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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 Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter weather 02/02/2026 07:27am • PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) ��� Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter weather. Germany detains 5 men accused of illegally exporting goods to Russian defense companies 02/02/2026 07:25am • BERLIN (AP) ��� German authorities on Monday detained five men accused of being part of a network that illegally exported goods to Russian defense companies after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The arrests took place in L��beck in northern Germany and in nearby Lauenburg distric Twist Bioscience: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot 02/02/2026 07:21am • SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) ��� SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) ��� Twist Bioscience Corp. (TWST) on Monday reported a loss of $30.5 million in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the South San Francisco, California-based company said it had a loss of 50 cents. The maker of synthet Disney's strong first quarter is powered by box-office hits "Zootopia 2" and "Avatar: Fire and Ash" 02/02/2026 07:15am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Disney's strong first quarter is powered by box-office hits "Zootopia 2" and "Avatar: Fire and Ash." Tyson: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot 02/02/2026 07:07am • SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) ��� SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) ��� Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) on Monday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $85 million. On a per-share basis, the Springdale, Arkansas-based company said it had net income of 24 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 97 cents per Napco: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 02/02/2026 07:06am • AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) ��� AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) ��� Napco Security Technologies Inc. (NSSC) on Monday reported earnings of $13.5 million in its fiscal second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Amityville, New York-based company said it had profit of 38 cents. The security products and software compa Balloons from Belarus cross into Polish airspace for a third night 02/02/2026 07:00am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) ��� Balloons used to smuggle cigarettes from Belarus have been reported crossing into Polish airspace for a third night in a row. Polish authorities on Monday said the ���hybrid incidents��� were part of the threat to the country's eastern border posed by Russia's ally Belarus. Idexx: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/02/2026 06:48am • WESTBROOK, Maine (AP) ��� WESTBROOK, Maine (AP) ��� Idexx Laboratories Inc. (IDXX) on Monday reported fourth-quarter net income of $248.2 million. The Westbrook, Maine-based company said it had profit of $3.08 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven an Disney: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot 02/02/2026 06:47am • BURBANK, Calif. (AP) ��� BURBANK, Calif. (AP) ��� The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) on Monday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $2.4 billion. On a per-share basis, the Burbank, California-based company said it had profit of $1.34. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.63 per share. The