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News Wrap: Sports court rejects Russia’s Olympics appeal

Season 2018 Episode 59 | 4m 45s

In our news wrap Friday, the Winter Olympics have officially begun in South Korea, kicked off with pomp and circumstance at the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, a last ditch effort to include 45 banned Russian athletes was rejected just hours before. Also, a winter storm in the Midwest promised treacherous road conditions and more than a foot of snow in some areas.

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