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Rams defeated 13-3 at Super Bowl

A Super Bowl record was broken and another tied Sunday night, as the New England Patriots won their sixth NFL title in 18 years under Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. It was however the lowest Super Bowl match in history, the Patriots defeating the LA Rams 13-3 with a defensive master clbad. "I will win every ugly victory on a pretty loss," said Patriots receiver Patriots Julian Edelman, who was named MVP of the game.

• Show at half time. Adam Levine, shirtless, led Maroon 5 to an unforgettable halftime performance. After Rihanna, Cardi B and Jay-Z, they would all have turned down this opportunity to protest the NFL's treatment of Colin Kaepernick.

• Great news. The Washington Post paid tribute to the murdered journalists, Marie Colvin and Jamal Khashoggi, in his very first Super Bowl advertisement, voiced by Tom Hanks.

Venezuelan crisis: EU countries recognize President Guaidó

France, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom have recognized opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela. The coordinated announcement came after President Nicolás Maduro failed to meet the deadline set by the EU to hold new credible elections as his country sinks into a crisis. Guaidó also urged China to give up its support for Maduro, who refused to rule out the possibility of a civil war in an interview on television Sunday.

El Salvador: candidate for anti-corruption wins landslide

Nayib Bukele, who ran for president of El Salvador with the promise of cracking down on corruption, won a landslide victory that puts an end to the two-party rule in a country rife with violence and corruption. gangs. With more than 50% of the vote, the former mayor of San Salvador avoids the second round in March. A former member of the left-wing ruling party, Bukele now runs a small conservative group, the Grand Alliance for National Unity, whose initials – Gana – mean "victory" in Spanish.

• Wave of crime. Nearly 67,000 Salvadorans are believed to be gang members, resulting in a wave of crime that has forced many to flee the country's violence and seek refuge in the United States and elsewhere.

Large dairy grows milder milks in US schools

The trade war with China has cost about US $ 1.5 billion in tariffs to US dairy farmers, but the Trump administration has nonetheless striven to appease US lobbyists. dairy industry, reports Jessica Glenza. This includes the invalidation of school nutrition rules to allow the sale of more fat chocolate and strawberry milks to about 31 million children in school cafeterias. The new rules, which were finalized in December, allow schools to serve low-fat flavored milk, rather than just fat.

• Big luck. US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue tweeted to defend the change, saying, "Nutritious meals at school do not do any good if children throw them in the trash."

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Listen Today in Focus: My father voted for a far right populist

Viktor Orbán, Hungary's far-right nationalist prime minister, has been spearheading a populist wave in Europe. John Domokos of the Guardian examines Orbán's appeal to Hungarian voters, including his own father.

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Why the issue of "sympathy" continues the 2020 women candidates

A record number of Democratic women will run for the presidency in 2020, including Senators Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Kirsten Gillibrand. They all endured the old question about their "sympathy", but this time the badist media coverage is called, writes Sabrina Siddiqui.

Nathan Phillips wants to talk about Covington

When senior Native American Nathan Phillips was found face to face with a teenager wearing a Maga hat at Lincoln Memorial, they both became national figures overnight. Phillips tells his story to Julian Brave NoiseCat.

How people in high-pressure jobs cope with stress

A neurosurgeon, a business magnate, a Spice Girl … Joe Stone, of the Guardian, asked 12 successful people, including Richard Branson and Mel C, how they handled the inevitable stress of their high-pressure jobs.

Can Joshua Tree recover from the stop?

The recent government shutdown left Joshua Tree National Park at the mercy of vandals and reckless visitors, who inflicted damage according to a former park director who would take 300 years to undo. Katharine Gammon reports on cleaning efforts.

Opinion

Nesrine Malik, Muslims are becoming more and more liberal in the United States, even though they are experiencing more and more discrimination. So why are prominent Muslims, such as Minnesota Congressman Ilhan Omar, always faced with an inquisition about their values?

Because she is Muslim and her place in Western public life must always be scrutinized, her views are distorted into a sinister form. The goal is to suggest that she is just too far away to hold a position of responsibility.

sport

Sergio Agüero's hat-trick allowed Manchester City to return to first place, while Manchester United continued their winning streak against Ole Gunnar Solskjær with another goal by Paul Pogba and scored at home by Marcus Rashford . These are two of the 10 discussion points of the weekend in the first league.

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