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Support for this podcast and the following message come from Arctic Wolf, providing AI-driven cybersecurity for seamless protection and resilience, combining technology with security expertise to help organizations manage cyber risk. More at ArcticWolf.com slash NPR. Live from NPR news, I'm Dale Wilman. Danish and Greenlandic leaders say the crisis with the U.S. is not yet over, but it's moving in the right direction. And as Terry Schultz reports, U.S. lawmakers visited the Semmelancher. autonomous island over the weekend. Speaking in the capital of Nuk, Greenlandic foreign minister Vivian Motsfeld and her Danish counterpart, Lars Luka Rasmussen, welcome to the visit of a small delegation of U.S. lawmakers, including senators Lisa Murkowski from Alaska and Maine's Angus King.

Rasmussen expressed cautious optimism about ongoing negotiations with the U.S. over President Trump's interest in having a greater presence on the island. We are not out of the crisis, and we do not have a solution yet, But we are in a much better position now compared to like a few weeks ago because there are no threats on the table. There's no trade war with Europe and that is good. Canada and France have just opened diplomatic offices in Greenland to show added support. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz. President Trump has uninvited Maryland's Democratic Governor West Moore from a White House dinner that includes other members of the National Governors Association.

Moore is the group's vice chair. Speaking on CNN Sunday, Moore called Trump's decision. blatant disrespects. It's not lost to me that I'm the only black governor in this country. And I find that to be particularly painful, considering the fact that the president is trying to exclude me from an organization that not only all my peers have asked me to help to lead, but then also a place where I know I belong in. At least one other Democratic governor was also uninvited from the event. Health officials are warning that confirmed cases of measles may have spread at this year's

National March for Life in Washington, D.C. Thousands of anti-abortion rights demonstrators converged upon the national mall and other busy locations at the end of January. MPR's Kristen Wright has more details. D.C.'s Health Department says it's trying to identify people at risk. Besides the March for Life, potential exposure sites include Reagan National Airport, Union Station, Amtrak, and the D.C. subway.

Officials say contagious people with measles also visited the Basilica and Catholic University. Meanwhile, children's national hospital issued a public health notice, warning of potential exposure in its emergency department. The U.S. is dealing with its biggest measles outbreak in decades. The CDC reports 733 confirmed cases so far this year. South Carolina's outbreak has grown since October, with cases nearing 1,000. The U.S. is in danger of losing its status as a country that has eradicated the disease. Kristen Wright, NPR News.

The Rafa border crossing between Gaza and Gaza and. and Egypt was reopened on Sunday. It had been closed for two days after initially opening last week. While almost 20,000 Palestinians are waiting to go to Egypt for medical care, only 36 were allowed to cross in the first four days the crossing was opened. You're listening to NPR News. American downhill skier Lindsay Vaughn had surgery in an Italian hospital Sunday after she broke her leg during her first run at the Olympics.

She clipped a gate 13 seconds into the run and crash. She was airlifted from the competition in Milan. Hospital officials say she's now in stable condition. American Breezy Johnson won the gold in the downhill event. U.S. took home gold in the figure skating team event at the Winter Olympics Sunday. After a fierce three-day battle with Japan, as MPR's Rachel Treasman reports, Team USA won by a single points. The three-day team event pits the top 10 skating countries against each other,

but it was the U.S. and Japan battling most closely for gold. Team USA led in the first two days, but sometimes by just one or two points. The U.S. and Japan headed into the final event, the men's free skate, locked in a tie. In the end, it was Ilya Malinanin's quad-stacked program that propelled Team USA to the top of the podium for the second Olympics in a row. Figure skating competitions continue this week, starting with ice dance and men's singles. Rachel Treasman and PR News, Milan. The survivalist thriller, send help, remain the number one film at North American Box. offices this weekend, bringing in $10 million in ticket sales.

Solo meal came in second with $7.2 million, while Iron Lung was in third with $6 million in sales from North American theaters. Amazon's Melania added an additional 300 theaters in its second weekend of release, but it dropped 67% in overall sales to just $2.4 million in ticket sales. Super Bowl weekend is traditionally a slow time in movie theaters. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News. This message comes from Wise, the app for international people using money around the globe. You can send, spend, and receive in up to 40 currencies with only a few simple taps.

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