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Conservative populist Laura Fernández wins Costa Rican presidency, preliminary results show 02/02/2026 05:51pm • SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Conservative populist Laura Fernández won Costa Rica 's presidency, promising to continue the aggressive reorienting of the Central American nation's politics started by her political sponsor, outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves. Preliminary and partial results showed t Hornets fight back from 22 down to beat Pelicans 102-95 for 7th straight victory 02/02/2026 05:50pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball overcame an early head-to-head collision with coach Charles Lee to score 24 points, and the surging Charlotte Hornets fought back from a 22-point deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 102-95 on Monday for their seventh straight win. Kon Knueppel added 17 point More magic from Muriqi as Mallorca maul Sevilla in La Liga 02/02/2026 05:48pm • MADRID (AP) — Vedat Muriqi scored his ninth goal in nine La Liga games as Mallorca beat Sevilla 4-1 to leapfrog its rival and escape the relegation zone on Monday. Muriqi’s first half penalty put Mallorca ahead and continued his rich vein of form. The 26th-minute strike was his sixth this year a Elon Musk says he is merging SpaceX with his artificial-intelligence company xAI 02/02/2026 05:43pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk says he is merging SpaceX with his artificial-intelligence company xAI. Trump administration cuts number of sites for testing the 2030 census, focusing on the South 02/02/2026 05:39pm • The Trump administration is eliminating four out of the six locations that had been slated for a practice test to try out new methods for the 2030 census, raising concerns that the U.S. Census Bureau might not learn enough about communities that have been traditionally difficult to count. The test, Atletico Madrid signs 20-year-old Mexico midfielder Vargas from Seattle Sounders 02/02/2026 05:36pm • MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid reached a deal for the transfer of Mexico midfielder Obed Vargas from the Seattle Sounders on Monday. Atletico said the 20-year-old Vargas, who was born in Alaska and was a naturalized Mexican, signed a contract with the Spanish club until 2030. Vargas came through th School closures in the Southeast stretch into 2nd week after latest winter storm 02/02/2026 05:31pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — School systems across the Southeast are dealing with weather-related school closures for the second week in a row, leading some to try remote learning while many prepare to add more school days to make up for lost instructional time. A series of winter storms has left tens of At least one LSU athlete among those investigated for potential non-reporting of NIL deals 02/02/2026 05:30pm • The College Sports Commission says it is investigating athletes at several schools for potential non-reporting of third-party name, image and likeness deals. LSU confirmed Friday that the investigations included at least one Tigers athlete and said in a statement it was cooperating. A person with di British politician Peter Mandelson faces pressure to quit House of Lords over Jeffrey Epstein ties 02/02/2026 05:28pm • LONDON (AP) — A year ago, Peter Mandelson was Britain’s ambassador to Washington, the latest high-profile post in a rocky but consequential political career. Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein cost him that job. Now, after new revelations, Mandelson — like other powerful men including King Charle Bolivia kicks off school year with ban on cellphones 02/02/2026 05:27pm • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia began to implement a ban on cellphones in classrooms Monday, as the school year starts in the landlocked South American nation. Children in Bolivia, and teachers, will be asked to keep their cellphones in lockers or in their bags while they’re in classrooms. The me Goalie Ter Stegen injures hamstring in his second match with Girona 02/02/2026 05:25pm • GIRONA, Spain (AP) — Girona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen's injured left hamstring was confirmed on Monday following his second match since joining from fellow Catalan club Barcelona. Girona said Ter Stegen will undergo more tests to finalize the diagnosis and establish a recovery timeline. Th Rambus: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/02/2026 05:25pm • SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Rambus Inc. (RMBS) on Monday reported net income of $63.8 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the San Jose, California-based company said it had profit of 58 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 68 cents per Southern US enters a second week of biting cold and prolonged outages 02/02/2026 05:21pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Four homes blasted by icy winds on an eroding North Carolina island collapsed into the ocean and Florida farmers anxiously waited for frozen plants to thaw Monday as people across the eastern half of the United States coped with more than a week of sub-freezing weather. Thermo Diarra gets Sunderland off on the right foot in drubbing of Burnley 02/02/2026 05:19pm • SUNDERLAND, England (AP) — Habib Diarra turned in a decisive first half performance to set Sunderland on its way to a comfortable 3-0 win over struggling Burnley in the Premier League on Monday. The midfielder signed from Strasbourg last summer scored one and had another deflected into the net dur Trump administration to create a strategic reserve for rare earth elements 02/02/2026 05:17pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to deploy nearly $12 billion to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements, a stockpile that could counter China's ability to use its dominance of these hard to process metals as leverage in trade talks. President Donald Trump on Monday annou