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| Good morning. It’s Monday, Feb. 9, and we are starting our week watching this daring rescue of a deer from an icy lake. Now let’s catch up from the weekend. | |
 | President Donald Trump is leaving Republicans guessing on plans for the midterms. | - Behind the scenes: An apparent lack of urgency from Trump on election spending and endorsements is frustrating Republicans. Some say Trump has at times sounded detached.
- Most Republicans aren’t criticizing Trump publicly: But Rep. Thomas Massie, standing for reelection in Kentucky, has openly clashed with Trump and even mocked him.
- In other news: Trump plans to keep Democrats out of an annual governors’ meeting.
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 | The White House is rapidly accelerating AI adoption across government. | - According to a Post analysis: AI is increasingly being used as the main basis for making significant decisions. Look through 1,300 new ways officials have adopted the tech here.
- The public remains deeply skeptical of AI: Tech companies spent big trying to win people over during the Super Bowl. We asked industry experts to analyze these four ads.
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 | The Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots to win Super Bowl LX. | | | Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon forces Patriots quarterback Drake Maye into an interception. (Adam Hunger/AP) | - The game: The Seahawks put on a dominant defensive performance to grind out a 29-13 victory at Levi’s Stadium and win the franchise’s second Lombardi Trophy.
- The halftime show was more entertaining: Bad Bunny defied preemptive outrage from Trump with a wholesome performance, featuring a proposal and a wedding.
- The ads were interesting, too: See the best, worst and weirdest here.
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 | Prince William expressed “deep concern” over revelations from the Epstein files. | | |
 | The U.S. won two golds yesterday at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. | | | The U.S. figure skating team of Evan Bates, left, Madison Chock, Danny O'Shea, Ellie Kam, Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and Ilia Malinin won gold yesterday. (Claudia Greco/Reuters) | |
 | Our database can help you find colleges with free tuition. | - Higher education costs can be intimidating: The average tuition has doubled in the past 30 years, and people are increasingly questioning whether college is worth the price.
- But help is out there: Many schools provide free tuition to undergraduate students from low- and middle-income families. Search nearly 1,000 programs across 45 states here.
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 | If you want to lose weight, exercise probably won’t help. | | | A doctor explained the scientific reason why exercise won’t help you lose weight. (Washington Post illustration; iStock) | - Why? Your body will “correct” for the extra activity by increasing your appetite or by lowering the calories burned for other functions, according to advice from this physician.
- But exercise is still essential: It makes people healthier even when it does not make them thinner, lowering cardiovascular risk, strengthening bones and reducing cancer risk.
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