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Snowboarding: Ayumu Hirano

Ayumu Hirano, the 2022 Beijing Olympic men's snowboard halfpipe gold medalist, attends an event in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2025, ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February 2026. Hirano won the World Cup opener in the current season in China earlier in the month.

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Snowboarding: Ayumu Hirano

Ayumu Hirano, the 2022 Beijing Olympic men's snowboard halfpipe gold medalist, attends an event in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2025, ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February 2026. Hirano won the World Cup opener in the current season in China earlier in the month.

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Raul Malo 1965 - 2025

Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks, 60, died on December 8, 2025 in Tennessee. He died after a year-and-a-half-long battle with colon cancer.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— February 15, 2016 Los Angeles, Ca. The Mavericks The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center Photo by Tammie Arroyo / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Students recite the Quran at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Students recite the Quran at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

A teacher sits near students reading from the Quran at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

A teacher sits near students reading from the Quran at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Students recite the Quran at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Students recite the Quran at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Boys study Quranic verses at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Children study at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Boys study Quranic verses at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Boys study Quranic verses at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

A child sits to study the Quran in a class at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

A child sits to study the Quran in a class at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraines Khartiia Brigade infantry personnel test out new weapons

The patches are on the sleeve of an infantryman of the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of Ukraines National Guard during tests of UAR-15 semi-automatic self-loading carbines and FN Minimi light machine gun at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Ukraines Khartiia Brigade infantry personnel test out new weapons

Infantrymen of the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of Ukraines National Guard test out UAR-15 semi-automatic self-loading carbines and FN Minimi light machine gun at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Ukraines Khartiia Brigade infantry personnel test out new weapons

An infantryman of the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of Ukraines National Guard uses a UAR-15 semi-automatic self-loading carbine at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Ukraines Khartiia Brigade infantry personnel test out new weapons

An infantryman of the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of Ukraines National Guard uses a UAR-15 semi-automatic self-loading carbine at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Ukraines Khartiia Brigade infantry personnel test out new weapons

An infantryman of the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of Ukraines National Guard uses a UAR-15 semi-automatic self-loading carbine at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Ukraines Khartiia Brigade infantry personnel test out new weapons

An infantryman of the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of Ukraines National Guard uses a UAR-15 semi-automatic self-loading carbine at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Ukraines Khartiia Brigade infantry personnel test out new weapons

Infantrymen of the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of Ukraines National Guard test out UAR-15 semi-automatic self-loading carbines and FN Minimi light machine gun at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Ukraines Khartiia Brigade infantry personnel test out new weapons

An infantryman of the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of Ukraines National Guard uses a UAR-15 semi-automatic self-loading carbine at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Ukraines Khartiia Brigade infantry personnel test out new weapons

An infantryman of the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of Ukraines National Guard uses a UAR-15 semi-automatic self-loading carbine at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Ukraines Khartiia Brigade infantry personnel test out new weapons

An infantryman of the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of Ukraines National Guard stands by a target with a caricature of Vladimir Putin during tests of UAR-15 semi-automatic self-loading carbines and FN Minimi light machine gun at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Ukraines Khartiia Brigade infantry personnel test out new weapons

Infantrymen of the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of Ukraines National Guard test out UAR-15 semi-automatic self-loading carbines and FN Minimi light machine gun at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Ukraines Khartiia Brigade infantry personnel test out new weapons

An infantryman of the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of Ukraines National Guard uses a UAR-15 semi-automatic self-loading carbine at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Ukraines Khartiia Brigade infantry personnel test out new weapons

An infantryman of the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of Ukraines National Guard uses a UAR-15 semi-automatic self-loading carbine at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Ukraines Khartiia Brigade infantry personnel test out new weapons

An infantryman of the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of Ukraines National Guard uses a UAR-15 semi-automatic self-loading carbine at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Ukraines Khartiia Brigade infantry personnel test out new weapons

An infantryman of the 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade of Ukraines National Guard stands by a target with a caricature of Vladimir Putin during tests of UAR-15 semi-automatic self-loading carbines and FN Minimi light machine gun at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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