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U.S. snowboarder Stacy Gaskill is racing in her first Olympics, but this isn't her family's first time at the Games. Her mom, Martha Gaskill, won a bronze medal as a Paralympian at the Calgary Games.

The Biden administration recently canceled a proposed mine. While environmentalists celebrated, it shows how hard it is to build a domestic supply of the minerals needed to switch to a green economy.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads out on an Asia swing this week to reinforce the administration's continued focus on competition with China despite the crisis in Ukraine.

Slate contributor Seth Stevenson reviews a new ad by Fidelity Investments featuring legendary musician Paul McCartney.

Alan Alda played Hawkeye Pierce for 11 years in the television series M*A*S*H and has acted in, written, and directed many films. He has starred on Broadway, and his avid interest in science has led to his hosting PBS's Scientific American Frontiers.

The new film A History of Violence stars Viggo Mortenson. Director David Cronenberg has made a movie that many viewers will likely find easier to approach than his other movies.

Film critic Kenneth Turan reviews the movie Proof Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Hope Davis, Jake Gyllenhaal star in the film version of this Tony and Pulitzer-winning play about a mad mathematician whose daughter may have written his most celebrated proof.

This week, the Rolling Stones release a new album, their first studio effort in eight years. It's called A Bigger Bang. Reviewer Tom Moon says the spare, cohesive style of the songs demonstrate why the Stones are such a unique rock band.

The Court TV network will premiere a new reality series this coming Sunday -- Parco, P.I., which follows a real private detective and his family as they go about sleuthing in Manhattan. Day to Day television Critic Andrew Wallenstein has a review.

In Junebug, a story of characters and culture clashes, Embeth Davidtz plays a Chicago art dealer who meets her new in-laws on a business trip to North Carolina, including a very pregnant Amy Adams.