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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drake Maye and Sam Darnold will face a different type of blitz at Super Bowl Opening Night.Here comes the media frenzy: thousands of reporters from across the globe gathered for a zany spectacle that kicks off the week’s festivities on Monday night.Maye and the New England Patriots (17-3) take on Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks (16-3) on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers.First, they will meet more than 6,000 credentialed “reporters” who will pepper them with questions ranging from the standard football topics to the silly and off-beat stuff.An event that began…

STELLA, Wis. (AP) — The roughly 40 million Americans who get their water from private wells are particularly vulnerable to harmful forever chemicals. These well owners are often the last to know their water is contaminated, and the problem can take years to fix.The federal government has set strict limits on forever chemicals in drinking water that comes from public utilities and requires testing. But those rules don’t apply to private wells, which can leave people near industrial sites unaware they are consuming contaminated water.Forever chemicals, known to scientists as PFAS, are uniquely able to repel stains and moisture and…

As Bangladesh prepares to hold its first elections since the overthrow of then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party in 2024, neighbours India, Pakistan and China are watching closely.Bangladesh is currently being governed by an interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. The two main parties competing for power in this month’s polls are the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Jamaat-e-Islami (JIB), both of which began campaigning in late January.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe Awami League, which has historically had close ties with India, has been barred from these elections because of its…

STELLA, Wis. (AP) — Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town.State scientists were checking private drinking water wells across Wisconsin for a widely used family of harmful chemicals called PFAS. They mailed an offer to test the well outside her tidy farmhouse surrounded by potato farms cut out of dense forest. Without much thought, she accepted.Months later, Hanneman found herself on the phone with a state toxicologist who told her to stop drinking the water — now. The well her three kids grew up on had levels thousands of times higher…

PARIS (AP) — France’s delayed budget for this year is set to pass Monday, clearing the way for higher military spending promised by President Emmanuel Macron to confront threats linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine and Mideast conflicts.The expected adoption of the budget marks the final step of a monthslong, chaotic process that exposed deep divisions in the fractured Parliament, which proved unable to reach a compromise. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu ultimately opted to use his special constitutional power to pass the bill without a vote. He is widely expected to survive two no-confidence votes on Monday evening. Focus on…

The executions are part of broader crackdown by Beijing on centres across Southeast Asia, which are built on an industrial scale and hunt scam victims across the globe, as well as running kidnapping, prostitution and drugs rackets.Published On 2 Feb 20262 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareChina has executed four people found guilty of causing six Chinese citizens’ deaths and running scam and gambling operations out of Myanmar worth more than $4bn.The Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court in southern China announced the executions on Monday morning in a statement. However, the timing of the executions was not clear.Recommended Stories…

As Israel cracks down on international aid groups supporting Palestinians after decimating Gaza’s healthcare system, eight NGOs have told Al Jazeera they will defy an order to provide information about their colleagues in the strip and the rest of occupied Palestinian territory.Action Aid, Alianza por la Solidaridad, Medecins du Monde, Medicos Del Mundo, Premiere Urgence Internationale, American Friends Service Committee, Medico International and Medical Aid For Palestinians have joined Oxfam and Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, in refusing to comply with Israel’s requirements for registration.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“It’s an absolute red line,”…

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — It’s already been a long, cold winter across much of the United States, and on Monday, Punxsutawney Phil’s handlers will announce whether the weather-predicting groundhog says there’s more of the same to come.When Phil is said to have seen his shadow upon emergence from a tree stump in rural Pennsylvania, that’s considered a forecast for six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t see his shadow, an early spring is said to be on the way.Tens of thousands of people will be on hand at Gobbler’s Knob for the annual ritual that goes back more than…

Her first career podium. The women’s World Cup wins mark. A course-record 12 victories. The family reunions with her Italy-based sister. And a rare European race visit by her mother.Lindsey Vonn is attempting to recover from a left knee injury in time to try and win an Olympic medal next weekend at age 41.One of the biggest reasons she came back in the first place after nearly six years of retirement — and what’s motivating her now — is that she wants to return to the town hosting women’s races at the Milan Cortina Winter Games.Vonn is the queen of…

Kyiv, Ukraine – At the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced support for Israel, while First Lady Olena Zelenska said Ukrainians understand and “share the pain” of the Israeli people.Billboards across Kyiv lit up the capital with Israeli flags.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe response reflected a position held by much of Ukrainian society and many Western leaders at the time.For some people straddling both identities, the early reactions were difficult to watch.‘Travelling as a Palestinian closes’ doorsHashem, a Gaza-born medical professional who obtained Ukrainian citizenship after nearly a…