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US speedskater Jordan Stolz wins the 1,000 meters gold in an Olympic-record time

AP News MILAN (AP) — U.S. speedskater Jordan Stolz won the men’s 1,000 meters at the Milan Cortina Games on Wednesday in an Olympic-record time for the first of what he hopes will be a four-gold Winter Games.

Skating in the next-to-last pairing at Milano Speed Skating Stadium, a temporary facility constructed for these Olympics that has been producing fast times so far, Stolz finished in 1 minute, 6.28 seconds.

The 21-year-old from Wisconsin didn’t threaten his world record of 1:05.37 but did better the Olympic standard of 1:07.18 that had stood since 2002 — before All...
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Death toll rises to 31 after Tropical Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar and crushes houses

AP News ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Tropical Cyclone Gezani collapsed houses in Madagascar's main port city and left at least 31 people dead as it crossed the Indian Ocean island with high winds and rain, authorities said Wednesday.

Madagascar's weather service issued red alerts for several regions warning of possible floods and landslides as the storm made landfall late Tuesday with wind speeds of more than 195 kph (121 mph). It then roared across the large island of 31 million people, many of whom live in poverty and have inadequate shelter from storms.

Madagascar is...
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Milan's Olympic pin mania has collectors running between landmarks and swarming an exchange center

AP News MILAN (AP) — A dozen people outside a Milan metro station on Wednesday stared intently at their phones until 8 a.m., when an Instagram post provided a location. It sent the group sprinting.

“Run, don’t walk: we’re in the Castello area,” said the post. “Pins are available while supplies last.”

Early e ach morning in Milan, eager collectors have been gathering to await word of the exact spot where they can score highly prized, limited-edition Olympics pins that — if they’re fast enough — are free.

Ilaria Pasqua has gotten up and out early...
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The Latest: Trump administration ties El Paso airspace closure to Mexican cartel drones

AP News The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport.

The FAA announced in a social media post that it has lifted the temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying there was no threat to commercial aviation and all flights would resume.

The shutdown was expected to create significant disruptions given the duration and the size of the metropolitan area. El Paso, a border city with a...
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CBO: Federal deficits and debt to worsen over next decade

AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s 10-year outlook projects worsening long-term federal deficits and rising debt, driven largely by increased spending, notably on Social Security, Medicare, and debt service payments.

Compared with the CBO’s analysis this time last year, the fiscal outlook has deteriorated modestly.

Major developments over the last year are factored into the latest report, released Wednesday, including Republicans' tax and spending measure known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” higher tariffs, and the Trump...
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