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February 9, 2026

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Breezy Johnson’s gold medal is broken. Here’s what happened – NBC Chicago

Breezy Johnson won Team USA’s first gold medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics — and it’s already broken. Johnson secured not only her spot in history, but also the first medal for the United States at the Milan Cortina Games in the women’s downhill skiing event, the same event marred by teammate Lindsey Vonn’s crash and trip to a hospital.  For Johnson, the road to an Olympic gold medal was similar to the winning downhill run she turned in Sunday: It was full of jarring bumps that nearly knocked her off course, but not off target. Her long-awaited medal? That didn’t hold up

February 9, 2026

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Lindsey Vonn injuries, explained: What we know about USA skier’s condition after breaking leg at Olympics

Long before Lindsey Vonn’s first official competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, her health was in the spotlight. Making a skiing comeback at age 41 to return to the Olympic stage, Vonn, who has a long history of knee injuries, confirmed she had suffered a torn ACL just about a week before the opening ceremony in Milan. But she made the decision to participate anyway, going through trial runs for downhill races on that torn ACL Friday and Saturday. However, things took a turn for the worse on Sunday, Feb. 8, the day of Vonn’s first Olympic competition, when she

February 9, 2026

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Bad Bunny breaks the internet with Lady Gaga, more Super Bowl surprises

Bad Bunny‘s used to making waves, but with his Super Bowl halftime show, he was on his way to breaking the internet. The reggaeton star delighted fans by bringing out some major A-list names for his Feb. 8 set and performing some of the biggest tracks from his wide-ranging discography, including “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” and “Monaco.” Bad Bunny also shared his platform with his colleagues in the biz by featuring a snippet of Daddy Yankee’s 2004 hit “Gasolina” and bringing out Lady Gaga for a salsa-inspired rendition of her and Bruno Mars’ Grammy-winning hit “Die with a Smile.” Also,

February 9, 2026

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Lindsey Vonn airlifted to hospital after crashing out of Olympic downhill race | Lindsey Vonn

The Olympic career of Lindsey Vonn has ended in a sickening, split-second crash high on the side of the Tofane downhill run in Cortina d’Ampezzo. The American, one of the most successful skiers in history, had come out of a five-year retirement to compete in her fifth Games, and was hoping to become the oldest athlete, male or female, to win a medal in the downhill. Vonn was just 12 seconds into the race when her legs gave way beneath her as she rode a bump. She twisted, fell, and tumbled and, after the first stunned screams and shouts, the

February 8, 2026

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Trump administration finalizes US exit from WHO after yearlong process

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United States has formally completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), the Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday.  Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office in 2025 announcing the intention of the U.S. to withdraw from the WHO due to its mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and a host of other issues the president took issue with, such as “onerous payments” that didn’t match contributions from other member states.  A year later, nearly to the day, the Department of Health and Human Services

February 8, 2026

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Despite broken arm, Ollie Martin competes in men’s snowboard big air final – here’s how he did

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team celebrated the 17-year-old’s performance and said he performed in the event despite a broken arm. MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — Snowboarders took to the skies Saturday afternoon in the men’s big air finals.  Colorado native Ollie Martin landed in fourth place in his Winter Games debut while representing the United States. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team celebrated the 17-year-old’s performance and said he performed in the event despite a broken arm.  “FOURTH PLACE at his first Olympics with a broken arm,” the organization said Saturday in a post on X. “Ollie Martin,

February 8, 2026

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Border Patrol agent shoots and kills man in Minnesota, officials say

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis man Saturday, the second such fatal shooting this month, inflaming a state on edge after the shooting death of Renee Good and a series of high-profile detentions, including of children. The man killed, identified by family as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was an intensive care nurse. “He cared about people deeply and he was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis and throughout the United States with ICE, as millions of other people are upset,” his father, Michael Pretti, told The Associated Press. “He felt that doing the

February 8, 2026

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Savannah Guthrie sends video to response to Nancy Guthrie’s abductors

Savannah Guthrie took to social media again with an emotional video in the disappearance of her mom, Nancy, begging the abductor to return her “valuable” mother Saturday and offering to pay a ransom. “We received your message and we understand,”  the “Today” anchor said on Instagram, alongside her brother Camron and sister Annie. “We beg you now to return our mother to us, so that we can celebrate with her,” she added, later saying that her mother’s return is “very valuable to us” and “we will pay.” Guthrie did not elaborate in the brief video on what “message” she was referring to —

February 8, 2026

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Trump threatens 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods if Canada ‘makes a deal with China’

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a 100 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods entering the United States if Canada “makes a deal with China” — a forceful message that comes days after Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, widely viewed as pushback on U.S. actions. Trump did not specifiy what a “deal” means

February 8, 2026

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BREAKING: The Chicago Bulls-Hornets Trade Now Amended

Originally traded for Collin Sexton, Ousmane Dieng, and three second-round picks, upon being evaluated by Charlotte, Coby White has failed his physical and will miss time. The trade with the Charlotte Hornets will now be amended. Get the On Tap recap below: FEBRUARY 6TH — Per Fred Katz, of the Athletic — the Chicago Bulls‘ trade with The Charlotte Hornets has now been amended. Originally traded for Collin Sexton, Ousmane Dieng, and three second-round picks, Coby White has now failed his physical and will miss time following his evaluation with Charlotte. Our lead writer for the Bulls, Alejandro Delgado, covered