The Canadian Press
Kaleb Smith, Nate Pickens rally UC Riverside to 60-58 victory over UC Davis
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Kaleb Smith scored 14 points and Nate Pickens hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with four seconds left to rally UC Riverside to a 60-58 victory over UC Davis on Thursday night.
The Canadian Press
Hopkins, Battaglia power Frontenacs to 9-5 victory over Spirit
SAGINAW — Tyler Hopkins scored three times while Jacob Battaglia had two goals and three assists to power the Kingston Frontenacs past the Saginaw Spirit 9-5 in the Ontario Hockey League on Thursday night.
Sky News
Up to 14 members of US figure skating community including ex-world champions and 12-year-old girl - what we know about passengers
Dozens of people have died after an American Airlines passenger plane was in a mid-air crash with a military helicopter in Washington DC. There were 64 people on the plane that departed from Witchita in Kansas and three US soldiers in the helicopter when the aircraft collided just before 9pm local time on Wednesday. The crash, which happened as the jet sought to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport, is the worst civil aviation disaster in the US since 2001.
The Independent
Taylor Swift announced as presenter at Grammys 2025 ceremony
Singer is nominated in six categories
Reuters
Five charts on market signals flashing red amid DeepSeek selloff
In a week when AI chipmaker Nvidia suffered the biggest one-day loss of value on record and the Federal Reserve said it was in no hurry to cut rates again, a few gauges underscore markets' vulnerability to big swings. Investors and analysts said the sell-off in tech stocks this week, driven by the popularity of China's DeepSeek AI model, highlights the market ructions that can occur when heavy speculation meets unexpected bad news. Despite Monday's ructions investors remain bullish about U.S. tech and President Donald Trump's plans for tax cuts and deregulation, heightening risks of market gyrations if this widespread consensus proves wrong.
The Independent
Fungus named after David Attenborough turning Irish spiders into 'zombies’
Findings point to hidden diversity of this class of fungi in British Isles, researchers say
The Independent
Mexico's president calls on Google to identify US as 'América Mexicana’
President Claudia Sheinbaum attacks Google for caving into Trump’s meglomaniacal move to change the Gulf of Mexico into the Gulf of America
Associated Press
Teen figure skaters and their coaches, group of hunters and students among victims of air crash
The victims of a crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter included teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, an Ohio college student coming from her grandfather's funeral, two Chinese nationals and a group of hunters headed back from a guided trip in Kansas. Officials say there were no survivors.
The Telegraph
Champions League knockout draw: who Liverpool, Man City, Arsenal and Villa could face
Manchester City face a blockbuster Champions League play-off tie against Real Madrid or Bayern Munich after scraping through the new league phase with a 3-1 victory over Club Brugge.
The Canadian Press
Fleury's shutout helps Wild beat Canadiens 4-0
MONTREAL (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season in likely his final game in Montreal, helping the Minnesota Wild beat the Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday night.
The Canadian Press
Alex Merkviladze scores 16 to lead Loyola Marymount over Portland 88-63
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Merkviladze had 16 points to lead Loyola Marymount to an 88-63 victory over Portland on Thursday night.
The Telegraph
‘Skating sisters’ aged 14 and 11 among victims in Washington DC plane crash
Everly and Alydia Livingston spent years travelling to figure skating competitions around the US, winning a slew of medals and trophies as they did so.
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Attacker offered to Tottenham expected to pass medical, claims doctor
Injury expert Dr Rajpal Brar believes AC Milan’s versatile winger Noah Okafor will have no problem passing his medical for Spurs if the move is to materialise.Spurs have been linked with several pla...
BBC
Lily-Rose Depp and Dua Lipa do Chanel: The best of Paris Haute Couture Week
The biggest names in fashion unveil their new collections, with a host of celebrities on hand.
BBC
Norfolk businesses reflect on backing Brexit
Five years since the UK left the EU, two business owners who voted Leave tell us if it was worth it.
Reuters
Yen set for best January in seven years as rate paths diverge
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The yen was on track for its best monthly start to the year since 2018 on Friday, helped by the view that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is likely to keep raising rates this year while its global peers elsewhere look to ease policy. The Mexican peso and Canadian dollar were on guard ahead of a looming Feb. 1 deadline which U.S. President Donald Trump has said would be the date he imposes 25% tariffs on imports from the two countries. Mexico's peso was recovering from its steep fall from the previous session and last stood at 20.6643 per dollar, though it remained on track for its worst weekly performance since October with a 1.85% fall.
The Canadian Press
Montour snaps scoreless streak with 2 goals and Kraken beat Sharks 6-2
SEATTLE (AP) — Brandon Montour scored two of Seattle’s four second-period goals and the Kraken pulled away for a 6-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.
The Guardian
Friday briefing: How do you fix Britain’s broken disability benefits system?
In today’s newsletter: Keir Starmer promised to ‘never turn our backs’ on those in need. But the government’s ‘unacceptably poor service’ is driving many disability benefit claimants towards hardship and greater distress
Reuters
Fire put out at oil refinery in Russia's Volgograd region after Ukrainian drone attack, governor says
An oil refinery in Russia's southern Volgograd region caught fire after an overnight Ukrainian drone attack, but the blaze has now been put out, the regional governor said on Friday. Andrei Bocharov, the governor, said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app that Russian air defences had repelled an atack on his region by eight drones. Andriy Kovalenko, the head of Ukraine's Centre for Countering Disinformation, said on Telegram that the Volgograd oil refinery, which he described as one of Russia's largest, had been struck.
BBC
Push to lure Japanese tourists back to Cotswolds
Tourism representatives are doing their best to impress Japanese tour operators.

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