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Auston Matthews named U.S. men’s hockey captain at Olympics

Open Extended Reactions MILAN — Auston Matthews has been named captain for the U.S. men’s hockey team at the 2026 Olympics. Charlie McAvoy and...

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Auston Matthews named U.S. men's hockey captain at Olympics

Sports

Olympic hockey betting odds: Canada favored to win men’s gold, USA favored to win women’s

Feb 9, 2026, 01:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NHL will take center stage at the 2026 Winter Olympics for the first time...

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Olympic hockey betting odds: Canada favored to win men's gold, USA favored to win women's

Sports

Can the U.S. beat Canada for a men’s hockey gold medal?

Open Extended Reactions Team USA defeats Team Canada in the gold medal game in overtime. If I was a script writer, that’s how the...

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Can the U.S. beat Canada for a men's hockey gold medal?

Business

Horner in talks with former McLaren Racing backer about Alpine deal

Christian Horner, the former Red Bull Racing chief, is in talks with institutional investors including a former backer of McLaren Racing about the acquisition...

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Horner in talks with former McLaren Racing backer about Alpine deal

Wedding ceremony during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time show was genuine

Yes, the wedding ceremony during Bad Bunny’s historic Super Bowl half-time show – the first where a headliner performed entirely in Spanish – was...

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Wedding ceremony during Bad Bunny's Super Bowl half-time show was genuine

Environment

Cuba says international airlines can no longer refuel there as Trump turns up the pressure

Aerial view of Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, taken from an airplane on April 3, 2025. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images...

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Cuba says international airlines can no longer refuel there as Trump turns up the pressure

Trump blasts ‘worst ever’ Super Bowl show – as Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny makes history

Bad Bunny has made history by becoming the first Super Bowl half-time show headliner to perform entirely in Spanish – and to host a...

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Trump blasts 'worst ever' Super Bowl show - as Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny makes history

World

UK foreign secretary says pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong jail term is ‘tantamount to life sentence’

The UK foreign secretary has said a 20-year jail term handed down by a Hong Kong court to pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai is “tantamount...

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UK foreign secretary says pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai's Hong Kong jail term is 'tantamount to life sentence'

World

‘China is watching’: Election victory for Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi could threaten stability of region

However you cut it, this is a one-woman story. Sanae Takaichi has landed a mandate, a landslide so decisive that just a few months...

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'China is watching': Election victory for Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi could threaten stability of region

Politics

Morgan McSweeney’s exit shows No 10 in full-blown survival mode

In the end, the PM had little option. Faced with an escalating crisis and ever-louder calls from his MPs that someone had to take...

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Morgan McSweeney's exit shows No 10 in full-blown survival mode

Politics

From Svengali to sacked: Who is Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister’s departed chief of staff?

For those wishing to understand the Starmer project, it is hard to overstate how crucial a role Morgan McSweeney played. Born in Macroom, County...

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From Svengali to sacked: Who is Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister's departed chief of staff?

Politics

Starmer’s chief of staff quits over Mandelson row

Morgan McSweeney has resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff amid the fall-out from the Peter Mandelson scandal. Several Labour MPs blamed him...

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Starmer's chief of staff quits over Mandelson row

Politics

Lonely Starmer looks like he doesn’t know his own mind

Morgan McSweeney was blamed by many Labour MPs for the disastrous decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. There has been a growing...

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Lonely Starmer looks like he doesn't know his own mind

World

Briton Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years after national security conviction in Hong Kong

Pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of national security offences in Hong Kong. The media...

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World

‘China is watching’: Election victory for Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi could threaten stability of region

However you cut it, this is a one-woman story. Sanae Takaichi has landed a mandate, a landslide so decisive that just a few months...

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Lindsey Vonn ‘in stable condition’ after terrifying crash at Winter Olympics

Lindsey Vonn is recovering from surgery on a leg fracture after her Olympic comeback ended with her being airlifted to hospital following a terrifying...

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