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Hong Kong residents compete to name twin panda cubs who just turned 6 months old
Panda craze has once again gripped Hong Kong as residents compete to name the territory’s first locally-born giant panda cubs who just turned six months old. The competition launched Saturday following a celebratory ceremony at Ocean Park which houses the twins, their parents and two other giant pandas.
Eastern U.S. braces for flooding while snow will hit Northeast. The Plains will be frigid
 Much of the eastern U.S. is bracing for a renewed round of harsh, soggy weather, while snowstorms were predicted in the Northeast. Heavy winds are bringing the threat of tornadoes to the Mississippi Valley. Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Arkansas were under flood warnings.
Daytona after Dark: The good times never stop, even when the NASCAR racing does
When the sun goes down at Daytona International Speedway, the green flag drops on the infield bash that annually celebrates the over-the-top campy nature of Daytona 500 race week. Wheel out the wheelbarrows. One Minnesotan, JR Richards, and his camping setup double as the hot spot for karaoke night, and everyone is invited.
Valentine’s Day snowstorm contributes to hundreds of traffic crashes, moderate snowfall in north
A Valentine’s Day snowstorm made Minnesota lakes as beautiful as a love letter, but it also made roadways hazardous. The Minnesota State Patrol reported 385 crashes on statewide roads on Friday, including 25 with injuries.
German chancellor slams Vance's call for Europe to be inclusive of far-right parties
Olaf Scholz rebuked U.S. Vice President JD Vance for suggesting that far-right parties should not be shut out of government. Germany's other political parties have refused to work with the far-right AfD.
AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology dispute
The Trump administration has blocked The Associated Press from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One and also from covering an Oval Office event. It's part of an ongoing terminology dispute over the Gulf of Mexico. The administration criticized AP's “commitment to misinformation” in not adopting Trump's name change to “Gulf of America” in all of its copy.
New York police say Minnesota trans man was tortured for a month, then killed
New York State Police have charged five people with murder in the killing of a missing Minnesota man who authorities said died following repeated acts of violence and torture for more than a month by multiple individuals who later discarded his body in a field.
A day of remembrance honors, spotlights missing and murdered Indigenous relatives
Hundreds of people wearing red or black shirts and holding large posterboard signs reflecting messages of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives movement filled the Minneapolis American Indian Center’s gym on Friday. Events marking the Feb. 14 day of remembrance took place around the state.
Ask a Bookseller: ‘Blob: A Love Story’ by Maggie Su
Theresa Phung of Yu & Me Books in Manhattan’s Chinatown recommends “Blob: A Love Story” by Maggie Su.