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The 2022 Beijing Games are underway and already the drama is brewing from stellar performances on the ice rink — both figure skating and hockey — and on the slopes.

As sectarian killings surge in Iraq, the Baghdad morgue has also become a deadly place. Sunni families risk being killed when they go to retrieve the bodies of loved ones from the Shiite-run facility. The morgue is now off-limits to journalists.

Brazilian oil company Petrobras officially opens its latest deep-water oil platform. The new rig is expected to end decades of Brazilian dependence on foreign oil, and protect the country's economy from oil-price shocks.

Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) says the United States needs to get out of Iraq as soon as possible. He has a withdrawal plan, which he outlines in this essay.

More than 1,200 delegates are attending this week's White House Conference on Aging. Past conferences have led to major social change, including the creation of Medicare and Meals on Wheels. We look at what seniors are saying about the president's absence this year and other issues at the conference.

The House majority leader was indicted and forced to step aside. A new chief justice of the United States was confirmed, but a battle looms over a second nominee. It's a dramatic time in American politics.

A lawsuit accuses Southern chef Paula Dean of using racial slurs in the workplace. Deen says she has used a slur regarding African-Americans, but not in a long time. The case is bringing out some surprising admissions.

Morning Edition listeners this week on Twitter shared memories of making pies. We'll hear from a couple of them as our series comes to a close. And, we'll wrap up the series with a musical ode to pie.

The Trump administration dismissed all the scientists working on the next National Climate Assessment. The report is the most comprehensive source of information about climate change in the U.S.

Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, is just the latest tech mogul to plant a flag on the banks of the Potomac River.