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Three big-head caricatures of famed Italian composers (left to right) Puccini, Rossini and Verdi danced as part of the ode to the arts in the Opening Ceremonies of the 2026 Winter Olympics. (DeFodi Images / Getty Images)

The Olympics went big — literally

CK Smith
"Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie skips the 2026 Winter Olympics to be with her family as they resolve the disappearance of her mother in Arizona. (Kwaku Alston / NBCUniversal)

Guthrie steps away during family crisis

CK Smith
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Tahesha L. Way. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

AIPAC Dem attacks backfire in NJ primary

Jelinda Montes
Fans of Team USA shell out thousands of dollars to see their favorite athletes compete, making the Olympics equivalent to other major sporting events like the Super Bowl. (Bruce Bennett / Getty Images)

The Olympics aren't for the everyday fan

CK Smith
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US President Donald Trump participates in calls to US service members, on Christmas Eve, from the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 24, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP / Getty Images)

Trump posts video of Obamas as apes

Jelinda Montes
Minute Maid frozen juice concentrates (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Minute Maid cans its frozen juice line

Joy Saha
Even after a long public campaign declaring he would get peace and a summit with Putin in Alaska, Trump finally admits he "fell short" of his goal. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Getty Images)

US-Russian nuclear arms pact expires

Garrett Owen
FBI Director Kash Patel, center, speaks during a press conference on the tarmac at Ontario International Airport on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester/Getty Images)

FBI deployed in search for Guthrie's mom

Garrett Owen
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Bill Gates (Indraneel Chowdhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Gates "regrets" knowing Epstein

Garrett Owen
The Washington Post Building at One Franklin Square Building on June 5, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

"Bloodbath" layoffs shake WaPo

Garrett Owen
Former UK Ambassador to the US, Lord Peter Mandelson, speaking during a ceremony at the National Gallery, central London, as the statue of George Washington is returned after undergoing restoration. Picture date: Wednesday June 18, 2025. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt/Getty Images)

Europe rocked by Epstein files fallout

Garrett Owen
President Donald Trump prepares to speak at the White House on Dec. 16, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump: US should move on from Epstein

Alex Galbraith
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Pima County Sheriff, Chris Nanos, speaks to the media on February 3, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. He was answering questions about the search for Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of NBC host Savannah Guthrie. (Photo by Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)

"Today" host's mother missing

Jelinda Montes
Former President Bill Clinton and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive to attend the United States Capitol on January 20, 2025. (Photo by Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images)

Clintons to testify on Epstein files

Jelinda Montes
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to the White House on Nov. 2, 2025 after taking off from Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Trump: GOP should "take over" elections

Garrett Owen
Idaho governor candidate Ammon Bundy takes questions from the public on January 26, 2022 in Shelly, Idaho. Analysts are speculating that the governor bid by Bundy, a far-right activist, is part of a larger anti-establishment trend. (Photo by Natalie Behring/Getty Images)

Bundy: ICE raids are "sickening"

Alex Galbraith
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Trevor Noah at the 68th GRAMMY Awards held at the Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)

Trump threatens to sue over Epstein joke

Garrett Owen
Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in Cambridge, MA on 9/8/04. (Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images)

Epstein release exposes victims, photos

Garrett Owen
A 5-year-old was taken into ICE custody to "bait" his father to come out of hiding, though both father and son are currently pursuing asylum through legal channels. Minnesotans called for his return from the ICE detention center in Texas, which was granted on Sunday. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT / Getty Images)

Bunny hat boy and dad released from ICE

CK Smith
Donald Trump and his then-girlfriend, Melania Knauss, alongside future convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago on February 12, 2000. (Davidoff Studios/Getty Images))

Trump threatens to sue Epstein estate

Alex Galbraith
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Special elections across the country continue to show strong turnout for Democratic candidate, leaving many concerned for the 2026 midterms. (Allen J. Schaben / Getty Images)

Democrats build momentum in key races

CK Smith
Pete Davidson as Tom Homan during the "ICE Meeting" Cold Open of "Saturday Night Live" (Will Heath/NBC)

Homan on "SNL": Try not to get filmed

Alex Galbraith
Most journalists and press organizations are rallying around Don Lemon, following his arrest for his supposed involvement in a protest in Minneapolis this week. With some conservative pundits support his arrest, the debate over press freedom is back in the conversation. (Kevin Mazur / Getty Images)

Press freedom under fire after arrest

CK Smith
Journalist Don Lemon was arrested and charged with civil rights violations because he was reporting on a protest at a church in Minneapolis. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Lemon pledges to fight after his arrest

CK Smith
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