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Baghdad traders protest new customs tariffs as Iraq wrestles with shrinking oil revenues 02/08/2026 06:41am • BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of traders and customs clearance company owners protested in central Baghdad on Sunday, demanding that Iraq's government reverse recently imposed customs tariffs that they say have sharply increased their costs and disrupted trade. The new tariffs that came into effect on J Exit poll shows Japan Premier Takaichi's ruling bloc on path to win a majority in lower house vote 02/08/2026 06:25am • TOKYO (AP) — Exit poll shows Japan Premier Takaichi's ruling bloc on path to win a majority in lower house vote. Styling hair and robbing banks: The life lessons of K.J. Hughes' parents 02/08/2026 06:06am • Entrepreneurship runs through K.J. Hughes' veins.  While Hughes has a MBA from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, he was making good money from an early age. At 15, he started hosting basement parties at his friend's house while his mom was out of town, which wou Lindsey Vonn crashes in women’s downhill at Milan Cortina Olympics 02/08/2026 06:02am • CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn crashes in women’s downhill at Milan Cortina Olympics. Apps to boycott US goods gained traction in crisis over Greenland 02/08/2026 05:54am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The makers of mobile apps designed to help shoppers identify and boycott American goods say they saw a surge of interest in Denmark and beyond after the recent flare-up in tensions over U.S. President Donald Trump's designs on Greenland. The creator of the “Made O’Me South Africa's thrilling win over Fiji in Perth sevens final ends nine-year drought 02/08/2026 05:51am • PERTH, Australia (AP) — South Africa won the Australian stopover in the sevens world series for the first time in nine years after topping Fiji 21-19 in the Perth final on Sunday. It took a phenomenal second try by Ryan Oosthuizen, who crashed past four Fijians, to tie the score at 19 that was the Russian skater Petr Gumennik becomes latest Olympian to change music due to copyright issues 02/08/2026 05:50am • MILAN (AP) — Russian figure skater Petr Gumennik has been forced to change his short program music two days before the men's program at the Milan Cortina Olympics after joining a growing list of figure skaters dealing with copyright issues. Gumennik, who is participating as a neutral athlete at th Polls have closed in Thailand's general election where 3 main parties are competing for power 02/08/2026 05:06am • BANGKOK (AP) — Polls have closed in Thailand's general election where 3 main parties are competing for power. Grambling hosts Alabama A&M after Coffee's 24-point game 02/08/2026 04:43am • Alabama A&M Bulldogs (12-11, 5-5 SWAC) at Grambling Tigers (11-11, 5-4 SWAC) Grambling, Louisiana; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Grambling hosts Alabama A&M after Roderick Coffee III scored 24 points in Grambling's 57-47 win over the Alabama State Hornets. The Tigers are 6-2 in home gam Howard hosts Fox and Yale 02/08/2026 04:43am • Yale Bulldogs (17-4, 6-2 Ivy League) at Howard Bison (15-9, 5-3 MEAC) Washington; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Yale visits Howard after Riley Fox scored 23 points in Yale's 81-69 win against the Brown Bears. The Bison are 8-3 on their home court. Howard leads the MEAC with 15.5 assists per game l Buckley leads New Orleans against Texas A&M-CC after 25-point game 02/08/2026 04:43am • Texas A&M-CC Islanders (13-11, 9-6 Southland) at New Orleans Privateers (11-14, 8-7 Southland) New Orleans; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans hosts Texas A&M-CC after Jakevion Buckley scored 25 points in New Orleans' 95-76 loss to the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros. The Privateers a Indiana hosts Oregon after Bittle's 23-point showing 02/08/2026 04:43am • Oregon Ducks (8-15, 1-11 Big Ten) at Indiana Hoosiers (16-8, 7-6 Big Ten) Bloomington, Indiana; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oregon visits Indiana after Nathan Bittle scored 23 points in Oregon's 68-64 loss to the Purdue Boilermakers. The Hoosiers are 12-2 on their home court. Indiana is ninth Northwestern State visits Lamar following East's 33-point performance 02/08/2026 04:43am • Northwestern State Demons (6-18, 4-11 Southland) at Lamar Cardinals (12-12, 7-8 Southland) Beaumont, Texas; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Lamar plays Northwestern State after Braden East scored 33 points in Lamar's 84-74 loss to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. The Cardinals have gone 7-5 in hom Hodge leads UNC Wilmington against Charleston (SC) after 22-point performance 02/08/2026 04:43am • UNC Wilmington Seahawks (19-4, 8-2 CAA) at Charleston (SC) Cougars (16-8, 9-2 CAA) Charleston, South Carolina; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNC Wilmington takes on Charleston (SC) after Nolan Hodge scored 22 points in UNC Wilmington's 85-78 loss to the William & Mary Tribe. The Cougars are 10 Indiana State hosts Southern Illinois after House's 26-point showing 02/08/2026 04:43am • Southern Illinois Salukis (10-14, 4-9 MVC) at Indiana State Sycamores (10-14, 3-10 MVC) Terre Haute, Indiana; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois faces Indiana State after Quel'Ron House scored 26 points in Southern Illinois' 91-81 loss to the Murray State Racers. The Sycamores have go