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1. Mount Fuji cherry blossom festival cancelled over fears of visitors behaving badly

   Annual event that draws nearly 200,000 visitors scrapped amid overcrowding safety concerns

2. I’m sorry for appointing Mandelson and believing his Epstein lies, Starmer says

   Prime minister apologises to Epstein victims but seeks to pin blame on vetting process, amid growing calls from within Labour to sack his right-hand man

3. Savannah Guthrie’s family makes new plea for mom’s safe return after first apparent ransom demand deadline passes: Live updates

   Police have not identified a suspect in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance

4. Ukraine-Russia war latest: ‘Catastrophe’ for Putin as front line cut off from vital Starlink satellites

   Elon Musk appears to stop Moscow’s forces using internet service they rely on to operate weapons

5. Archaeologists bring 3,500-year-old fragrances used by ancient Egyptians back to life

   Advance could lead to multisensory museum experiences in future

6. Actor Michael Keaton to be honored as Man of the Year by Harvard's Hasty Pudding theater group

   Actor Michael Keaton is set to be honored as the 2026 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals

7. Ronald Hicks to be installed as 11th archbishop of New York

   Ronald Hicks is set to be installed as the 11th archbishop of New York on Friday

8. Meet the man behind the Super Bowl's annual confetti blizzard

   Noah Winter has attended more Super Bowls than Tom Brady, but not as a player

9. Colorado funeral home owner faces sentencing for abusing 189 bodies

   A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed 189 decomposing bodies and gave families fake ashes is set to be sentenced Friday

10. Savannah Guthrie's demand for mom's 'proof of life' is complicated in this era of AI and deepfakes

    Savannah Guthrie made a heart-wrenching plea for “proof of life” of her 84-year-old mother