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1. Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych appeals to CAS over Olympic disqualification

   Heraskevych was ruled out of the event by the International Olympic Committee before competition began.

2. Want a reasonably priced diamond ring this Valentine’s? Head to Dave & Busters

   Winners will redeem their actual engagement rings later, after providing contact information, while other Human Crane prizes include oversized plush toys and inflatables

3. Johnson warns Pam Bondi against spying on Congress members’ Epstein search histories: ‘We can’t allow for that’

   Democrats say a revealing photo from the attorney general’s heated testimony this week could have a ‘chilling factor’ on getting to the truth about who enabled the dead sex trafficker

4. There will be over 150,000 new colorectal cancer diagnoses this year - and it’s impacting more young people

   Colorectal cancer rates in Americans younger than 50 have increased by 2.9 percent per year from 2013 to 2022, according to experts

5. Father arrested after stabbing his 3-month-old boy and throwing him in the snow to die, cops say

   The baby is in critical but stable condition in Pennsylvania after being attacked

6. Police in France detain 9 people in suspected massive Louvre ticket fraud scheme

   Paris prosecutors say police are detaining nine people in an investigation into a long-running ticket fraud scheme at the Louvre museum

7. South Africa will deploy troops to fight illegal mining and gang violence, president says

   President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is sending troops into communities to crack down on illegal mining and gang violence

8. Cabinet secretary Chris Wormald steps down as Keir Starmer loses top aide from No 10

   Keir Starmer accused of throwing Britain’s top civil servant ‘under the bus’ after just 14 months in the role

9. Jessie Diggins collapses at finish line after battling painful injury to earn bronze for US

   Diggins was hurt in a fall in her opening race Sunday

10. Donald Trump set for $10bn courtroom showdown with BBC

    The US president is seeking damages from the corporation over claims it edited a speech in a Panorama documentary in a defamatory way