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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 US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says 01/29/2026 12:05pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 ��� the highest mark in American history. It's the result of not only the dissipation of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also waning death rates from all the nation's top killers, including heart disease, cancer and drug overdoses. What's mo Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship Scores 01/29/2026 12:05pm • Thursday At RoyalBahrain, Bahrain Purse: $2.8 million Yardage: 7,347; Par: 72 First Round Suspended due to darkness Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship Par Scores 01/29/2026 12:05pm • Thursday At RoyalBahrain, Bahrain Purse: $2.8 million Yardage: 7,347; Par: 72 First Round Suspended due to darkness Death Valley landmark Scotty���s Castle is reopening for limited tours after years of flood repairs 01/29/2026 12:02pm • DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) ��� Scotty���s Castle, a 1920s vacation home for a millionaire couple and the domain of a famous con man, was a top attraction in Death Valley National Park before it closed from a flash flood. After 10 years of repairs, the landmark is offering limited tours. Freddie Mac says average rate on 30-year mortgage rose to 6.1% this week, holding near its lowest level in over 3 years 01/29/2026 12:00pm • MCLEAN, Va. (AP) ��� Freddie Mac says average rate on 30-year mortgage rose to 6.1% this week, holding near its lowest level in over 3 years. NFL stars Travis and Jason Kelce help Laila Edwards' family attend her Olympic debut 01/29/2026 11:55am • It wasn���t easy for Laila Edwards��� parents, missing much of their daughter���s formative years developing into women���s hockey Olympian away from her roots in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Thanks to an outpouring of donations, including a major push from the hometown NFL brother tandem of Travis and Trump says he's instructed US officials to reopen Venezuelan airspace for commercial travel by the end of the day 01/29/2026 11:50am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Trump says he's instructed US officials to reopen Venezuelan airspace for commercial travel by the end of the day. Judge rejects Brad Raffensperger's bid to loosen spending limits in Georgia governor's race 01/29/2026 11:48am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� A federal judge has rejected for now Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger 's bid to gain more spending power in the state's race for governor, upholding campaign finance rules that some Republicans argue give certain candidates an unfair advantage. Raffensperger���s indepen New SafeSport CEO Fitzgerald Mosley wants to fix things quickly, saying 'it's a calling' 01/29/2026 11:46am • DENVER (AP) ��� Benita Fitzgerald Mosley has stood at the top of the podium at the Olympics. She's been part of fix-it projects and start-ups in that world, as well. None of those roles have presented the challenges she'll face in her new job ��� CEO of the U.S. Center for SafeSport. It's a post she One of snowboarding���s most valuable skills is also one of its most underappreciated 01/29/2026 11:45am • In Shaun White's early days riding snowboards, the sport was so new that his mom was still getting the hang of things after a lifetime of skiing. Among Cathy White's rules: If Shaun, his brother and sister wanted mom to accompany them down the mountain, they had to ride ���switch��� ��� backward �� Altria earnings fall short amid lower cigarette sales and competition for nicotine products 01/29/2026 11:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Shares of Altria dipped Thursday after the tobacco giant reported flat earnings due to declining cigarettes sales and challenging competition for newer products, including flavored nicotine pouches. The Richmond, Virginia-based company said fourth-quarter revenue slid 2% to $5.8 FEMA could still support winter storm response in a shutdown, despite administration warnings 01/29/2026 11:41am • The Federal Emergency Management Agency would have enough money to respond to the massive winter storm still impacting large swaths of the U.S. even if a partial government shutdown begins at midnight Friday, experts and former FEMA officials said, despite Trump administration warnings to the contra US-Best-Sellers-Books-PW 01/29/2026 11:40am • HARDCOVER FICTION 1. ���Twelve Months" by Jim Butcher (Ace) 2. ���Half His Age" by Jennette McCurdy (Ballantine) 3. ���The Correspondent��� by Virginia Evans (Crown) 4. ���My Husband���s Wife" by Alice Feeney (Pine & Cedar) 5. ���The Things We Leave Unfinished (signed)" by Rebecca Yarros (Amara