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Harbin ice festival draws sculptors and spectators to northern China, in photos

By The Associated Press

HARBIN, China (AP) — Sculptors converged over the weekend on the frigid northern Chinese city of Harbin for the annual Ice and Snow Festival, as families traveled from afar to admire the towering ice sculptures and some visitors braved the cold with winter swimming.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

What’s offside? And all your other World Cup questions, answered

By The Associated Press
This World Cup has prompted some questions we simply can't answer for you. Can anyone stop Messi? Does Merlin the duck like wearing that jersey? What happens if the Congo's statue fan has to sneeze? That said, if you're a first-time soccer watcher still confused by all this footie, we're here to help! Free kicks, hydration breaks, stoppage time ... there's a lot to know. We put out a call for your burning World Cup questions — and we'll keep answering them if you have more. We're compiling answers to your FAQs below. OK, let's start with the real basics: What does ‘offsides’ mean?
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