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Duolingo announced the death of its owl mascot, Duo, this week. He was known for his snarky social media presence and sometimes-threatening way of reminding people to do their daily language lessons.

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  • Business

RIP Duo, the Duolingo owl. Why would the company kill its own mascot?

Duo was fatally hit by a Tesla Cybertruck, the language-learning company announced this week. The snarky owl has been the face of Duolingo for over a decade. Why his sudden demise, and what's next?

February 13, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip hold photos depicting their faces during a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday. They're demanding the release of the hostages from Hamas captivity.

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  • Middle East

Hamas says it will release hostages as scheduled this weekend

Israel threatened Tuesday to resume hostilities with Hamas in Gaza unless the militant group releases hostages under the ceasefire agreement.

February 13, 2025
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf and
  • Aya Batrawy
A Joann retail store seen here in Arlington Heights, Ill., on Jan. 15 is among the outlets slated for closure.

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  • National

Craft supplier Joann to close 60% of its stores across U.S. as it looks for a buyer

The move to close 500 stores comes after Joann declared bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year. The closures would leave it with far fewer stores than competitors Hobby Lobby and Michaels.

February 13, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (center) speaks with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (right) and Finland's defense minister, Antti Hakkanen, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday.

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  • World

As Trump touts Putin talks, NATO allies insist Ukraine and Europe be included

Several NATO allies stressed that Ukraine and Europe must not be cut out of any peace talks, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied that the U.S. is betraying Ukraine.

February 13, 2025
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  • The Associated Press

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  • Arts & Life

Dear Life Kit: My friend kissed me and I liked it. Now he wants to take it back!

Plus: how to deal with an awful brother-in-law, what to do with a box of mementos you shared with your ex and how to tell a bestie you don't want to go on a couples trip.

February 13, 2025
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By:
  • Andee Tagle and
  • Becky Harlan
Jimmy O. Yang (left) and Ronny Chieng (R) at the premiere of Hulu's "Interior Chinatown."

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  • Arts & Life

Comedian Ronny Chieng is thankful he never got a job out of law school

Comedian Ronny Chieng opens up about why not getting a job out of law school was ultimately a blessing.

February 13, 2025
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  • Rachel Martin
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks as President Trump signed an executive order about limiting the size of the federal workforce. Musk is leading the Department of Government Efficiency team that claims to have uncovered billions of dollars of savings, though the data underlying those claims is murky.

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  • Investigations

Musk claims DOGE is saving taxpayers "billions," but the data is unclear

President Trump, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have touted billions in terminated contracts deemed wasteful, but there's little transparency about how savings are tracked.

February 13, 2025
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  • Stephen Fowler
The diamond ring effect as well as Bailey's Beads are seen as the moon eclipses the sun on April 8, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas.

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  • Science

Sen. Ted Cruz's list of 'woke' science includes self-driving cars and solar eclipses

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says the National Science Foundation has given money to thousands of "woke DEI" studies. Researchers say that's misrepresenting science and disparaging important research.

February 13, 2025
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  • Jonathan Lambert
President Trump is joined by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, and his son, X Musk, during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Trump hired Musk as a 'special government employee.' Here's what that means

Special government employees, or SGEs, are typically hired on a temporary basis as experts or consultants or serve as members of federal advisory committees.

February 13, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Education Linda McMahon arrives to meet with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) in the Russell Senate Office Building on Dec. 9, 2024.

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  • News

Linda McMahon faces confirmation hearing. And, Trump, Putin agree to meet

What to know about Trump's pick for education secretary, Linda McMahon, who faces her confirmation hearing today. And, Trump agrees to meet with Putin to kick off talks to end the war in Ukraine.

February 13, 2025
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
An atmospheric river that hit Los Angeles in February 2024 caused mudslides and flooding, dumping months-worth of rain in a single day. Another one is headed to Southern California now.

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  • Climate

An atmospheric river is coming to California. It could bring risks of debris flows

The weather phenomena are common for California winters, but they could cause dangerous debris flows or mudslides in recently burned areas.

February 13, 2025
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  • Alejandra Borunda
Former Las Cruces Police officer Brad Lunsford looks toward the gallery during his trial in the fatal shooting of Presley Eze, in Las Cruces, N.M., on Feb. 4.

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  • Law

New Mexico jury convicts former officer in fatal shooting of Black man at gas station

Las Cruces police Officer Brad Lunsford's verdict is the latest outcome in cases that prosecutors have linked to systematic brutality against Black people by members of law enforcement.

February 13, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Egg prices jumped more than 15% in January, after farmers had to cull millions of laying hens due to avian flu. The rise in grocery prices kept overall inflation elevated.

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  • Economy

Retailers including Trader Joe's and Kroger have begun limiting egg purchases

Egg farmers have been plagued by widespread outbreaks of bird flu. Experts say it's hard to predict when the industry will bounce back from the illness' effects.

February 13, 2025
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
The composer Celia Hollander (left) and rapper Fat Tony are two musicians who were affected by the LA wildfires, which destroyed the instruments, record collections and irreplaceable work of many artists.

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  • Music

For many LA musicians, the wildfires took their homes — and their livelihoods

The Los Angeles fires impacted many musical artists, destroying instruments, record collections and hard drives of irreplaceable work.

February 13, 2025
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By:
  • Christopher Intagliata
Saturday Night Live is marking its 50th year with a weeklong celebration, including a blockbuster homecoming concert and a three-hour primetime special. Above, <em>SNL</em> cast members pose on the show's set in September 1992. Front row, from left: Chris Farley, Al Franken and Melanie Hutsell. Middle row, from left: Chris Rock, Julia Sweeney, Dana Carvey and Rob Schneider. Back row, from left: Adam Sandler, David Spade, Ellen Cleghorne, Kevin Nealon, Phil Hartman and Tim Meadows.

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  • Television

4 decisions that turned SNL into a cultural juggernaut — and 3 mistakes

Critic Eric Deggans explains how Saturday Night Live became the long-lived force it is.

February 13, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans
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