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2025 and we begin with all eyes on anchorage at 1130 this morning local time in Alaska, which is 3.30 in the afternoon on the East Coast,

President Trump and Russian President Putin will sit down for that high-stakes summit aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

Mr. Trump told reporters he'll know very quickly if his counterpart is serious about peace.

And if he is, there'll be a follow-up meeting that includes Ukraine's leader Volodemir Zelensky.

And that could happen almost immediately.

A child prodigy has stunned the chess world.

Ten-year-old Baudenas of Anandanda made history this week at the British Chess Championship,

beating 60-year-old Grandmaster Peter Wells.

With the win, she becomes the youngest girl ever to defeat a Grandmaster in a classical match

and qualifies as an international master of the game.

Bodina began playing chess at age five after a friend of her dad's gave her a set during the pandemic. Initially, she wanted to play with the pieces as toys, but her dad encouraged her to actually learn the game.

The Baltimore Ravens put out an SOS and an Olympic champion answered the call. Last month,

a few members of the football team posted on Instagram that one in three Ravens can't swim and asked

for help from Olympic legend Michael Phelps. On Tuesday, he showed up at their training facility along with

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