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National American Jordan Stolz speedskates to a third Olympic medal -- silver this time U.S. speedskater Jordan Stolz had a lot of hype accompanying him in these Winter Olympic Games. He's now got two gold medals, one silver, with one event to go. Pien Huang
Politics Tension rising over how to spend revenue from proposed WA income tax A day after the Washington state Senate approved an income tax on millionaire earners, Gov. Bob Ferguson said he’s still not satisfied with the bill. Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard
Arts & Life Michael Pollan says AI may 'think' — but it will never be conscious "Consciousness is under siege," says author Michael Pollan. His new book, A World Appears, explores consciousness on both a personal and technological level. Terry Gross
Environment How one Idaho ski area is trying to keep snow from melting during summer Warming temperatures and no snow are problems in Western states, where winter sports are a billion-dollar industry.
Business Amazon dethrones Walmart as the world's biggest company by sales In a slow-motion race of two retail behemoths, Amazon's trump card was its lucrative cloud-computing business. Alina Selyukh
Politics A Republican plan to overhaul voting is back. Here's what's new in the bill A Republican voting overhaul is back on Capitol Hill — with an added photo identification provision and an altered name. Opponents say the legislation would disenfranchise millions of voters. Benjamin Swasey
Health 'Dude, good luck': the Olympic wit and wisdom of a pioneering African skeleton racer Who says serious athletes are always serious? Akwasi Frimpong, who's competed for Ghana, is a world-class wisecracker as he reflects on being a Black African athlete in the white world of winter sports. Jonathan Lambert
Politics HUD rule could push families with undocumented immigrants out of their homes A proposed rule could put nearly 80,000 people at risk of eviction, many of them U.S. citizen children. Undocumented immigrants don't get rental aid but can currently live with family members who do. Jennifer Ludden
World 1,000 Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, intelligence report says A new Kenyan intelligence report said the Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine after being misled with false promises of jobs in Russia before being sent to the front lines. The Associated Press
Politics Refugees in the U.S. could be arrested under a new immigration memo The move is another Trump administration effort to limit legal pathways to migration or resettlement, after already curbing the number of admitted refugees and re-reviewing those admitted under the Biden administration. Ximena Bustillo
