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Key Nuclear Arms Treaty Expires Amidst Other News

A major nuclear arms treaty expired, coinciding with other developments including President Donald Trump's call to a fallen soldier's family, Vice President JD Vance's visit with American Olympians, and fallout from revelations about Jeffrey Epstein's ties to prominent figures.

President Donald Trump personally called the family of Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis to confirm that the fallen U.S. Army Ranger would receive the Medal of Honor, according to Fox News. The call, captured on video, showed Ollis' father, Robert, reacting with shock upon receiving the news. Ollis died in Afghanistan in 2013 after shielding an allied soldier.

Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio greeted American Olympians in Milan, Italy, as the athletes prepared to represent the U.S. at the Winter Games, Fox News reported. Vance, accompanied by his wife and children, wished the athletes luck. Vance noted the Olympics' power to unite Americans.

In Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized for his former ambassador Peter Mandelson's ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to The New York Times. Starmer accused Mandelson of deceit and expressed sorrow for Epstein's victims. "I am sorry, sorry for what was done to you, sorry that so many people with power failed you," Starmer said.

Newly released documents also revealed that Epstein's money was mingled with Silicon Valley tech start-ups, The New York Times reported. In 2014, Coinbase, then a two-year-old start-up, accepted a $3 million investment from Epstein, who had already been convicted of sex offenses in 2008. Fred Ehrsam, one of Coinbase's founders, wrote to associates about Epstein in December 2014 as the financier prepared to make the investment. The investment yielded multimillion-dollar returns for Epstein over the years.

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