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WHAT TO WATCH FOR IN THE 2026 WINTER OLYMPICS

By now you know that the Opening Ceremony occurred.  What should you watch for over the  next 17 days? Will Lindsey Vonn actually alpine ski on Sunday, February 8? If she's good enough: Women's downhill : Sunday, Feb. 8 Women's team combined:   Tuesday, Feb. 10 Women's super-G : Thursday, Feb. 12 If you have any doubts, she has previously competed in 2013-14 with a torn ACl in her right knee.  She does wear high performance knee braces. Retired, but returned with a partial titanium knee replacement in 2024. She last week fell and tore her  left knee ACL. But she will need to ski downhill at more than 70 MPH. By the way,  Chloe Kim , also of the U.S., the two-time Olympic halfpipe gold medalist, suffered a torn labrum and dislocated shoulder after a fall in Switzerland in early January this year.  However she has returned to train and too said she will be good to go. NBC news anchor Savannah Guthries' mother Nancy, is still missing .   Follow ...
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HOW MUCH IS THE USA GOVERNMENT WORTH?

This will shock you.  Companies are doing well, but the U.S. government?  Corporations valued at $1 trillion or more are: Nvidia at $4.5 trillion Alphabet  $4.1 trillion Apple   a$3.9 trillion Microsoft    $3.1 trillion Amazon  $2.6 trillion Meta    $1.8 trillion Broadcom    $1.6 trillion Tesla    $1.6 trillion Berkshire Hathaway    $1 trillion That was not a shock, but how many of you knew that Nvidia was #1?   I asked Google AI, how much is the  U.S. government  worth . While corporations like Apple, Microsoft, and Walmart are valued by their market capitalization (total stock value), the U.S. government is not valued in the same way. Instead, its financial standing is measured by total assets versus total liabilities.   As of the 2024 Financial Report of the U.S. Government: Total Assets:   The federal government held approximately   $5.7 trillion   in assets, which incl...