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• NBC's Savannah Guthrie to pull out as host of Winter Olympics opening ceremony as mother remains missing - NBC star Savannah Guthrie will be backing out as co-host of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony Friday in Milan, Italy as her mother Nancy Guthrie remains missing.
• US Olympic officials alter name of 'Ice House' hospitality space amid protests against federal agents - U.S. Olympic officials changed the name of one of its hospitality spaces from "Ice House" to "Winter House" over concerns about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
• Team USA Olympic star Elana Meyers Taylor faces brakeman challenge ahead of Winter Games - Team USA Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor revealed over the weekend that her picks as a brakeman for her sled for the Olympics have been challenged.
• IOC chief laments 'distracting' news cycle ahead of 2026 Winter Olympics - IOC President Kirsty Coventry lamented the intense news cycle ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics as the world talks about ICE and the Epstein files.
• Anti-ICE protests erupt in Milan ahead of Winter Olympics over planned agent deployment - Hundreds protested in Milan ahead of the Winter Olympics over plans to deploy ICE agents for security support, drawing condemnation from city officials and human rights advocates.
• Female Nordic combined athletes plan protest over Olympic exclusion: 'It's so messed up' - Female athletes competing in Nordic combined plan to stage a protest Friday over the lack of a women's event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.
• New book claims Shakespeare was actually a Black, Jewish woman poet named Emilia Bassano - New book claims Shakespeare was actually Emilia Bassano, a dark-skinned Jewish woman poet. Author argues the famous playwright's identity has been wrong.
• Italy’s Meloni rebukes Trump remarks on NATO’s role in Afghanistan - Italian PM Giorgia Meloni calls Trump's NATO comments about Afghanistan "unacceptable," defending Italy's sacrifice of 53 soldiers killed in the conflict.
• American star Brenna Huckaby eyes fourth Paralympic gold medal in Milan after leg amputation at age 14 - Four-time Paralympic medalist Brenna Huckaby shared how family support and finding happiness matter most ahead of her third Paralympic Games.
• Valentino Garavani, legendary Italian fashion designer, dead at 93 - Legendary fashion designer Valentino Garavani dies at 93, leaving behind a legacy of glamorous red carpet gowns worn by Jackie Kennedy and Julia Roberts.