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Spain looks to ban social media for under-16s, joining others in Europe 02/03/2026 04:01pm • MADRID (AP) ��� Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Prime Minister Pedro S��nchez said Tuesday, in a move designed to shield young people from the harms of online content. S��nchez chided the world's biggest tech companies in a speech at a Dubai summit, saying they allow il MAHA has reshaped health policy. Now it's working on environmental rules 02/03/2026 03:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� On New Year's Eve, Lee Zeldin did something out of character for an Environmental Protection Agency leader who has been hacking away at regulations intended to protect Americans' air and water. He announced new restrictions on five chemicals commonly used in building materials, Ethiopia's prime minister accuses Eritrea of mass killings during Tigray war 02/03/2026 03:07pm • ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) ��� Ethiopia's government Tuesday for the first time acknowledged the involvement of troops from neighboring Eritrea in the war in the Tigray region that ended in 2022, accusing them of mass killings, amid reports of renewed fighting in the region. Ethiopian Prime Minister Don't tune into the Super Bowl hoping for a break from politics 02/03/2026 03:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Don't tune into the Super Bowl hoping for a break from the tumultuous politics gripping the U.S. The NFL is facing pressure ahead of Sunday's game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots to take a more explicit stance against the Trump administration's aggressiv Dates and bowl sites announced for next two College Football Playoff quarterfinals, semifinals 02/03/2026 02:57pm • IRVING, Texas (AP) ��� The College Football Playoff on Tuesday announced the dates and sites for the quarterfinals and semifinals for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The 2026 season's quarterfinals will be Dec. 30 at the Fiesta Bowl and Jan. 1 at the Cotton Bowl, Peach Bowl and Rose Bowl. Semifinals are Why this US cold snap feels bone-shattering when it's not record-shattering 02/03/2026 02:53pm • The brutally frigid weather that has gripped most of America for the past 11 days is not unprecedented. It just feels that way. The first quarter of the 21st century was unusually warm by historical standards ��� mostly due to human-induced climate change ��� and so a prolonged cold spell this winte Canada picks Sam Bennett to replace Anthony Cirelli at the Olympics 02/03/2026 02:52pm • MILAN (AP) ��� Sam Bennett was added Tuesday to Canada���s men���s hockey team at the Olympics in Milan as an injury replacement for Anthony Cirelli. Hockey Canada announced the change roughly 48 hours since Cirelli was injured in Tampa Bay���s outdoor Stadium Series game Sunday night against Boston Disney parks chief Josh D���Amaro will take over for Bob Iger as CEO 02/03/2026 02:51pm • Disney has named its parks chief Josh D���Amaro to succeed Bob Iger as the entertainment giant's top executive. D���Amaro will become the 9th CEO in the more than 100-year-old company's history. He has overseen the company���s theme parks, cruises and resorts since 2020. The Experiences division ha 'Monster's Paradise,' lampooning US President Donald Trump, has world premiere at Hamburg Opera 02/03/2026 02:35pm • HAMBURG, Germany (AP) ��� Tobias Kratzer spoke in disbelief ahead of the world premiere of ���Monster's Paradise��� by Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek, which features a gluttonous, ravenous, insatiable President-King, lampooning U.S. President Donald Trump. ���The metaphor has become a reality,�� What to know about the partial government shutdown 02/03/2026 02:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The partial government shutdown is vastly different from the record closure in the fall. That is mostly because this shutdown, which started Saturday, does not include the whole of government and may not last long, even as it now drags into the new week. The House had hoped to pa LIV Golf to get world ranking points for the first time. Only the top 10 players get them 02/03/2026 01:54pm • LIV Golf received a boost on the eve of starting its fifth season when the Official World Golf Ranking approved the Saudi-funded league to receive ranking points for the first time. The unanimous decision Tuesday by the OWGR board came with some conditions, however, that did not sit well with LIV Go English soccer union wants fewer headers for pros, and none for kids, to protect players' brains 02/03/2026 01:30pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� The union representing English soccer players has created the first comprehensive protocol for preventing the brain disease CTE, expanding the heightened concern over concussions to include the damage that can be caused by the less forceful blows from heading the ball. The guidelines Trump's $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities 02/03/2026 01:03pm • With tensions high over federal immigration enforcement, some state and local officials are pushing back against the Trump administration's attempts to house thousands of detained immigrants in jails, converted warehouses and privately run facilities in their communities. Federal officials have been US-Apple-Books-Top-10 02/03/2026 12:35pm • Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List) 1. Pendergast by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Grand Central Publishing) 2. Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Carina Press) 3. An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn (Avon) 4. The Long Game by Rachel Reid (Carina Press) 5. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans New York police officer charged in cooler throw death says he was trying to protect colleagues 02/03/2026 12:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A New York City police sergeant who hurled a plastic cooler at a man fleeing officers on a motorized scooter, causing a crash that killed the driver, says he was trying to protect other officers from being injured. Testifying Monday at his manslaughter trial, Erik Duran said he was