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Venezuela advances amnesty bill that could lead to mass release of political prisoners 02/05/2026 08:30pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� Venezuela���s legislature on Thursday advanced an amnesty bill proposed by acting President Delcy Rodr��guez that could lead to the release of hundreds of opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons. Such an amnesty is a centr Amazon's shares fall after announcing surge in capital spending but posts strong 4Q holiday sales 02/05/2026 08:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Amazon sales surged 14% during the fourth quarter, helped by strong holiday spending and a better-than-expected growth in its prominent cloud computing unit. But shares fell 11% in after hours trading on Thursday as investors appeared to be spooked by the Seattle-based tech company Seahawks rookie safety Nick Emmanwori expects to play in Super Bowl after injuring ankle in practice 02/05/2026 08:20pm • SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) ��� Seahawks rookie safety Nick Emmanwori expects to play in the Super Bowl despite injuring his ankle during Wednesday���s practice at San Jose State University as Seattle prepares to face New England. Emmanwori said Thursday he was defending a pass on a routine out route, an WR Cooper Kupp leading the way on, off the field for Seahawks ahead of Super Bowl 02/05/2026 08:17pm • SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) ��� While Cooper Kupp donned a T-shirt Thursday in vehement support of quarterback Sam Darnold, the veteran wide receiver simultaneously received heaps of praise from his teammates. Four years removed from the most productive season of his career, Kupp will become the sixth pl US announces $6M in aid for Cuba as island's leader accuses it of imposing an 'energy blockade' 02/05/2026 08:14pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ��� The U.S. government on Thursday announced an additional $6 million in aid for Cuba as the island���s crisis deepens and tensions escalate between the two countries, with Cuba's president accusing the U.S. of an ���energy blockade." The aid is largely meant for those li UMBC defeats Binghamton 79-62 02/05/2026 08:13pm • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� DJ Armstrong had 17 points in UMBC's 79-62 victory over Binghamton on Thursday. Armstrong went 6 of 12 from the field (5 for 11 from 3-point range) for the Retrievers (14-8, 7-2 America East Conference). Josh Odunowo scored 15 points while shooting 6 of 11 from the field and 3 Gotterup shoots 63, Scheffler struggles in first round of Phoenix Open 02/05/2026 08:11pm • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) ��� Chris Gotterup seems to have figured out TPC Scottsdale, giving him a chance to finally see the Saturday spectacle of the Phoenix Open. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler will need to go low in his next round if he���s going to get to the weekend. Gotterup shot a bogey-free 8-un Houston doctor indicted on charges he falsified records to block patients' liver transplants 02/05/2026 08:03pm • A Houston doctor has been indicted on charges of falsifying medical records for five patients, making them ineligible to receive a liver transplant, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday. Dr. John Stevenson Bynon Jr. was indicted by a grand jury in Houston last month on five counts of false stat Harris notches double-double as No. 25 North Carolina women take down Clemson 53-44 02/05/2026 08:02pm • CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) ��� Nyla Harris notched a double-double to lead No. 25 North Carolina 53-44 over Clemson on Thursday. Harris scored 17 on 7-of-13 shooting with 10 rebounds and two steals. It was her fourth double-double of the season for the Tar Heels (19-5, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). La Laid���off Washington Post staff rally outside DC headquarters after massive cuts 02/05/2026 07:59pm • One day after the Washington Post laid off roughly a third of its newsroom, former staff and supporters gathered outside the paper���s Downtown D.C. headquarters to protest the cuts. Former transportation reporter Rachel Weiner, who spent 15 years at the Post, told the large crowd she was struggl Alabama sets execution for man in auto parts store customer���s death 02/05/2026 07:59pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) ��� Alabama has scheduled a March execution date for a man sentenced to death for a fatal shooting during a 1991 robbery even though he didn't pull the trigger. Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday set a March 12 execution using nitrogen gas for Charles ���Sonny��� Burton, 75. 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The Cowboys will play in Rio 02/05/2026 07:45pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� The San Francisco 49ers will be the team facing the division-rival Los Angeles Rams in the first-ever regular-season NFL game in Australia next season, and the Dallas Cowboys will be one of the teams playing the first game in Rio de Janeiro, the league said Thursday. The leag How Brandi Carlile, Coco Jones and Charlie Puth are preparing for the Super Bowl pregame stage 02/05/2026 07:39pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Brandi Carlile isn���t hedging. When the multi-Grammy winner steps onto the field at Super Bowl to sing ���America the Beautiful,��� Carlile said she'll perform fully live ��� with no prerecorded safety net, embracing the same risk she believes audiences take every day simply