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New Orleans City Council bans data centers for a year after concerns over potential development 01/29/2026 01:23pm • The New Orleans City Council passed a yearlong ban on data centers in New Orleans and began an effort to clarify zoning regulations for new data center projects on Wednesday (Jan. 28). The vote will head off any data center development in New Orleans East, which has drawn concerns about energy and w Ole Miss and Vanderbilt flip locations for their home-and-home series because of winter storm 01/29/2026 01:16pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� No. 18 Vanderbilt and Mississippi are flipping the locations for their home-and-home men���s basketball series because of the impact of last weekend���s winter storm. The two teams had been scheduled to face off Saturday at Ole Miss. That game will now take place at Vanderb Beltway Basketball Beat: Can the Midshipmen make it happen? 01/29/2026 01:15pm • Dave Preston is an AP Top 25 voter. Read his ballots here. For years I have called September college football's "Show Me Month," and I refer to January in the same manner for men's college basketball. Teams by now have played most of their conference foes, and those who built gaudy records with l European champion PSG returns to Ligue 1 action after Champions League setback 01/29/2026 01:14pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Old rivals Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille come back to Ligue 1 with a sour taste after completing the Champions League phase. Reigning European champion PSG was dull in attack in a 1-1 draw with Newcastle that dropped Luis Enrique's side out of the top eight and into the playoffs. Justice Department charges man who squirted vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis 01/29/2026 01:10pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Justice Department charges man who squirted vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis. Alexander Volkanovski faces Diego Lopes in rematch at UFC 325 in Sydney 01/29/2026 12:59pm • SYDNEY (AP) ��� Diego Lopes seemed almost like an afterthought this week at UFC 325 media day. Some questions directed at featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski concerned whom he might fight next after facing Lopes on Sunday. The odds, however, suggest this might not be such an easy fight for US appeals court says Noem's decision to end protections for Venezuelans in US was illegal 01/29/2026 12:54pm • A federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the United States. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Here's when you'll get your tax refund from the IRS 01/29/2026 12:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Tax filing season is underway, and the IRS expects 164 million people will file returns by April 15. The average refund last year was $3,167. This year, analysts have projected it could be $1,000 higher, thanks to changes in tax law. More than 165 million individual income tax r Brad Guzan takes on new 'learning role' as Atlanta United's club ambassador and sporting adviser 01/29/2026 12:28pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Brad Guzan, who retired last year as Atlanta United's all-time leader in appearances, wins, saves and shutouts, was named the team's club ambassador and sporting adviser on Thursday. Guzan will report directly to chief soccer officer and sporting director Chris Henderson. Following Pope tells Vatican office that processes sex abuse cases to uphold truth, justice and charity 01/29/2026 12:20pm • VATICAN CITY (AP) ��� Pope Leo XIV told the Vatican���s doctrine office on Thursday to uphold truth, justice and charity when deciding clergy sex abuse cases, confirming a calibrated approach to dealing with a scandal that has tarnished the Catholic Church���s credibility worldwide. History's first Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue with White House to avert a shutdown 01/29/2026 12:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue with White House to avert a shutdown. Trump says he asked Putin not to target Kyiv for 1 week as the region experiences frigid temperatures 01/29/2026 12:17pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Trump says he asked Putin not to target Kyiv for 1 week as the region experiences frigid temperatures. Grammy-nominated Edgar Barrera wishes be a pioneer for Latin songwriters 01/29/2026 12:15pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� The third time may be the charm for Edgar Barrera, the Mexican composer and producer nominated for the third consecutive year for the Grammy in the category of songwriter of the year, non-classical. Barrera has competed in all but one of the years since this category was introdu Some blind fans to experience Super Bowl with tactile device that tracks ball 01/29/2026 12:13pm • Some blind and low-vision fans will have unprecedented access to the Super Bowl thanks to a tactile device that tracks the ball, vibrates on key plays and provides real-time audio. The NFL teamed up with OneCourt and Ticketmaster to pilot the game-enhancing experience 15 times during the regular-se German leader hails Europe as an 'alternative to imperialism and autocracy' 01/29/2026 12:12pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hailed the European Union on Thursday as an ���alternative to imperialism and autocracy��� that can forge deals with like-minded partners in a world of increasing great power rivalry. Merz underlined the continuing value of a NATO in which Europe will