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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 Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship Scores 01/29/2026 11:37am • Thursday At Royal Bahrain, Bahrain Purse: $2.8 million Yardage: 7,347; Par: 72 First Round Alejandro Del Rey, Spain 31-34���65 Freddy Schott, Germany Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship Par Scores 01/29/2026 11:37am • Thursday At Royal Bahrain, Bahrain Purse: $2.8 million Yardage: 7,347; Par: 72 First Round Alejandro Del Rey, Spain 31-34���65 -7 BetRivers Promo Code WTOP: Get $500 Bonus for NBA, CBB, SB 60 This Week 01/29/2026 11:34am • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Use the BetRivers promo code WTOP to claim a welcome bonus for sports betting, poker or casino games. 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The force was in the spotlight on Thursday a Speed skater Brandon Kim takes 'different path' from Fairfax to 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan 01/29/2026 11:29am • When 24-year old Brandon Kim was growing up in Fairfax, Virginia, he first saw short-track speedskating on television, during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. "At the time the speed the athletes were going looked really exciting and fun, so I wanted to give it a shot," Kim told WTOP, during