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The Rafah crossing is Gaza's lifeline to the world. Here's why 02/02/2026 09:56am • CAIRO (AP) ��� Before the war, the Rafah border crossing was Gaza's only gateway to the outside world not controlled by Israel. It was shuttered when Israeli troops seized it in May 2024. On Monday, the crossing with Egypt reopened in a long-awaited step of the ceasefire deal in the two-year Israel Grains mostly lower, livestock higher 02/02/2026 09:45am • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly lower in early trading Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn was unchanged at $4.28 a bushel. Mar. wheat was up 1.5 cents at $5.39 a bushel. Mar. oats lost 1.75 cents at $3.05 a bushel. Mar. soybeans fell by 0.75 cent at $10.63 a bushel. Beef was hi Lighting the Lamp: Reaching the break in one piece 02/02/2026 09:45am • The Washington Capitals will take a much-needed break on Feb. 5 as the NHL pauses for the 2026 Winter Olympics. The Caps near the hiatus, hurting figuratively and literally. The team is wrapping up a 5-8-2 month that saw them slide out of the current playoff pack, while multiple players ranging from Florida State's Gus Malzahn, who previously led Auburn and UCF, retires from coaching at age 60 02/02/2026 09:33am • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� Florida State offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn announced his retirement from coaching Monday. The 60-year-old Malzahn spent last season with the Seminoles after serving as head coach at UCF (2021-24), Auburn (2013-2020) and Arkansas State (2012). He won the 2010 national Israeli police detain local officials suspected of pocketing aid sent after Oct 7 attack 02/02/2026 09:26am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Israeli authorities on Monday detained a group of local officials and businesspeople that investigators suspect siphoned off millions in wartime aid, announcing a fraud inquiry involving donations that poured in after the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel in 2023. Israeli police Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 8-14 includes Michael B. Jordan and Laura Dern 02/02/2026 09:25am • Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 8-14: Feb. 8: Composer-conductor John Williams is 94. ABC News anchor Ted Koppel is 86. Actor Nick Nolte is 85. Comedian Robert Klein is 84. Actor-guitarist Creed Bratton (���The Office���) (The Grass Roots) is 83. Actor Brooke Adams is 77. Actor Mary Steenbu Disney's first quarter is powered by box-office hits 'Zootopia 2' and 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' 02/02/2026 09:19am • Disney posted a strong first quarter, powered by box-office hits ���Zootopia 2��� and ���Avatar: Fire and Ash.��� But the entertainment giant cautioned that in the second quarter its Experiences division, which includes its theme parks, will likely see modest operating income growth due in part to a Citizens: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/02/2026 09:17am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Citizens Holding Co. (CIZN) on Monday reported net income of $2.1 million in its fourth quarter. The bank, based in Philadelphia, said it had earnings of 37 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 40 cents per share. The bank Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam 02/02/2026 09:16am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Carlos Alcaraz is 22, he's the youngest man ever to win all four of the major titles in tennis, and he had to achieve what no man previously has done to complete the career Grand Slam in Australia. The top-ranked Alcaraz dropped the first set of the Australian Open fina Val d���Is��re takes big step toward hosting 2030 Winter Olympics skiing events 02/02/2026 09:13am • VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) ��� The skiing resort of Val d���Is��re in the French Alps took a big step Monday toward hosting events at the 2030 Winter Olympics which France will organize. Through a vote of its municipal council, Val d���Is��re expressed its desire to be included in the preferred frame What to know after a deadly landslide in eastern Congo kills at least 200 miners 02/02/2026 09:13am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ��� A landslide last week collapsed several tunnels at a major coltan mine in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead in the rebel-controlled site. The collapse occurred on Wednesday at the Rubaya mines, controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, after heavy rains caused Do you need to control your cortisol? Probably not, doctors say 02/02/2026 09:09am • Cortisol, what is known as the stress hormone, is the talk of the internet. Wellness influencers warn about the various symptoms of chronically high cortisol: waking up at 3 a.m., swollen ���cortisol face��� and accumulating belly fat. And many offer diet and exercise routines that they claim will h Mexico���s push for US natural gas sparks community opposition and threatens its climate pledges 02/02/2026 09:08am • LOS ARRECIFES, Mexico (AP) ��� The sun has set and the clouds are washed in purple as Mauricio Contreras and his daughter Eunices head out to fish in the Gulf of Mexico. Eunices casts the heavy net for snapper, pollock or cabrilla while her father pilots their small boat. Contreras, an anchor dangli NFL inks new multiyear deal to play regular-season games at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium 02/02/2026 09:07am • MADRID (AP) ��� The NFL will be back in Madrid for 2026 and beyond. The league announced Monday it has reached a multiyear deal to keep playing regular-season games at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. It did not immediately say the length of the new agreement or which teams will play in 2026 Is it chili? Is it mac and cheese? This slow cooker recipe combines the best of both 02/02/2026 08:51am • When a friend mentioned that she serves chili over noodles, I was intrigued. We always serve our chili straight up with cornbread or tortilla chips on the side, but I had to try this new way, and the results were what inspired this chili mac from my cookbook ���Mostly Veggies.��� Is it chili? Is it