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FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2018 file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Russian Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin during his flight to visit Chernigovets coal mine, in Beryozovsky, Kemerovo region, Russia. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, the Treasury Department slapped sanctions on Rosneft’s trading arm and its CEO, accusing the Geneva-based firm of providing a critical lifeline to Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Ending Putin's support of Venezuela no easy feat for USIn 2016, the head of Russia's largest oil company traveled to the birthplace of Hugo Chavez, in the empty, sweltering plains of Venezuela, to unveil a giant bronze statue of the late socialist leader that he commissioned from a Russian artist

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Oklahoma guard Austin Reaves, left, and Baylor guard Matthew Mayer fight for control of the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Butler scores 22, helps No. 1 Baylor beat Oklahoma 65-54Jared Butler scored 22 points and No. 1 Baylor beat Oklahoma 65-54 for its Big 12-record 23rd consecutive win

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FILE - In this July 8, 2019, file photo, cars wait to be exported at Yokohama port, near Tokyo. Japan's Finance Ministry says the nation recorded a trade deficit for the month of January, as exports continued to decline amid worries about the spread of a new virus that could deaden regional economic growth. The ministry said in a report Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, that the trade deficit for last month totaled 1.3 trillion yen, or $12 billion. That marked the third straight month of a trade deficit for the world's third largest economy. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Japan records trade deficit in January amid growth fears Japan's Finance Ministry says the nation recorded a trade deficit for the month of January, as exports continued to decline amid worries about the spread of a new virus that could deaden regional economic growth

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In this Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, photo, delivery workers for Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com prepare for the morning round of deliveries from a distribution center in Beijing, China. JD and rivals including Pinduoduo, Miss Fresh and Alibaba Group's Hema are scrambling to fill a boom in orders while protecting their employees. E-commerce is one of the few industries to thrive after anti-virus controls starting in late January closed factories, restaurants, cinemas, offices and shops nationwide and extinguished auto and real estate sales. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China turns to internet for food supplies amid virus fearsDemand for online food vendors has surged since China’s government told the public to stay home as part of the most sweeping anti-disease controls ever imposed

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Boeing finds a new issue with Max, debris in fuel tanksBoeing has a new problem with the grounded 737 Max

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Baylor coach Kim Mulkey thanks the fans in the crowd after the team's NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. Mulkey won her 600th career game as Baylor defeated Texas Tech 77-62. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson)

Mulkey fastest to 600 as No. 2 Baylor women top Texas TechBaylor's Kim Mulkey became the fastest Division I men's or women's coach to 600 wins, reaching the milestone when Juicy Landrum scored 19 points to lift the No. 2 Lady Bears to a 77-62 victory over Texas Tech. The Lady Bears broke open a tie game by scoring the first seven points of the fourth quarter

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West Virginia guard Jermaine Haley (10) is defended by Oklahoma State forward Kalib Boone (22) and guard Avery Anderson III (0) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, in Morgantown, W.Va. (AP Photo/Kathleen Batten)

Huggins ties Smith at 879 as No. 17 WVU beats Oklahoma StateMiles McBride had 11 points in his first start, Sean McNeil also scored 11 and No. 17 West Virginia took over early in the second half to beat Oklahoma State 65-47, snapping a three-game losing streak