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Olympics Bedding Tested; US Births Dip

The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics officially commenced on Friday evening, February 6, in Milan, Italy, with athletes from over 90 countries participating in the opening ceremony at the San Siro stadium. The event, which will run through February 22, features performances paying homage to Italian culture, according to NPR News and NPR Politics.

The opening ceremony showcased Italian music, art, and culture, with thousands of spectators in attendance, as reported by NPR News and NPR Politics. The games present a critical opportunity for athletes to perform at their best, as years of training are on the line, according to Wired.

Meanwhile, the United States saw a slight decrease in births in 2025, with approximately 3.6 million births reported, about 24,000 fewer than in 2024, according to provisional data. This decline seems to confirm predictions by some experts who doubted the 2024 increase marked an upward trend, as stated by Fortune. Robert Anderson, who oversees birth and death tracking, noted that the final tally might only add a few thousand additional births.

In other news, the open-source project OpenCiv3, a modernized reimagining of Civilization III, is under active development, according to Hacker News. The project aims to rebuild the game for modern players and modders, removing arbitrary limits and expanding mod capabilities.

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