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PHOTO ESSAY: Liberia's largest gold miner and community tensions 01/30/2026 01:28am • JIKANDOR, Liberia (AP) ��� The announcement posted in the village has a cheerful tone: ���BMMC is pleased to inform you that there will be a blast��� at a mining pit nearby. Residents told visiting journalists with The Associated Press and The Gecko Project that such explosions have cracked or crumb Takeaways from AP report on toxic spills from gold mining in Liberia 01/30/2026 01:24am • JIKANDOR, Liberia (AP) ��� An investigation by The Associated Press and The Gecko Project has found that the largest gold mining company in Liberia repeatedly spilled toxic chemicals such as cyanide in levels that environmental authorities in the West African nation said were above legal limits. Vil Patrick Kane becomes highest-scoring US-born player during Red Wings' shootout loss to Capitals 01/30/2026 01:16am • DETROIT (AP) ��� Patrick Kane became the highest-scoring United States-born player in NHL history in the Detroit Red Wings��� 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals, who got the decisive goal from Nic Dowd in a shootout on Thursday night. Alex DeBrincat scored with 1:40 left and again with 51.1 seconds Shane Wright scores twice as Kraken extend win streak to 3 games with 5-2 win over Maple Leafs 01/30/2026 01:15am • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Shane Wright scored twice and the Seattle Kraken extended their winning streak to three games with a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Brandon Montour and Matty Beniers also scored for the Kraken, who had at least five goals in back-to-back games for the fi Tolopilo makes 32 saves in Canucks' 2-0 win over Ducks, but doesn't get credit for shutout 01/30/2026 01:12am • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) ��� Nikita Tolopilo made 32 saves, Drew O���Connor opened the scoring with 9:42 left and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-0 on Thursday night. Tolopilo was denied his first NHL shutout after missing the first 2:11 of the second period because of concuss How cold is too cold for an outdoor workout, and just how dangerous is shoveling for your heart? 01/30/2026 01:09am • Even on frigid days, runners and cyclists may be out on area roads and bike paths, making sure they get in a workout. For some people, the thought of braving temperatures in the teens and twenties seems dangerous, but is it? "There is not necessarily a cut-off that has been defined, where we say Olivia Gadecki and John Peers repeat as Australian Open mixed doubles champions 01/30/2026 12:58am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Olivia Gadecki and John Peers became the first team to win consecutive Australian Open mixed doubles titles since 1989 after beating the French pair of Kristina Mladenovic and Manuel Guinard 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 on Friday. The Australians trailed 7-5 in the final-set tiebreak Thursday's Scores 01/30/2026 12:51am • BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Arcadia 86, Northampton 69 Atlantic Shores Christian 83, Greenbrier Christian 34 Catholic 70, Hampton Roads 29 Chincoteague 71, Nandua 57 DME Academy, Fla. 70, Bethel Academy 63 Eastern Mennonite 74, Shenandoah Valley Academy 65 Hampton 65, Denbigh 40 Hampton Christian 89, Denb Williams scores 24 as Montana beats Portland State 64-60 01/30/2026 12:48am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� Money Williams had 24 points in Montana's 64-60 victory over Portland State on Thursday night. Williams added three steals for the Grizzlies (13-9, 7-2 Big Sky Conference). Grant Kepley added 10 points while going 6 for 10 from the line. Kenyon Aguino finished 4 of 7 from the Fofana scores 22, Cal State Northridge takes down UC Davis 94-78 01/30/2026 12:37am • NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) ��� Mahmoud Fofana scored 22 points as Cal State Northridge beat UC Davis 94-78 on Thursday night. Fofana also had 10 rebounds for the Matadors (12-10, 5-5 Big West Conference). Josh O'Garro scored 21 points and added 10 rebounds, eight assists, and three steals. Larry Hughes Henderson's 19 lead UC Riverside over Long Beach State 71-61 01/30/2026 12:37am • RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) ��� Andrew Henderson's 19 points helped UC Riverside defeat Long Beach State 71-61 on Thursday night. Henderson also contributed five rebounds for the Highlanders (8-14, 3-7 Big West Conference). Ben Waller added 13 points while shooting 4 of 7 from the field and 5 for 9 from Johnson scores 27, Sacramento State downs Montana State 83-80 01/30/2026 12:37am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� Prophet Johnson scored 27 points as Sacramento State beat Montana State 83-80 on Thursday night. Johnson also had five rebounds and six assists for the Hornets (7-13, 3-5 Big Sky Conference). Mikey Williams added 23 points while shooting 7 for 16 (2 for 6 from 3-point ran Oilers rally from 3-goal deficit in the third period to stun Sharks in overtime 4-3 01/30/2026 12:28am • EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) ��� Zach Hyman scored 1:06 into overtime after Evan Bouchard tied it with 59 seconds left in regulation as the Edmonton Oilers stormed back from a three-goal deficit in the third period to beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Thursday night. Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assist Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, backing Mexico into a corner 01/30/2026 12:26am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that could further cripple an island plagued by a deepening energy crisis. The order would primarily put pressure on Mexico Thursday's Scores 01/30/2026 12:24am • GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Athens Bible 49, Shoals Christian 30 Baker 48, Vigor 41 Beauregard 68, LaFayette 45 Benjamin Russell 50, Chilton County 22 Billingsley 35, Breakthrough Charter 28 Brantley 63, Luverne 57 Cherokee County 61, Geraldine 30 Childersburg 54, Talladega 36 Clements 52, Rogers 39 Colb