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| A morning digest from Yahoo News
by Lily Herman |
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| Good morning. These 27 pasta recipes will add some color to your meals. Now, on to the news. |
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Need to know | South Carolina’s GOP primary is tomorrow. The state’s former governor, Nikki Haley, who’s hoping for a hometown win, said she’ll stay in the race no matter the results. |
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| | Haley remains: Despite losing to Donald Trump in earlier contests, she’s pointed to her recent fundraising uptick and his upcoming criminal trials as reasons to buck previous trends and continue her run. [Yahoo News] |
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| | An uphill battle: With Trump leading by 60 points in national polls, Haley faces a tough path to winning the 1,215 delegates needed for the nomination. She’s looking to Super Tuesday on March 5 as her chance to catch up. [Yahoo News] |
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| | Historic moon landing | The uncrewed Odysseus spacecraft touched down on the moon Thursday, marking the first U.S. lunar landing in 52 years. It’s also the first commercial spacecraft to reach the moon. [USA Today] |
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| | Sanctions on Russia | The Treasury Department announced over 500 new sanctions against Russia after Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critic, died in a penal colony last week. [AP] |
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| | Wendy Williams’s diagnosis | Wendy Williams’s team announced that the former talk show host was recently diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, the same condition actor Bruce Willis has. [Yahoo Entertainment] |
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| | Jokić hits milestone | During last night’s Wizards game, Nuggets star Nikola Jokić became the third NBA player — next to LeBron James and Russell Westbrook — to ever record a triple-double against every opposing team in the league. [NBC Sports] |
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| | Drama over world’s oldest dog | Guinness World Records cited inconclusive evidence as its reason for posthumously stripping Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, of the title of world’s oldest dog. [CBS News] |
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| | | Sofia Coppola’s film Priscilla, which chronicles Priscilla and Elvis Presley’s marriage, is streaming on Max. [Variety] |
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 | Today in history |  | In 1945, Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal captured U.S. Marines raising an American flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during World War II. It became one of the most famous news photos of all time. [Time] | Illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Joe Rosenthal/AP |
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3 Questions... | about Drive-Away Dolls | Yahoo Entertainment writer Kelsey Weekman breaks down Drive-Away Dolls, the new buddy comedy that’s in theaters today. |
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| | It’s a lesbian romp that follows unlikely best friends Jamie and Marion as they become unwitting participants in a heist while on a road trip to Florida. |
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| | Who stars in it, and how do I know them? |
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| | | What’s it rated, and who is it fit for? |
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| It’s rated R for good reason! It’s good for fans of The Big Lebowski and Raising Arizona. See it with your friends who don’t mind risqué humor. |
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| | Merida Garcia Ramirez’s family surprised her with a quinceañera at her 50th birthday, helping her get the coming-of-age party she never had as a teenager. Over 200 friends and family members attended. [GMA] |
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What are you up to this weekend? Let me know. See you on Monday! |
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| 💡 P.S. Before you go, your daily advice: Experts say there’s no reason to be scared of fluoride. Using a fluoride toothpaste can strengthen your teeth. [Yahoo Life] |
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About me: I’m Lily, and I write The Yodel. My goal is to help you keep up with the news each morning. Have feedback? Email me. |
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