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France takes gold in the first biathlon race of the Winter Olympics 02/08/2026 09:28am • ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) ��� France dominated the second half of the mixed relay biathlon race at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday with fast skiing and strong shooting to take gold ahead of Italy and Germany. Julia Simon hit her final five targets and left the range alone, taking her team of Eric UK leader Starmer's chief of staff resigns over appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador despite Epstein ties 02/08/2026 09:26am • LONDON (AP) ��� UK leader Starmer's chief of staff resigns over appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador despite Epstein ties. Winter Olympic Medals Table-Gold 02/08/2026 09:22am • At Milan-Cortina Sunday, Feb. 8 9 of 116 total events Winter Olympic Medals Table 02/08/2026 09:20am • At Milan-Cortina Sunday , Feb. 8 9 of 116 total events Super Bowl ads try to overcome tough times with health, caring and the usual laughs 02/08/2026 09:18am • At a difficult time for America, Super Bowl advertisers ask viewers to take care of themselves and others ��� and maybe even crack a smile. Ring shows how neighbors can use their doorbell cameras to find lost pets. A Budweiser Clydesdale protects a bald eagle chick from the rain. Novartis touts a bl Meloni condemns anti-Olympics actions in Milan, calling demonstrators 'enemies of Italy' 02/08/2026 09:17am • MILAN (AP) ��� Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni condemned recent anti-Olympics protests in Milan and alleged sabotage of train infrastructure, calling those responsible ���enemies of Italy and Italians��� early Sunday. The protesters ���demonstrate ���against the Olympics,��� causing these images to e Lindsey Vonn crashes in Olympic downhill, taken away by helicopter as US teammate Johnson wins gold 02/08/2026 09:16am • CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) ��� Lindsey Vonn 's defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill at the age of 41, on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee, ended Sunday in a frightening crash that saw her taken to safety by a rescue helicopter for the second time in nine days. Vonn l Nigeria's president to make a state visit to the UK in March 02/08/2026 09:05am • LONDON (AP) ��� Nigeria���s president is set to make a state visit to the U.K. in March, the first such trip by a Nigerian leader in almost four decades, Britain���s Buckingham Palace said Sunday. Officials said President Bola Tinubu and first lady Oluremi Tinubu will travel to the U.K. on March 18 England survives scare against Nepal, New Zealand thumps Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup 02/08/2026 09:02am • MUMBAI, India (AP) ��� Lokesh Bam���s sensational 39 not out off 20 balls went in vain as England survived a massive scare against Nepal in Group C to kick off its T20 World Cup campaign in Mumbai on Sunday. Sam Curran held his nerve at the iconic Wankhede Stadium and defended 10 off the last six ba Norway's Klaebo wins opening race at Milan Cortina, grabbing sixth gold medal in skiathlon 02/08/2026 09:02am • TESERO, Italy (AP) ��� Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo used a trademark burst of speed late in the race to pull away for a sixth Olympic gold by winning the men's skiathlon Sunday at the Milan Cortina Games. His latest win puts the 29-year-old Norwegian just two gold medals away from equaling the Winter Ol Iran's top diplomat strikes a hard line on US talks, saying Tehran's power comes from saying 'no' 02/08/2026 09:00am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Iran's top diplomat insisted Sunday that Tehran's strength came from its ability to ���say no to the great powers," striking a maximalist position just after negotiations with the United States over its nuclear program and in the wake of nationwide protests. Fore Before Vonn's crash, Iranian coach called the American her 'superhero' ��� and hoped to get her pin 02/08/2026 08:52am • CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) ��� Before U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn's startling crash on Sunday while racing on a badly injured left knee, Iran's Alpine women's skiing coach shared words of admiration for the American. ���She's my superhero,��� Mitra Kalhor told The Associated Press in the Cortina Oly Gaza's Rafah crossing reopens, allowing limited travel as Palestinians claim delays and mistreatment 02/08/2026 08:49am • CAIRO (AP) ��� A limited number of Palestinians were able to travel between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday, after Gaza's Rafah crossing reopened after a two-day closure, Egyptian state media reported. The vital border point opened last week for the first time since 2024, one of the main requirements for t Paul Thomas Anderson wins at 78th Directors Guild Awards for 'One Battle After Another' 02/08/2026 08:46am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Paul Thomas Anderson won the top prize at the 78th Directors Guild Awards, putting the ���One Battle After Another��� filmmaker on course to potentially win his first Oscar. The DGA Awards, held Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, is among the most re Takaichi's ruling party on path to winning a majority in Japan's lower house vote, exit polls say 02/08/2026 08:35am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi 's governing party is almost certain to win a single-party majority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, NHK public television and other major networks say, citing their exit polls. NHK says Takaichi���s governing coalition led by her Liberal