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Italy braces for Winter Olympics with high security and decree targeting violent protesters 02/06/2026 09:41am • MILAN (AP) — Italy has ramped up security ahead of the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Friday, with thousands of agents protecting athletes, spectators and global leaders at locations spanning from Milan to the Dolomites. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Cabinet on Thursday ap States scramble to gerrymander US House districts after Trump sought edge in midterm elections 02/06/2026 09:36am • With the midterm election approaching, Republicans and Democrats in some states are scrambling for an advantage by redrawing their U.S. House districts to make it easier for their candidates to win. The unconventional mid-decade redistricting contest began last summer when President Donald Trump ur Some DC-area residents are taking dramatic steps to ‘reserve’ their parking spots 02/06/2026 08:40am • It’s been nearly two weeks since the snow and sleet storm came through the D.C. region, causing traffic problems, school closures and delays that are still lingering. As part of the cleanup process, cities have plowed public roads and families had to clear the “snowcrete” mixture from the a Shutdown of Kenya's Koko biofuel firm wipes out clean cooking options 02/06/2026 08:34am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — It was designed to be as simple as buying airtime: a quick tap on the dispenser, a few shillings and a cooking canister refilled. Now, more than 3,000 Koko fuel supply points across Kenya sit idle, with no fuel and no clear answers for the households that relied on them. For Goaltenders get golf cart rides to the ice for hockey games at the Milan Cortina Olympics 02/06/2026 07:58am • MILAN (AP) — What do golf carts have to do with hockey at the Milan Cortina Olympics? Turns out, they are essential equipment. The trip from the locker rooms to the ice at the main hockey arena is so long that the heavily padded goaltenders get to ride in style in golf carts while their teammates Basic services resume at Syrian camp housing IS families as government takes control 02/06/2026 07:11am • AL-HOL, Syria (AP) — Basic services at a camp in northeast Syria holding thousands of women and children linked to the Islamic State group are returning to normal after government forces captured the facility from Kurdish fighters, a United Nations official said on Thursday. Forces of Syria’s ce Deal is signed in Beirut to transfer 300 Syrian prisoners in Lebanon to their home country 02/06/2026 06:30am • BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon and Syria signed an agreement Friday to transfer more than 300 Syrians from Lebanese prisons to continue serving their sentences in their home country, a step that will likely help improve strained relations between the two neighbors. The signing came a week after Lebanon’s Arturas Karnisovas launches Bulls' rebuild with series of trades at deadline 02/06/2026 06:30am • CHICAGO (AP) — Arturas Karnisovas finally decided he'd seen enough. The Chicago Bulls' top basketball executive took a wrecking ball to the roster leading up to Thursday's trade deadline, dealing Nikola Vucevic to Boston, Kevin Huerter to Detroit, Coby White to Charlotte and Chicago product Ayo Do Federal planning commission likes what it sees in the new Commanders Stadium design 02/06/2026 05:06am • The National Capital Planning Commission gave the Commanders Stadium redevelopment plan the green light to move onto its next phase, voting unanimously to approve the project's initial design concepts. The 12-member National Capital Planning Commission praised the design for the proposed replacem Is Mazda's mini-SUV too small or just right? 02/06/2026 04:22am • It’s been a few weeks since I’ve had a cement gray car in the driveway. This week’s example is an “Aero Gray” Mazda: the CX‑30 SUV, which is called “compact” by Mazda and “subcompact” by others. This one is the Turbo Aire Edition, which features bl Cash-strapped Lebanon finds itself sitting on a gold mine, as precious metal prices surge 02/06/2026 03:41am • BOURJ HAMMOUD, Lebanon (AP) — Tiny Lebanon sits on one of the largest gold reserves in the Middle East and its government is weighing whether it can use that stockpile to restore a crippled economy while its citizens are looking at gold as a way to protect their battered assets. Lebanon’s econom A capsule history of the T20 World Cup 02/06/2026 02:48am • A brief history of the T20 World Cup: 2007 in South Africa Final: India def. Pakistan by 5 runs Four years after England invented Twenty20 cricket, the first T20 World Cup (then World Twenty20) blasted off in the opening match where Chris Gayle scored the first international T20 century, 117 off 57 The Mavs are leaving no doubt that Cooper Flagg is their future after trading Anthony Davis 02/05/2026 11:53pm • DALLAS (AP) — Cooper Flagg is in the midst of an unprecedented run for an NBA teenager just as the Dallas Mavericks are firmly declaring their rookie No. 1 pick the future face of the franchise. The day was coming regardless. It arrived with Dallas trading Anthony Davis, the 10-time All-Star who j Inside Super Bowl week's concerts, parties and celebrity scene heading into big game 02/05/2026 11:44pm • Super Bowl week will unfold across several days in the Bay Area, with the game itself serving as the final act in a tightly coordinated mix of sports, music, media and celebrity appearances. From league-run press events to invitation-only gatherings in San Francisco, the jam-packed week draws athlet What to know about Thailand's election as economic growth slows and nationalism rises 02/05/2026 11:29pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's political parties geared up Friday for their last campaign rallies before voters head to the polls on Sunday for a general election being held against a backdrop of chronically slow economic growth and heightened nationalist sentiment. There also have been accusations of