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| Vladimir Putin | | President Vladimir Putin signed a controversial measure banning the adoption of Russian children by U.S. families, the Kremlin said Friday. |
| Severe weather | | A powerful winter storm that whipped its way across the United States this week, from the southern Plains to the Northeast, still had more to give early Friday. |
| Norman Schwarzkopf | | Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded coalition forces during the Gulf War, died Thursday, a U.S. official said. He was 78. |
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