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Heavy snow in northern Japan blocks roads and causes dozens of deaths 02/04/2026 04:28am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Heavy snow piling up in northern Japan in the last two weeks has blocked roads and is being blamed for dozens of deaths nationwide. As of Wednesday, 15 prefectures have been affected, with snow reaching up to 2 meters (6.5 feet) in worst-hit areas. The unusually heavy snowfall is lar DC Public Works crews struggle to pick up trash in icy conditions 02/04/2026 04:13am • In an alley off I Street NE, between 7th and 8th streets, a D.C. Department of Public Works trash compactor truck carefully backs down a narrow path that is virtually a sheet of ice. About a dozen crew members busily gather mounds of trash that have accumulated in and around the multiple trash ca Philadelphia and Ottawa meet in Eastern Conference play 02/04/2026 04:11am • Ottawa Senators (27-22-7, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (25-20-10, in the Metropolitan Division) Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers and the Ottawa Senators face off in Eastern Conference play. Philadelphia has gone 13-9-6 at home and 25-20-10 Blue Jackets host the Blackhawks after Olivier's 2-goal performance 02/04/2026 04:11am • Chicago Blackhawks (22-25-9, in the Central Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (28-20-7, in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jackets -152, Blackhawks +126; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets host the Chicago Blackhawks Pacific Division opponents meet when Los Angeles hosts Seattle 02/04/2026 04:11am • Seattle Kraken (26-20-9, in the Pacific Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (23-17-14, in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -203, Kraken +168; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken take on the Los Angeles Kings in a matchup within the Pac New York plays Carolina after Lafreniere's 2-goal game 02/04/2026 04:11am • Carolina Hurricanes (35-15-6, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Rangers (22-28-6, in the Metropolitan Division) New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers host the Carolina Hurricanes after Alexis Lafreniere's two-goal game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Ranger Oilers face the Flames in Pacific Division play 02/04/2026 04:11am • Edmonton Oilers (28-21-8, in the Pacific Division) vs. Calgary Flames (22-27-6, in the Pacific Division) Calgary, Alberta; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Oilers -131, Flames +110; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in a matchup of Pacific Di Islanders visit the Devils after Horvat's 2-goal game 02/04/2026 04:11am • New York Islanders (31-21-5, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (28-26-2, in the Metropolitan Division) Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders visit the New Jersey Devils after Bo Horvat's two-goal game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Isl Buffalo takes on Pittsburgh following Samuelsson's 2-goal performance 02/04/2026 04:11am • Pittsburgh Penguins (28-15-12, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (32-18-6, in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres host the Pittsburgh Penguins after Mattias Samuelsson scored two goals in the Sabres' 4-3 overtime loss to the T Today in History: February 4, O.J. Simpson found liable in civil trial 02/04/2026 04:10am • Today is Wednesday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2026. There are 330 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 4, 1997, a civil jury in Santa Monica, California, found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, ordering Simpson to pay Do you know what skimo is? Could Vonn and Shiffrin team up? Here's what's new at the Olympics 02/04/2026 04:10am • Kirsty Coventry, elected last March as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, touts the Milan Cortina Winter Games that officially open Friday as ���the most gender-balanced in history.��� That's reflected in, and helped by, changes on the schedule over the coming weeks. Banco Santander: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/04/2026 03:58am • MADRID (AP) ��� MADRID (AP) ��� Banco Santander SA (SAN) on Tuesday reported net income of $4.38 billion in its fourth quarter. The bank, based in Madrid, said it had earnings of 28 cents per share. The financial holding company posted revenue of $17.65 billion in the period. Its revenue net of inte Kiefer honors forgotten female alchemists in war-scarred Milan ballroom with monumental exhibition 02/04/2026 03:54am • MILAN (AP) ��� German contemporary artist Anselm Kiefer pays tribute to one of Milan���s most majestic yet melancholy spaces inside Palazzo Reale with the site-specific exhibition titled ���The Women Alchemists,������ previewed on Tuesday as part of the city���s cultural programming for the 2026 Win Israeli fire in Gaza kills 17 Palestinians, most of them women or children, while militants wound Israeli soldier 02/04/2026 03:39am • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� Israeli fire in Gaza kills 17 Palestinians, most of them women or children, while militants wound Israeli soldier. LATAM: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/04/2026 03:24am • SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) ��� SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) ��� LATAM Airlines Group SA (LTM) on Wednesday reported earnings of $484.3 million in its fourth quarter. The Santiago, Chile-based company said it had net income of $1.69 per share. The airline posted revenue of $3.95 billion in the period. For the year