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1. Donald Trump speaks out on Andrew arrest: ‘It’s a very sad thing’

2. Trump says Obama ‘made big mistake’ with alien revelation

3. Cuban families receive 'Made in Mexico' essentials as crisis worsens

   Mexico is sending major food aid to Cuba as the island struggles with fuel shortages and widespread blackouts

4. Tufts scholar Rumeysa Ozturk earns her PhD one year after ICE arrest

   ‘Despite the very brutal, illegal and unjustifiable experiences I faced over the last year, I remain hopeful that our world can become a gentler and more peaceful place,’ she wrote

5. Mexico and El Salvador make big cocaine seizures at sea as US continues lethal strikes

   El Salvador and Mexico have reported major cocaine seizures at sea this week, as U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats leave 11 people dead

6. Who was fired on The Apprentice this week?

7. USA vs Canada ice hockey final: US win Winter Olympics gold in overtime after stunning turnaround

   The world’s top two teams competed in the latest instalment in a bitter US-Canada rivalry in Milan on Thursday

8. Alysa Liu gives US its first women's figure skating Olympic gold in 24 years, bests Japanese rivals

   Alysa Liu won Olympic gold for the U.S. in women’s figure skating, ending a 24-year drought

9. What is Iftar during Ramadan and why does the time change every night?

10. Trump accuses Obama of revealing classified information about aliens

    During a podcast interview, the former president was asked if aliens were real