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In this file photo combination Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, right, serves the Christmas Mass in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on , Jan. 7, 2016 and Pope Francis prays during an audience at the Vatican on Jan. 30, 2016.(Photo: Ivan Sekretarev, AP)
Pope Francis, Russian Orthodox patriarch to meet in Cuba
It's been a LONG time coming. Pope Francis and the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church will meet in Cuba on Friday in a first-ever encounter between the heads of the two churches since the Great Schism of 1054. The pope and Patriarch Kirill plan to hold a "personal conversation" at Havana's airport, then<span style="color: Red;">*</span>sign a joint declaration. Kirill will be on an official<span style="color: Red;">*</span>visit to<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Cuba, while Francis will be en route to Mexico, where he lands later on<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Friday for a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>six-day visit. The split between the two churches nearly 1,000 years ago has endured over issues such as the primacy of the pope and accusations by the Russian church that the Catholic Church is trying to poach converts.
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The pope hasn't been this close to Phoenix since Pope John Paul II visited in the 1980s. Rafael Carranza, who covered the Pope in Rome, breaks down what this means for Phoenix residents and Catholics. The Arizona Republic
President Obama will be guest on Ellen's show
Expect dancing: The Ellen DeGeneres Show will air an exclusive interview with President Obama on Friday. While having a sitting president in-studio will be a first for Ellen's show, Obama has been on countless pop-culture programs since he was elected in 2008, including a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>recent appearance with comedian Jerry Seinfeld on his online show.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Obama appeared on Ellen's show in 2007 when he was just starting his run for president, and first lady Michelle Obama has danced with Ellen twice on the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>show.
Ellen DeGeneres helps the Obamas celebrate Christmas In Washington in December 2010.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Mike Theiler, Pool, Getty Images)
Corvette museum marks sinkhole anniversary with new exhibit
You remember it. A 40-foot-wide sinkhole at Kentucky's National Corvette Museum opened up on Feb.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>12, 2014, and swallowed eight Corvettes. Thankfully, no one was hurt — but the incredible moment was caught on camera and seen 'round the world. The museum is marking the anniversary of the swallowing with the opening of a new exhibit Friday that explains the sinkhole and the recovery. (If you can't make it to Kentucky: The hole has been filled and cars are back on display, although not all have been restored.) Rewatch the moment the cars slipped into the massive hole as the floor caved in below.
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A huge sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY swallowed 8 of the sports cars. Watch as it happens from a surveillance camera, then see the aftermath as a drone flies into the sinkhole. VPC
Oregon land rights protesters to appear in court
The weekslong standoff in Oregon over land rights has ended. Now the drama moves to the courts. The four final holdouts will be arraigned before a federal judge in Portland on Friday following their arrests the day before at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore. <span style="color: Red;">*</span>Their surrender capped a five-week ordeal that included the arrest of almost a dozen protesters and the shooting death of one.
Newly discovered Lincoln artifact goes on display
The Indiana State Museum is unveiling<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a previously unknown<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Abraham Lincoln artifact<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on Friday that had been a family’s secret heirloom for five generations.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The wooden mallet with the initials A.L. was<span style="color: Red;">*</span>used by<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the young Lincoln to split logs into rails for fencing.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>During the 1860 presidential race, Lincoln's political handlers touted their candidate's hard-working, blue-collar days as a railsplitter, an everyman. At 21, Lincoln moved from Indiana to Illinois and gave the mallet to a Hoosier neighbor named Barnabas Carter. Today, Barnabas Carter's great-great-great-great-grandson Keith Carter owns the mallet. He lent it to the museum for a year as a way to help celebrate Indiana's 2016 bicentennial.
And<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the essentials:
Weather:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Fierce cold will continue in the north-central U.S. while a soggy day is forecast for the Pacific Northwest.
Stocks:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>U.S. futures were higher Friday,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>while Japan's Nikkei 225 index<span style="color: Red;">*</span>sank<span style="color: Red;">*</span>4.8%.
TV Tonight:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wondering<span style="color: Red;">*</span>what to watch this weekend? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The Bachelor at 20: A Celebration of Love<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Downton Abbey.
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Contributing: Associated Press
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