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Today in History: February 6, Queen Elizabeth II accedes to throne 02/06/2026 04:10am • Today is Friday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2026. There are 328 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 6, 1952, Britain’s King George VI, 56, died at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England; he was succeeded as monarch by his 25-year-old eldest daughter, who became Queen Elizabeth II. Also Cash-strapped Lebanon finds itself sitting on a gold mine, as precious metal prices surge 02/06/2026 03:41am • BOURJ HAMMOUD, Lebanon (AP) — Tiny Lebanon sits on one of the largest gold reserves in the Middle East and its government is weighing whether it can use that stockpile to restore a crippled economy while its citizens are looking at gold as a way to protect their battered assets. Lebanon’s econom Booker and Crump push No. 4 Texas over No. 5 LSU 77-64 as Longhorns run home win streak to 39 02/06/2026 03:28am • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Madison Booker scored 18 points, Aaliyah Crump added 16 and No. 4 Texas used a big run at the start of the fourth quarter to pull away from No. 5 LSU for a 77-64 victory Thursday night. Texas' Kyla Oldacre scored four points in the 10-0 Texas run. Her layup with 5:01 left push Russian investigative agency says a deputy chief of Russian military intelligence was shot and wounded in Moscow 02/06/2026 03:10am • MOSCOW (AP) — Russian investigative agency says a deputy chief of Russian military intelligence was shot and wounded in Moscow. A convoy believed to be carrying American officials arrives for Iran-US talks in Muscat, Oman 02/06/2026 02:55am • MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — A convoy believed to be carrying American officials arrives for Iran-US talks in Muscat, Oman. A capsule history of the T20 World Cup 02/06/2026 02:48am • A brief history of the T20 World Cup: 2007 in South Africa Final: India def. Pakistan by 5 runs Four years after England invented Twenty20 cricket, the first T20 World Cup (then World Twenty20) blasted off in the opening match where Chris Gayle scored the first international T20 century, 117 off 57 Banco Bradesco: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/06/2026 02:21am • SP BRAZIL, Brazil (AP) — SP BRAZIL, Brazil (AP) — Banco Bradesco SA (BBDO) on Friday reported fourth-quarter profit of $1.2 billion. The bank, based in Sp Brazil, Brazil, said it had earnings of 11 cents per share. The financial holding company posted revenue of $12.03 billion in the period. Its Sri Lanka Cricket asks Pakistan to reconsider boycott of India game at Twenty20 World Cup 02/06/2026 02:17am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka Cricket has urged Pakistan to reconsider its planned boycott of a Twenty20 World Cup game against India in Colombo next week, saying a forfeited match could hit the tourism sector of a country still recovering from an economic collapse. “We have asked them to Leaders of Indonesia and Australia sign a new security treaty to affirm deeper ties 02/06/2026 02:16am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian and Australian leaders signed a bilateral security treaty Friday that both governments say will deepen ties between the often-testy neighbors. The treaty was signed in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, three months after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese a Giant snails and tiny insects threaten the South's rice and crawfish farms 02/06/2026 02:11am • KAPLAN, La. (AP) — Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he's finding a less welcome catch in some of the fields he manages in southern Louisiana. Snails. Big ones. For every crawfish Courville dumps out of a trap, three or four snails clang onto the boat’s metal Banco Bradesco: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/06/2026 02:09am • OSASCO, Brazil (AP) — OSASCO, Brazil (AP) — Banco Bradesco SA (BBD) on Friday reported fourth-quarter profit of $1.2 billion. The Osasco, Brazil-based bank said it had earnings of 11 cents per share. The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zac Hornets play the Hawks, seek 9th straight win 02/06/2026 02:04am • Charlotte Hornets (24-28, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (26-27, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte seeks to keep its eight-game win streak alive when the Hornets take on Atlanta. The Hawks are 5-3 against the rest of their div Denver takes on Chicago, seeks to break 3-game skid 02/06/2026 02:04am • Denver Nuggets (33-19, third in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (24-28, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver looks to end its three-game losing streak with a victory over Chicago. The Bulls have gone 15-11 in home games. Chicago is third in the Detroit hosts New York after Brunson's 42-point game 02/06/2026 02:04am • New York Knicks (33-18, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (37-13, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -1.5; over/under is 224.5 BOTTOM LINE: New York visits the Detroit Pistons after Jalen Brunson scored 42 points in the Houston faces Oklahoma City, looks for 4th straight road win 02/06/2026 02:04am • Houston Rockets (31-19, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (40-12, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston hits the road against Oklahoma City looking to prolong its three-game road winning streak. The Thunder are 30-8 aga