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Shiffrin Wins Gold; Avalanche, Talks, & Accusations Dominate News

Mikaela Shiffrin captured a gold medal in the women's slalom event at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday, while rescuers in California searched for nine missing skiers following an avalanche on Tuesday. Meanwhile, talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the US concluded without a breakthrough, and a senior U.S. official alleged China conducted a nuclear test in 2020.

Shiffrin's victory came after she recorded a total time of 1:39.10, with a first run time of 47.13 and a second run time of 51.97, according to Fox News. Her coach encouraged her to "rip this thing" before her performance. In California, an avalanche in the Lake Tahoe region's Castle Peak area left nine backcountry skiers missing, with six others rescued, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office reported. Weather conditions remained dangerous, with a high chance of further avalanches. "Highly skilled rescue ski teams" were deployed from nearby ski resorts.

Talks in Geneva between Russian, Ukrainian, and American representatives, aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, ended without a breakthrough, according to BBC World. The meetings, which included US envoy Steve Witkoff, lasted late on Tuesday and only two hours on Wednesday. Although Witkoff had expressed optimism, both the chief Russian negotiator and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky indicated they had been "difficult." Some progress was made on "military issues," including the location of the front line and ceasefire monitoring, according to a Ukrainian diplomatic source.

A senior U.S. official alleged that China conducted a nuclear test in June 2020, according to Fox News. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw stated that evidence of the explosion came from a seismic station in Kazakhstan, which detected a magnitude 2.75 explosion at China's Lop Nur test grounds on June 22, 2020.

In other news, women from Syria's Alawite minority shared accounts of kidnap and rape with the BBC. One woman, whose name was changed for her safety, described being dragged into a vehicle by armed men who beat her and insulted her sect.

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