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Scamurra said she wanted to focus on the positives, such as how dominant the women’s team was at the Olympics — not only did Team USA’s women’s hockey team win gold, but they did so by setting a record of 331 minutes and 23 seconds in consecutive shutouts at the …

In contract negotiations between senior Defense Department officials and leaders from AI giant Anthropic in December, the company agreed to allow the U.S. government to use its AI systems for missile and cyber defense purposes, a person familiar with the matter said, requesting anonymity to speak about private discussions. But …

HONG KONG — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s purges of senior military officials run far deeper than previously thought, researchers say, threatening the effectiveness of his People’s Liberation Army. The crackdown, documented in two new studies released Tuesday, includes the recent ouster of Xi’s top two generals. Purges have been a …

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Welcome to a special edition of the newsletter, in which we recap President Donald Trump’s …

YUKON TRAINING AREA, Alaska — Temperatures at 30 degrees below zero. Punishing winds. Relentless snow. And only a few hours of sunlight. Those are the conditions facing the U.S. troops known as the Arctic Angels, who are stationed in a region that is fast becoming a strategic battleground for global …

A state investigator testified Tuesday that Colt Gray’s father revealed his 14-year-old son had become aggressive and was in need of mental health counseling in the months leading up to the 2024 deadly rampage at a Georgia high school. Colin Gray, 55, pleaded not guilty on two counts of second-degree …

In today’s newsletter: Trump heads into the State of the Union with voters distrustful on the economy. Zelenskyy’s frustration with the peace process reaches new levels as Ukraine’s war with Russia enters its fifth year. And how White House adviser Stephen Miller has expanded his remit. Here’s what to know …

“The Conservative Party is facing an existential crisis,” Curtice said. “Farage’s aim is to replace them.” This fear was palpable in Fareham. “We had repeated assurances from her that she wouldn’t defect, so it’s a big surprise and a big disappointment,” said Harry Kewish, the local Conservative treasurer who answered …

Jeanine Pirro’s office has decided to stop pursuing the case against six Democratic lawmakers who urged members of the military and intelligence communities in a social media video not to comply with unlawful orders, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News. Roughly two weeks ago, as first reported …

Being an expert birdwatcher is more than a hobby. It’s a pastime that may alter the structure and function of your brain. And these changes may enhance cognition even as you age, new research suggests. In a Canadian study of 58 adults, the brains of expert birders, compared with those …