Chicago Is on a Path to N.H.L. Failure, and It Must Find a New Direction

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  Conservative Activists Find Direct Access to Elon Musk and DOGE on X

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  Hamas failure to return body is new ceasefire setback

  Israel says Hamas will pay the "full price" for handing over a body that it says was not that of Shiri Bibas.
  
  BBC News - Feb. 21

• Latest news on Pope Francis' health after lung infection, kidney failure

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• Israel admits failures in Oct. 7 attack in new report

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  CBS News - 2d

• New Trump memo will direct agencies to prepare for more firings, source says

  The Trump administration will issue a new memo directing federal agencies to prepare for more large-scale firings, a source tells CBS News. Natalie Brand has more.
  
  CBS News - 4d
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  Rounds calls Russia 'aggressor,' says someone must 'find a middle ground' in Ukraine war

  Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) on Sunday called Russia an “aggressor” in the war in Ukraine and said someone must "stand in the middle” to “find a middle ground” in the conflict. “Russia is the ...
  
  The Hill - 14h
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  New Zealand’s top diplomat tells China sudden live-fire drills represent ‘failure’ in relationship

  Winston Peters says he told Chinese counterpart Wang Yi not enough warning was given about recent navy exercises that forced planes to divert. New Zealand’s foreign minister said he had raised ...
  
  The Guardian - 4d
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  Which N.H.L. Star Will Be Traded Next?

  One month after shocking the hockey world by trading for Mikko Rantanen, the Hurricanes could consider dealing him again.
  
  The New York Times - 5d
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  The N.H.L. Players Most Likely to Be Traded

  There’s a move for every team to make at the deadline.
  
  The New York Times - 2d

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  The New York Times - 18h
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  Why U.S. Women Skiers Are So Much Better Than the Men

  “We need some strong super successful male athletes to pull up that next generation,” the chief of sport performance for the U.S. ski and snowboard team said.
  
  The New York Times - 18h
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  How a Basketball Player’s Dreams Shifted From the N.B.A. to the Academy Awards

  About a decade ago, a professional basketball career would have been the highlight of RaMell Ross’s life. Now he’s a rising name in filmmaking.
  
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  The New York Times - 18h
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  The ‘One in a Million’ N.F.L. Draft Prospect Most People Haven’t Seen Play

  After starring at Middlebury, Thomas Perry has established himself as arguably the strongest player in the class.
  
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  Doncic leads Lakers to sixth straight win

  Luka Doncic scores 29 points as the Los Angeles Lakers continue their revival with victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
  
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  ESPN - 2h

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• Sources: Cowboys to tag Odighizuwa if no deal

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• S. Carolina gets SEC No. 1 seed after coin flip

  South Carolina claimed a share of the SEC regular-season title with Texas and won a coin flip over the Longhorns for the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.
  
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