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Love, Inc. is an American television sitcom that originally aired for one season on United Paramount Network (UPN) from September 2005 to May 2006. Although it was developed as a vehicle and sitcom debut for Shannen Doherty, the series instead featured an ensemble cast led by Busy Philipps, Vince Vieluf, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Ion Overman, and Holly Robinson Peete (pictured) as five matchmakers working at a dating agency. It suffered from low viewership despite its high ratings among young Hispanic women; it was canceled following UPN's merger with The WB to launch The CW in 2006. The cancellations of this and other black sitcoms were criticized for reducing representation of African-American characters and reducing the number of roles for African-American actors on television. Critical response to Love, Inc. was mixed: some praised its multi-ethnic cast, while others felt that the storylines and characters were unoriginal and that Philipps' portrayal of her character was unsympathetic. (Full article...)

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Elena Hight

The African Union readmits Morocco despite an ongoing dispute over Western Sahara.
The Winter X Games conclude with the United States winning seven gold medals (snowboarder Elena Hight pictured).
A gunman kills six people and injures eight others in a mass shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order restricting travel and immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, leading to protests and court rulings ordering its partial suspension.

On this day...

February 1: Black History Month begins in Canada and the United States; National Freedom Day in the United States

King Edward III of England

1327 – Fourteen-year-old Edward III (pictured as adult) became King of England, but the country was ruled by his mother, Queen Isabella, and her lover, Roger Mortimer.
1411 – The First Peace of Thorn was signed, ending the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War.
1982 – Senegal and the Gambia formed the Senegambia Confederation to promote cooperation between the two countries.
2003 – All seven crew members aboard Space Shuttle Columbia were killed when the orbiter disintegrated over Texas during reentry.

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The Dordogne is a river in south-central and southwest France, shown here in Périgord, near Castelnaud-la-Chapelle. It flows from Puy de Sancy generally west about 500 kilometres (310 mi) through the Limousin and Périgord regions before flowing into the Gironde in the north of the city of Bordeaux. The Dordogne and its watershed have been designated a biosphere reserve by UNESCO.

Photograph: Luc Viatour

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