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What happened to Savannah Guthrie's mother?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Today's show host Savannah Guthrie made another plea for her mother's release on Sunday. In a video posted to Instagram, she said her family still has hope for their mother, Nancy Guthrie. She disappeared from her home two weeks ago. In the video, Savannah Guthrie urged anyone who may have information about her mother to step forward.
It's never too late, and you're not lost or alone. And it is never too late to do the right thing.
Police, meanwhile, say they found a glove about two miles from Guthrie's home that may have been worn by someone seen outside her home just before her disappearance. Slovakia is pitching itself as a place for diplomacy on Ukraine. As NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports, Secretary of State Marco Rubio sounded interested in the idea as he visited the country, which leans politically toward Russia.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico says he's ready to host any future peace negotiations. He blamed Europe for prolonging the war by supplying weapons to Ukraine and did not criticize Russia at all during his news conference with Secretary of State Rubio, who thanked him for his insights on Ukraine. It is something that we care about, but it is something you live next door to. Vito praised Rubio's boss, President Trump, as a, quote, very pragmatic and rational leader, once again dismissing reports that he told some EU leaders that he was worried about Trump's mental state during a visit in Florida last month. Rubio is now in Hungary to meet another pro-Trump leader, Viktor Orban. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, Budapest.
Former President Barack Obama this weekend addressed the racist video that President Trump posted on a social media account earlier this month and pairs Shondalese Duster as more.
Former President Obama told progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen there's, quote, this sort of clown show that's happening in social media and on television. He also said many Americans find this behavior deeply troubling.
What is true is that there doesn't seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum and a sense of propriety and respect for the office, right? So that's been lost.
On the immigration crackdown and protests in Minnesota and elsewhere, Obama said there is a good number of American people saying in response, quote, we're going to live up to those values that we say we believe in. Shondalese Duster, NPR News.
Israel's cabinet Sunday approved a decision to restart a land registration process in the occupied West Bank. That means Israeli authorities can now declare an area of land up for registration. Critics say the process amounts to a major land grab for Palestinians. The decision is the latest to deepen Israeli control over the West Bank. This is NPR News. While Brazilians are celebrating Carnival this weekend, many people are also taking time to enjoy South America's first medal at a Winter Olympics. And that medal is gold. As NPR's Kerry Kahn reports, the skier dedicated the medal to his mother's homeland with a photo-grabbing podium high jump and a samba-inspired dance.
Yes, it does snow in parts of Brazil's far south occasionally. But Lucas Pinheiro Brathen credits his childhood in Brazil playing soccer for building his passion for sports, not skiing. Until two years ago, he competed for Norway's team where his father's from, but in 2023 took up Brazil's flag. After winning the giant slalom gold Saturday, he did a samba dance on the Olympic podium and in an interview with Brazilian press, credited his win to Brazilian strength. Brazil's president congratulated Pinheiro, calling him an inspiration that, quote, widens the horizon for Brazilian sport. And while the weather may be in the high 80s in Rio for Carnival weekend, many are celebrating Brazil's O Carro do Ski, its skiing dude.
Carrie Khan, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro.
Valentine's Day was a hit at the box office this weekend.
How is Slovakia positioning itself in the Ukraine conflict?
Date Night pushed Wuthering Heights to the number one spot with $34.8 million in ticket sales over three days.
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