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The Winter Games' opening ceremony took place Friday, with 20,000 fireworks, the parade of athletes — and an impromptu handshake between South Korea's president and Kim Jong Un's sister.

Pickles, pots and protein were also employed in their quirky song about pandemic lockdowns and frontline workers.

There are very few novelists with Paul Beatty's swinging sense of play. His latest novel, Slumberland, is a sui generis piece of heartfelt absurdism. Troy Patterson recommends readers give it a spin.

At age 41, his body is telling him the time has come, the Swiss tennis great said in a video message released on Thursday. Federer has won more than 100 titles, including 20 Grand Slam singles wins.

Each county's plan must include input from law enforcement, mental health and school professionals.

NBC announced Wednesday that Jimmy Fallon will take over The Tonight Show from Jay Leno next spring. But NBC has a raft of other problems including a rocky ride in prime time. Plus, it fell from first place last fall to fifth in February — behind not just the other broadcast networks but the Spanish language Univision.

The city of San Francisco has a new mayor, London Breed. Breed is the first African-American woman to fill the spot left vacant by the death of Ed Lee.

It speaks volumes about the purpose and meaning of the first visit to Myanmar by an American secretary of state in more than five decades. Aung San Suu Kyi is a living symbol of the struggle there for human rights and democracy.

Mexico says it is now the world's largest exporter of fresh mangoes. India still holds the No. 1 position in overall mango production. One out of every 20 mangoes consumed in the world now comes from Mexico.

Automatic spending cuts are scheduled to take effect Friday. Over time, the across-the-board spending cuts could slow economic growth and lead to hundreds of thousands of government employees going out on furlough.