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SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey issues affidavit supporting NCAA in Bediako eligibility case 02/05/2026 06:29pm • TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) ��� Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey released an affidavit backing the NCAA in its eligibility case against Alabama���s Charles Bediako, who is playing in the SEC for the Crimson Tide over two years after signing an NBA two-way contract. ���I respectfully ask th Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats' ICE demands 02/05/2026 06:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are ���unrealistic��� and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the Whit Census Bureau plans to use survey with a citizenship question in its test for 2030, alarming experts 02/05/2026 06:15pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� The U.S. Census Bureau plans to use a survey form with a citizenship question as part of its practice test of the 2030 census, raising questions about whether the Trump administration might try to make a significant change to the once-a-decade headcount that failed during the US cuts ties with Polish speaker of parliament over 'insults' against Trump 02/05/2026 06:07pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) ��� The U.S. ambassador to Poland announced on Thursday that the United States will have ���no further dealings, contacts, or communications��� with W��odzimierz Czarzasty, the speaker of the lower house of the Polish parliament, over what Rose called ���outrageous and unprovoked The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists 02/05/2026 06:04pm • Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, 2026 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Jon Orbach, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week. ___ See last week's top photo of the week Lookman scores on his debut as Atletico Madrid cruises past Real Betis to reach Copa semifinals 02/05/2026 06:03pm • MADRID (AP) ��� Ademola Lookman scored on his Atletico Madrid debut in a 5-0 rout of Real Betis on Thursday that sent Diego Simeone's team to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey. David Hancko, Giuliano Simeone, Antoine Griezmann and Thiago Almada also scored for Atletico as it advanced to the last fo CleanSpark: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot 02/05/2026 05:58pm • HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) ��� HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) ��� CleanSpark, Inc. (CLSK) on Thursday reported a loss of $378.7 million in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Henderson, Nevada-based company said it had a loss of $1.35. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs and asset impairment co Lawsuit challenges DeSantis' authority to call special session for redistricting 02/05/2026 05:53pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn't have the authority to call a special session to redraw Florida's congressional map in the middle of the decade since that power belong to lawmakers, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The Republican governor's proclamation last month annou Patriots QB Drake Maye credits his success partly to competing with his brothers at a young age 02/05/2026 05:52pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) ��� When Drake Maye thinks about what it took for him to make it to the Super Bowl in just his second NFL season, his mind drifts to some of the stiffest competitions he���s ever faced. ���I just think every two-on-two basketball (game) in the backyard probably prepared me f The highlight of Super Bowl 60 may not come from the game itself 02/05/2026 05:44pm • If you don't tune into the Super Bowl performances and commercials in between the plays, this may be a great year to start. A big reason has to do with the halftime show, during which Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny is set to sing entirely in Spanish. He'll be the first solo headliner to do that Civil War scholar and retired Gettysburg College professor Gabor Boritt dies at 86 02/05/2026 05:44pm • GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) ��� History professor Gabor S. Boritt, a Hungarian immigrant to the United States who wrote widely about the Civil War and President Abraham Lincoln, has died. He was 86. Boritt had been a professor at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania for many years, founding the Civil War In Enciso scores twice as Strasbourg beats Monaco 3-1 to reach French Cup quarterfinals 02/05/2026 05:39pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Paraguay midfielder Julio Enciso scored twice as Strasbourg beat Monaco 3-1 at home to reach the French Cup quarterfinals on Thursday. Winger Martial Godo put Strasbourg ahead in the seventh minute to quickly end Monaco's bid for a fourth straight clean sheet. Enciso struck twice in q Average US long-term mortgage rate barely budges, holding near 6% 02/05/2026 05:38pm • The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate barely budged this week, staying close to 6% as the spring home-buying season nears. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate edged up to 6.11%, essentially flat compared to last week when it was 6.1%, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year Malcolm Gladwell's 'The American Way of Killing' to be released in September 02/05/2026 05:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� ���The Tipping Point��� author Malcolm Gladwell's next book will focus on a long-running tragedy in the country's culture, gun violence. ���The American Way of Killing��� will come out Sept. 29, Little, Brown and Company announced Thursday. "'The American Way of Killing' is an arg Falling tech stocks and a plunge for bitcoin hit Wall Street 02/05/2026 05:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Sharp drops hit Wall Street on Thursday as technology stocks fell and bitcoin plunged again to roughly half its record price set last fall. Several discouraging reports on the U.S. job market also knocked down yields in the bond market. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% for its sixth loss