100 million: The number of people expected to watch the Super Bowl halftime performance with Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican superstar and newly minted Album of the Year winner at the Grammys. It’s already sparked a lot of political buzz, with the singer’s criticism of ICE. The conservative group Turning Point USA said it will host a counter-halftime show featuring Kid Rock.
3: The number of African countries that have agreed to take back migrants from the United Kingdom accused of crimes and entering the country illegally. Namibia, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo signed on after the UK Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, threatened to stop issuing visas to people from those countries if they didn’t cooperate.
880 pounds: The amount of enriched uranium that the US is calling for Iran to transfer out of the country as the two countries meet in Oman. Iran said talks were off to a “good start,” but the threat of US military action is still on the table.
3 billion: The amount of yuan (equivalent to $431 million) that Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is spending to attract users to its Qwen AI app, giving incentives for eating out, entertainment, and leisure, as well as distributing large red envelopes, ostensibly full of cash.Brazilian skiers, American ICE agents, Israeli bobsledders – this is just a smattering of the fascinating characters that will be present at this year’s Winter Olympics. Yet the focus will be a different country, one that isn’t formally competing: Russia.
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