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Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, U.S. President Trump's push for Greenland reveals a political weak spot, a new AP-NORC poll finds; former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has apologized for his yearslong friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein; and Act I of the Winter Olympics' visit to Italy has been filled with drama, catharsis and tears.
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People protest against President Donald Trump's policy towards Greenland in front of the U.S. consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Jan. 17. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) |
Trump's push for Greenland reveals a political weak spot, new AP-NORC poll finds |
Republicans may be willing to stick with President Donald Trump through almost anything, but his recent push to seize control of Greenland has turned off many in his own party, according to a new AP-NORC poll. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 7 in 10 U.S. adults disapprove of how Trump is handling the issue of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark. Read more. |
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United States' Breezy Johnson looks at the engagement ring she was given by Connor Watkins, at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) |
Bravo! Act I of the Winter Olympics' visit to Italy has been filled with drama, catharsis and tears |
The Winter Olympics in Italy feel like an opera, with big emotions driving the story as much as the sport. From American skier Lindsey Vonn's crash in the women's downhill to Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych's political statement to U.S. skier Breezy Johnson's wedding proposal, the opening week of the Games has not lacked for memorable moments. The Winter Olympics have, in a way, held up a mirror to the host country. Underneath all the emotion, however, is the hard work that has long served as the bedrock athletes have relied on to get to this moment in their careers. Read more. |
Israel's Barak says he regrets knowing Epstein after documents detail their long friendship |
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has apologized for his yearslong friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Their relationship included regular correspondence, multiple visits to the disgraced financier's Manhattan apartment and one to his private island. The former Israeli leader has not been implicated in Epstein's sexual abuse of underage girls and faces no accusations of wrongdoing. In an exclusive interview with Israel's Channel 12 on Thursday, he said he regretted having ever known Epstein and apologized to all those "who feel deeply uncomfortable." Read more. |
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Teachers, students and supporters rally in support of the teacher's strike at the San Francisco Unified School District at Ocean Beach, in San Francisco, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) |
Vernon Coffey, left, William Powell and Andy Newhouse prepare to harvest genetically modified chestnut samples at the State University of New York's College of Environmental Science & Forestry Lafayette Road Experiment Station in Syracuse, N.Y., in 2019. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus) |
Scientists say genetic analysis could greatly speed restoration of iconic American chestnut |
Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. They soared in height, producing so many nuts that sellers moved them by train car. Every Christmas, they're called to mind by the holiday lyric "chestnuts roasting on an open fire." But by the 1950s, this venerable tree went functionally extinct, culled by a deadly airborne fungal blight and lethal root rot. A new study out Thursday in the journal Science provides hope for its revitalization. |
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