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Let’s celebrate Groundhog Day, in all its bizarre, quirky strangeness. Let it remind us that we have not subdued nature, but merely made ourselves more comfortable in its domain. (Image credit: Brett Carlsen)

Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before resigning abruptly in a flap over comments about the country’s military, has died at 81. (Image credit: Martial Trezzini)

Trump DOJ demands list of thousands of FBI agents, others who worked on Jan. 6 and Trump investigations for possible firing  CNN Trump Officials Fire Jan. 6 Prosecutors and Plan Possible F.B.I. Purge  The New York Times DOJ directs FBI to fire

Three Israeli hostages, including dual US and French citizens, set for release in Gaza on Saturday  Reuters Live updates: US-Israeli citizen Keith Siegel freed in latest round of hostage releases  CNN Hamas stages Gaza beach handover as Israeli hostages freed  Yahoo! Voices Three

Why tariffs on Mexico and Canada could drive up grocery costs, in 3 charts  CNN Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China: will they spark a trade war?  The Guardian US Tariff Threat Prompts Automakers to Find New Suppliers, Consider Higher Prices  The

An NPR listener wonders whether her husband’s relationship with a female colleague is too close for comfort. He says she’s being competitive for no reason, and that he sees the woman as a ‘sister.’ (Image credit: Eoneren/Getty Images)

Siegel is the first American to be released as part of this deal. A total of 18 hostages have been released since the ceasefire took effect. Hundreds Palestinians have been released so far. (Image credit: AFP)

Local officials and experts said the water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began sending downstream on Friday could have been helpful to farmers later this year. President Trump, in an apparent reference to the move, called it a “victory.”

Hamas has begun releasing three Israeli hostages who have been held in Gaza since the beginning of the war.

CDC removes gender, equity references in public health material  The Washington Post Federal employees told to remove pronouns from email signatures by end of day  ABC News US federal websites stay up after confusion over plan to remove diversity information  Reuters CDC Data