying to help fans understand how the sport's most dominant athlete performed so far below expectations.
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:02:39 GMT
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