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The region was hit this week with record high floodwaters sparked by a string of atmospheric river storms.

Officials say they expect the water to slowly recede today, but they're also warning of flood that floodwater will remain high for days and that there is more rain in the forecast for tomorrow.

American skier Lindsey Vonn nearly did it again.

She finished second in a World Cup downhill at Sam Moritz today.

Yesterday, Vonn became the oldest winner in the circuit's history.

She's 41, and she won the season's opening downhill by nearly a full second.

She returned to skiing last season nearly six years after retirement following a partial replacement surgery on her right knee.

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The Justice Department has filed more lawsuits against mostly Democratic-led states in an attempt to access sensitive data about registered voters.

Here's NPR's Hansi Lowong reporting.

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Envoy Steve Whitcomb and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are expected to be in Berlin this weekend.

The Wall Street Journal says they are to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders over proposals for a ceasefire in Ukraine.

The second week of Luigi Mangione's pre-trial hearings has concluded.

NPR's Sarah Ventry reports on defense efforts to convince a judge to make some critical pieces of evidence inadmissible in Mangione's upcoming trial.

President Trump says he's gotten the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia to stop fighting over their disputed border.

He announced on social media that the two have agreed to restart their ceasefire.

But as Michael Sullivan reports from Bangkok, the fighting is ongoing.

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