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Madrid hopes Mbapp�� can play against Barcelona in Spanish Super Cup final 01/09/2026 07:38am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Real Madrid is hoping Kylian Mbapp�� recovers from a knee issue in time to face a high-flying Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday. Mbapp�� missed Madrid���s hard-fought 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid in Thursday���s semifinal, but coach Xabi Alonso said the France st Mound of garbage collapses at Philippine landfill, killing 2 and leaving 36 others missing 01/09/2026 07:34am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) ��� An avalanche of garbage and debris buried or trapped workers in low-slung buildings at a landfill in the Philippines, killing two people, injuring a dozen and leaving 36 others missing, officials said Friday. Thirteen people were rescued alive overnight, but one of them Beltway Basketball Beat: Trying season for the Terps 01/09/2026 07:30am • Dave Preston is an AP Top 25 voter. See his ballots online. Maryland Hall of Fame men's basketball coach Gary Williams once claimed that Maryland felt like "Siberia" in the old ACC days, when the Terps were the northernmost school. "Cold January" has taken a new meaning lately: Wednesday's 84- The pope in a major foreign policy address blasts how countries are using force to assert dominion 01/09/2026 07:28am • VATICAN CITY (AP) ��� In his most substantial critique of U.S., Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were using force to assert their dominion worldwide, ���completely undermining��� peace and the post-World War II international l Lebanon signs gas exploration deal with international consortium amid economic crisis 01/09/2026 07:20am • BEIRUT (AP) ��� Lebanon ���s government on Friday signed a deal with an international consortium to explore gas in an offshore area bordering Israel. The deal for exploration at the so-called Block 8 off the coast of southern Lebanon comes after Lebanon and Israel signed a 2022 agreement over their More historic upsets could be in store in FA Cup's third round as Premier League giants play minnows 01/09/2026 07:03am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) ��� A non-league team against the defending champion. It's what the FA Cup is all about. Macclesfield ��� a phoenix club playing in the sixth tier of English soccer ��� hosts Premier League side Crystal Palace on Saturday, hoping to pull off a memorable upset. The third ro Iran judiciary chief vows that punishment for protesters 'will be decisive, maximum and without any legal leniency' 01/09/2026 06:59am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Iran judiciary chief vows that punishment for protesters 'will be decisive, maximum and without any legal leniency.' This Lexus SUV stretches its long legs on an East Coast road trip 01/09/2026 06:29am • "I stomped down on the pedal. I set the cruise control. Five hundred raging horses blew on by the state patrol." So began my road trip from Maryland to Miami in the big, long Lexus TX550h+. OK, well not exactly. I stole those lines from the country singer Robert Earl Keen, and his 1988 song, Wonder opens 10th DC-area location as traditional food halls falter 01/09/2026 06:04am • At a time when several food halls across the D.C. region closed last year ����� The Block in Annandale, Virginia, The Heights in Chevy Chase and Solaire Social in Silver Spring, Maryland ��� one food hall chain keeps expanding in the D.C. region. Wonder is opening a new location in Alexandria DC man charged with murder in multivehicle crash that killed pedestrian near White House 01/09/2026 05:48am • A D.C. man is facing several charges, including murder, after a high-speed crash Wednesday that led to the death of a pedestrian and a multivehicle collision in Northwest D.C. Court documents state Santana Matthews, 20, attempted to speed through a yellow light at the intersection of 16th and 'It's going to be incredible': State fair celebrating America���s 250th set for National Mall 01/09/2026 05:41am • The celebration of America���s 250th birthday officially started on the National Mall with the presentation that transformed the Washington Monument into a canvas showing parts of our nation���s history. Freedom 250, the group launched by President Donald Trump, was the organization that made Yemen���s Southern Transitional Council says it is dismantling a day after its leader fled to the UAE 01/09/2026 05:24am • CAIRO (AP) ��� Yemen���s Southern Transitional Council says it is dismantling a day after its leader fled to the UAE. Hundreds in Somalia's capital protest Israel's recognition of breakaway territory of Somaliland 01/09/2026 04:57am • MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) ��� Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Somalia���s capital to protest Israel���s recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, waving Somali flags and chanting patriotic songs in a show of national unity. The protest on Thursday night took place at Taleh Square Virginia voter guide: Special election to fill two open seats in Virginia General Assembly 01/09/2026 04:55am • A special election is taking place on Tuesday to fill two open seats in Virginia���s House of Delegates, vacated by delegates destined for Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger's cabinet. Voters will head to the polls on Jan. 13 in��two Northern Virginia districts that include parts of Fairfax, Prince Wi At 58, the world's oldest professional soccer player says he is only getting better with age 01/09/2026 04:53am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Kazuyoshi Miura, the Japanese soccer player they call ���King Kazu,��� says he���s only getting better with age. If so, that should make him very, very good. Miura turns 59 next month. He���s the globe���s oldest professional soccer player, and on Friday he gave a news conference in