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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 Snack like a pro on Super Bowl Sunday with Panko-crusted chicken strips and game-changing sauce 02/02/2026 08:50am • Sometimes a chicken nugget is just a chicken nugget. Sometimes it���s a crisp, panko-crusted strip of chicken breast with a sweet and tangy sauce. This is the latter. Super Bowl Sunday is snack time at its finest. No one is looking for fancy footwork (at least not in the food realm; we do want to se Northfield: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/02/2026 08:32am • WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) ��� WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) ��� Northfield Bancorp Inc. (NFBK) on Monday reported a loss of $27.4 million in its fourth quarter. The Woodbridge, New Jersey-based company said it had a loss of 69 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs, were 34 cents per sha Out with the old? Young Democrats are trying to convince voters to send a new generation to Congress 02/02/2026 08:20am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� Mai Vang wouldn't be born for another seven years when Bob Matsui was first elected to Congress from California in 1978. By the time Matsui died in 2005 and was replaced by his widow, Doris Matsui, Vang was still studying biology and sociology in college. Now a member of Sierra Bancorp: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/02/2026 08:19am • PORTERVILLE, Calif. (AP) ��� PORTERVILLE, Calif. (AP) ��� Sierra Bancorp (BSRR) on Monday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $12.9 million. The bank, based in Porterville, California, said it had earnings of 97 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four China criticizes decision to award a Grammy to the Dalai Lama 02/02/2026 08:18am • BEIJING (AP) ��� Beijing on Monday criticized the Dalai Lama ���s first Grammy win, describing the music industry award for an audiobook, narration and storytelling as ���a tool for anti-China political manipulation.��� The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, who lives in exile in India, took the awa Police say the Norwegian crown princess��� son has been arrested just before his trial on rape and other charges opens 02/02/2026 08:07am • OSLO, Norway (AP) ��� Police say the Norwegian crown princess��� son has been arrested just before his trial on rape and other charges opens. What to know about Groundhog Day traditions and Punxsutawney Phil 02/02/2026 08:07am • The handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil at Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania announced that he saw his own shadow Monday morning, thereby predicting six more weeks of winter and not an early spring. Thousands attended the annual event that exploded in popularity after the 1993 Bill Columbia Financial: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/02/2026 07:59am • FAIR LAWN, N.J. (AP) ��� FAIR LAWN, N.J. (AP) ��� Columbia Financial, Inc. (CLBK) on Monday reported net income of $15.7 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Fair Lawn, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of 15 cents. The company posted revenue of $130.4 million in th Japan sets up '24/7' task force to combat online abuse during Milan Cortina Winter Olympics 02/02/2026 07:56am • MILAN (AP) ��� The Japanese Olympic Committee has set up a special task force to monitor and deal with online abuse round the clock during the Milan Cortina Winter Games. The move comes after several athletes at the Paris Summer Olympics in 2024 endured a barrage of insults on social media. The situ Takeaways from the AP's reporting on PFAS contamination of private drinking water wells 02/02/2026 07:50am • STELLA, Wis. (AP) ��� The roughly 40 million Americans who get their water from private wells are particularly vulnerable to harmful forever chemicals. These well owners are often the last to know their water is contaminated, and the problem can take years to fix. The federal government has set stri