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Nigerian court orders UK to pay $572 million to families of miners killed during colonial rule 02/06/2026 12:26pm • ENUGU, Nigeria (AP) ��� A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay 20 million pounds ($27 million) each to families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by security forces during British colonial rule, according to the state-run news agency. The ruling on Thursday culminates decades of c This year���s Super Bowl commercials feature AI, weight-loss drugs and celebrities galore 02/06/2026 12:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. Dozens of advertisers are pulling out all the stops for Super Bowl 60, airing Norwegian crown princess apologizes to royals and all 'disappointed' by her Epstein contacts 02/06/2026 12:20pm • OSLO, Norway (AP) ��� Norway���s crown princess apologized on Friday for the situation she has put the royal family in as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, part of a broader apology for all those she has ���disappointed.��� Crown Princess Mette-Marit��� UK police search two properties linked to Peter Mandelson as part of Epstein probe 02/06/2026 12:15pm • LONDON (AP) ��� British police on Friday searched two properties linked to ex-ambassador Peter Mandelson as part of a probe into potential misconduct stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein. Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Hayley Sewart said that ���officers from the Met EU official announces 300-strong firefighting force to battle wildfires across Europe 02/06/2026 12:10pm • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) ��� The European Union���s climate commissioner on Friday announced a continentwide force of 300 firefighters to battle wildfires, after Europe faced its worst year for wildfires in 2025, which a recent study said was intensified by climate change. EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Savannah Guthrie's demand for mom's 'proof of life' is complicated in this era of AI and deepfakes 02/06/2026 12:08pm • When Savannah Guthrie made a heart-wrenching plea to the kidnapper of her 84-year-old mother to send ���proof of life,��� she addressed the possibility of people creating deepfakes. "We live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated,��� she said. Before artificial intelligence tools US asks court to toss lawsuit alleging Army failed to stop Maine's deadliest mass shooting 02/06/2026 12:01pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ��� The U.S. government wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit from survivors and relatives of the victims of Maine's deadliest mass shooting, who say the Army failed them by not intervening before the killings. The families allege the government was negligent in failing to act on w Women's College Basketball Scores 02/06/2026 12:00pm • Friday, Feb. 6 Meet the man behind the Super Bowl's annual confetti blizzard 02/06/2026 11:57am • Noah Winter brags he's been to way more Super Bowls than Tom Brady. Brady competed in 10 ��� more than any other player. But Winter will be part of the Super Bowl spectacle for his 30th straight year this year, not in uniform but as the guy in charge of the celebratory confetti after the game ends. Chalkboard Promo Code WTOP: Get $100 Bonus for NBA, Super Bowl LX (Feb. 6) 02/06/2026 11:54am • 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 Chalkboard promo code WTOP to get a daily fantasy bonus for the NBA and Super Bowl. Register here to activate a deposit match a A man detonates explosive belt during arrest attempt in Iraq, injuring 2 security members 02/06/2026 11:46am • BAGHDAD (AP) ��� A man wearing an explosives belt blew himself up Friday while a security force was trying to arrest him in western Iraq near the Syrian border, killing himself and wounding two security members, an Iraqi security official said. The raid was being conducted in the al-Khaseem area in Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar 02/06/2026 11:40am • The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. For free upcoming tour information, go to www.po Switzerland 4, Czech Republic 3, F/SO 02/06/2026 11:40am • Switzerland 4, Czech Republic 3, F/SO First Period_1. Czech Republic, Kristyna Kaltounkova (Adela Sapovalivova and Klara Hymlarova), 1:32. 2. Switzerland, Laura Zimmerann, 7:16. 3. Czech Republic, Natalie Mlynkova (Katerina Mrazova), 8:33. Second Period_No scoring. Penalties_Sara Cajanova, Czech Rep 'Now I want to be here': Alysa Liu thrives for the US at the Olympics with a new outlook on life 02/06/2026 11:39am • MILAN (AP) ��� Alysa Liu is back at the Olympics on her own terms, and she's thriving on the U.S. team. Four years ago, Liu went to the COVID-hit Beijing Olympics as a 16-year-old who despised how skating and endless hours of practice had taken over her life. A two-year break, a new outlook and a wo Buck Martinez retiring as Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster after more than 4,000 games 02/06/2026 11:35am • TORONTO (AP) ��� Buck Martinez said Friday he is retiring as a Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster after more than 4,000 games dating to 1987. Now 77, Martinez was a catcher for the Blue Jays from 1981-86 in the final seasons of a 17-year big league career. He covered the All-Star Game and the postseason