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'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,� Matt Ryan, new GM Ian Cunningham bring aligned vision to Falcons front office 02/03/2026 02:32pm • ATLANTA (AP) — In the search for the Atlanta Falcons general manager, newly appointed president of football Matt Ryan set out to find someone committed to building a smart, tough and physical football team. He believes he's found that with Ian Cunningham. Cunningham was the third and final hire o Novig Promo Code WTOP: Get $100 Bonus for Any NBA, SB XL Predictions 02/03/2026 01:58pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Use the Novig promo code WTOP to activate a discount for your first sports prediction. Find markets for NBA action this week, as well a Inside the 'ghost student' scam that uses identity theft to steal college loans and financial aid 02/03/2026 01:57pm • (NEW YORK) -- Murat Mayor has no need for an associate's degree. The 58-year-old business analyst already has a Ph.D. But when he and his son, a high school senior, attempted last fall to apply for federal student financial aid, they learned that an account associated with both of their identities a Morocco to appeal sanctions over shambolic Africa Cup final against Senegal 02/03/2026 01:57pm • RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco has decided to appeal a ruling that resulted in fines of $415,000 and match bans because of a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final, its soccer federation said Tuesday. CAF, African soccer's governing body, last month fined the host and Senegal over unrest at last month 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 3 elections in 4 months and new US House map lead to confusion and voter fatigue in Texas district 02/03/2026 11:55am • HOUSTON (AP) — Rep. Christian Menefee of Texas, the newest member of Congress, started the job Monday – and now has just four weeks to convince Houston voters he already deserves reelection. The candidate Menefee defeated on Saturday, Amanda Edwards, also is running again for the 18th District s An internal document shows the Vietnamese military preparing for a possible American war 02/03/2026 11:06am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A year after Vietnam elevated its relations with Washington to the highest diplomatic level, an internal document shows its military was taking steps to prepare for a possible American “war of aggression" and considered the United States a “belligerent” power, according Lens winger Saint-Maximin racially abused after he says his children were targeted 02/03/2026 10:34am • LENS, France (AP) — French club Lens is outraged by the racist abuse aimed at recruit Allan Saint-Maximin after a previous racist incident involving his children ended his career in Mexico’s top flight. Saint-Maximin, who is Black, joined Lens on a six-month deal during the winter transfer windo Denny Hamlin's rollercoaster offseason: Lawsuit win, father's death, and a return to racing 02/03/2026 10:23am • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — There's no telling what version of Denny Hamlin will race this upcoming NASCAR season, which unofficially begins Wednesday night with The Clash, an exhibition race held at grassroots Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina. Like most of the NASCAR community, Hamlin has had Brooks Koepka gets a warm reception in PGA Tour return. It might have been about more than him 02/03/2026 09:44am • SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brooks Koepka would never consider anything a dream week without a trophy, certainly not a tie for 56th finishing 19 shots behind the winner. But it felt like one at Torrey Pines. “There's always that little voice in the back of your head,” Koepka had said a few weeks before h Lebanon's relations with Syria have made a dramatic positive shift post-Assad, deputy PM says 02/03/2026 09:28am • BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's relationship with Syria is “radically different” since the fall of former President Bashar Assad, the senior Lebanese minister tasked with managing the country’s relations with its neighbor said on Tuesday. “Under the Assad regime, Lebanon was de facto under Syrian France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US 02/03/2026 09:25am • LONDON (AP) — In France, civil servants will ditch Zoom and Teams for a homegrown video conference system. Soldiers in Austria are using open source office software to write reports after the military dropped Microsoft Office. Bureaucrats in a German state have also turned to free software for the PGA Tour heads to the party in Phoenix. LIV Golf begins in Saudi Arabia 02/03/2026 09:10am • PGA Tour WM PHOENIX OPEN Site: Scottsdale, Arizona. Course: TPC Scottsdale (Stadium). Yardage: 7,261. Par: 71. Prize money: $9.6 million. Winner's share: $1,728,000. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, noon to 3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, noon to 3 p. Seeking shelter from Trump's fury, U.S. trade partners reach deals with each other 02/03/2026 09:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Bullied and buffeted by President Donald Trump’s tariffs for the past year, America’s longstanding allies are desperately seeking ways to shield themselves from the president’s impulsive wrath. U.S. trade partners are cutting deals among themselves —- sometimes discarding