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Technologist Paul Garcia is using AI to create photos of people's most precious memories. How her mother was dressed, the haircut that she remembered. We generated tens of images and then she saw two images that was like, that was it. Ideas about the future of memory. That's on the TED Radio Hour podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. Following yesterday's hostages for prisoners swap, attention is turning to talks on a second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal. The talks are being held in Doha. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is sending a delegation there. The talks are

being held with President Trump's remarks about the future of Gaza raising tensions. Egypt says it will host an emergency summit of Arab leaders later this month, as Imperator Um Sakhalovsky reports. A statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry says the summit is being called in response to a Palestinian request. It says the leaders will gather on February 27th to discuss the new and dangerous developments in the Palestinian issue. Arab states have rejected Trump's recent comments about relocating Gaza's Palestinian residents and creating a Riviera of the Middle East there. Several countries are also

condemning the suggestion by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Saudi Arabia has enough land for a Palestinian state. Netanyahu appeared to be joking in response to a slip by an Israeli TV interviewer, but sensitivities are running high in the region. Jerome Sokolowski, NPR News, Tel Aviv. Five workers from Thailand arrived in Bangkok today after being held hostage in Gaza for more News, Tel Aviv. disruption in federal funding under the Trump administration. NPR's Will Stone reports that some groups have already begun to cut back on staff. The funding in question comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's part of a program authorized by Congress through the Violence Against Women Act.

Grant money was set to arrive by February 1st, but a national advocacy group tells NPR that never happened. It's not clear why. Rose Luna with the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault says programs in her state are already struggling with the delay. That's why some are already laying off and we anticipate more the longer that this goes. While some states have reserves that can help keep programs afloat, others don't have that cushion. The CDC referred NPR to the Office of Management and Budget for comment, which has not yet responded to our request.

Will Stone, NPR News. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are in Alaska this weekend to try to work out why that small commuter plane crashed into the Bering Sea off Nome on Thursday. All 10 people on board were killed. Authorities say their bodies have been recovered in TSB chair Jennifer Homenndy. We're in the initial stages really focused first and foremost on the victims which is what should be the focus right now. Cruz worked this weekend to retrieve the wreckage which was found by the Coast Guard on a drifting ice flow and you're listening to NPR News.

President Trump has revoked security clearances for more people associated with the Biden administration. They include former Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan. Late Friday, Trump revoked the security clearance for Biden himself. Biden is not commented on the move, but in 2021, he ended Trump's security clearance following the January 6th attack on the Capitol. He cited what he called Trump's erratic behavior and concerns that he might share information.

Millions of Americans will be tuning into tonight's Super Bowl. NPR's Windsor Johnson reports the game is not just about touchdowns and TV ads. It's also tied to a rise in sports gambling. The National Council on Problem Gambling says the risk of addiction has grown by about 30 percent in the U.S. within the last three years. 44-year-old Jordan Holtz says he hit rock bottom with his gambling compulsion after losing more than $100,000 within 15 months. It was an obsession at that point. That's all I could do was think about how I lost. So I couldn't think about anything else in my life.

I couldn't focus on anything. That's all I could focus on was winning back the money that I lost. The American Gaming Association estimates that nearly $1.5 billion in legal bets will be riding on this year's Super Bowl, breaking last year's record of 1.2 billion. Windsor-Johnston, NPR News. The authorities have ramped up security ahead of tonight's Super Bowl. Thousands of federal, state, and local law enforcement are being deployed following the deadly New Year's Day attack on Bourbon Street. I'm Trial Snyder. This is NPR News. Want to know

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