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What it looks like in Inglewood, Calif., as the city prepares to host the Super Bowl

4:45pm February 11, 2022

by Matt Dangelantonio

The Super Bowl is taking place in Southern California this weekend for the first time since 1993. The city of Inglewood is preparing for the massive sporting event in the midst of the pandemic.

Half of frozen Afghan funds will be aid for Afghans. The rest may go to 9/11 families

4:45pm February 11, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

When the Taliban took over Afghanistan last month, the U.S. treasury department froze $7 billion in Afghan government funds. Now, the Biden administration has decided what it will do the money.

Pence's future in the GOP after speaking out against Trump

4:45pm February 11, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke out recently against his former boss, Donald Trump. The move raises questions about Pence's future in the GOP. His former aides are talking to the Jan. 6 panel.

50 and fabulous: Kelly Slater beat out a surfer less than 1/2 his age to win Pipeline

4:45pm February 11, 2022

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with surfing legend Kelly Slater about winning the Billabong Pro Pipeline contest days before his 50th birthday.

Americans living in Ukraine question President Biden's warning to leave immediately

4:25pm February 11, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

President Biden has called on Americans in Ukraine to leave at once. But Americans there are questioning the urgency.

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Russian figure skater was allowed to compete in the Olympics despite failed drug test

4:25pm February 11, 2022

by Brian Mann

A top Russian figure skater was allowed to compete despite testing positive for a banned substance before the Games. Kamila Valieva, age 15, helped Russia win the team event earlier this week.

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White House says a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen within days

4:25pm February 11, 2022

The White House is warning that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen within days, though U.S. officials don't believe a final decision has been made, or know the scope of a potential invasion.

This Super Bowl Sunday, it's the Bengals and Rams... and owls?

4:25pm February 11, 2022

Every year around the time of the Super Bowl, birding enthusiasts celebrate a different phenomenon with the same "#superbowl" hashtag: the Superb Owl.

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Dramatic reboot 'Bel Air' proves sometimes, you should be careful what you wish for

4:25pm February 11, 2022

by Eric Deggans

Bel Air, a reboot of the 90s classic The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, starts this weekend on Peacock. But in dramatizing the sitcom, the creators lost what made The Fresh Prince so fun in the first place.

Gov. DeSantis may stop Florida migrant shelters from caring for unaccompanied kids

4:25pm February 11, 2022

by Joel Rose

Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening to stop migrant shelters in Florida from caring for unaccompanied children. That's dividing Cuban-Americans in a state with a long history of welcoming children.