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sesame, congo AP — A landslide earlier this week caused the collapse of multiple mines at a major coltan mine in eastern Congo, killing at least 200 people, rebel officials said Saturday. The collapse occurred on Wednesday at the Rubaya mine, which is controlled by the M23 rebel group, Lumumba Kambele Muyisa, the rebel-appointed spokesperson for the governor of North Kivu province, told The Associated Press. He said the landslide was caused by heavy rain. “More than 200 people have died so far, some of whom are still in the mud and have not yet been recovered,” Muisa said. Several…
Fifth seed Elena Rybakina defeated world number one Aryna Sabalenka to win the Australian Open tennis final in Melbourne.Published January 31, 2026January 31, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareElena Rybakina produced a stunning performance on Saturday to beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to win her first Australian Open title and turn the tables on the world number one from three years ago in a final rematch at Melbourne Park.Rybakina returned to the land of heartbreak in 2023 with an impressive victory, clinching her second major trophy after Wimbledon in 2022 and underscoring her credentials as the player…
President Donald Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chairman. With the president’s push for low interest rates, Warsh is expected to become more supportive of lowering the Fed’s key benchmark interest rate later this year. “I have known Kevin for a long time and have no doubt that he will go down as one of the great Fed Chairs, and perhaps one of the best Fed Chairs,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Friday. Federal Reserve Board members are nominated by the president but must be approved by the Senate. If…
In other words, his love for his children has no limitations. Even though his children left him and his bride of 13 years crying in a river. “I woke up this morning and my son looked at me and said, ‘You look old,'” the 7th Heaven alum, 43, revealed on TikTok in August. “That’s what I received this morning and I was thinking about how to react.” So she chose to be blunt — “I said, ‘Well, that’s fine. We’re all getting older. You’re getting older, I’m getting older,'” — but the exchange stuck with her a little bit. “It…
American Express has announced the new Platinum Business Card.Provided by: American Expressamerican express Even companies that offer credit cards to the wealthy have found it beneficial to focus on high rollers.The company recently shifted marketing funds from its no-fee cash-back card to its revamped Platinum Card, which has an annual fee of $895, CEO Stephen Squery told analysts Friday after announcing fourth-quarter results.Doing so will boost overall spending levels as high-end consumer growth continues, executives said, a strategy that will both increase fee income from premium cards and reduce loan defaults.”We have the ability to be very flexible with our…
The United States’ national security strategy depicts the state the Trump administration wants to see in Europe. It is culturally united, militarily strong, has low levels of crime and immigration, and is “majority European,” or white. There is nothing better than making a country rich by producing products that people all over the world want to buy. What would such a country look like? Denmark may be the place to start. It has some of the strictest immigration laws in Europe and has one of the lowest crime rates. Conscription is compulsory and overwhelmingly white. It even makes drugs that…
With Doncic leading the way, the Los Angeles Lakers won 142-111 and the New York Knicks defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 127-97.Published January 31, 2026January 31, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareLuka Doncic recorded his sixth triple-double of the season with 37 points and led all three Los Angeles scorers by at least 20 points as the visiting Lakers defeated the Washington Wizards 142-111.Doncic showed no ill effects from the injury he sustained in a fall from an elevated court in Cleveland, and by halftime on Friday he had a triple-double with 26 points, 11 assists and 10…
game stop In a potentially “transformative” deal for the company, CEO Ryan Cohen told CNBC in an interview Friday that he wants to acquire a publicly traded consumer company that is much larger than a video game retailer.”It’s going to be really big. It’s going to be really big. Very, very, very big,” Cohen said of the size of the deal. “This is transformative, not just for GameStop, but ultimately for capital markets as well. This has never really been done before in the history of capital markets.”Cohen declined to name his company’s targets, saying only that he is looking…
At first glance, Amelia, with her purple bob and pixie-girl looks, seems unlikely to be adopted by the far right as an increasingly popular meme. But in recent weeks, memes and AI-generated videos featuring the fictional British teenager have proliferated on social media, particularly on X. In it, Amelia parrots right-wing and often racist talking points, combining glorification of stereotypical British culture with anti-immigrant and Islamophobic tropes. She drinks beers in pubs, reads Harry Potter, and travels back in time to fight in some of Britain’s most famous battles. But she has donned an ICE uniform to violently deport immigrants,…
Left-handed pacer Ben Dwarshuis will replace Cummins, who was unable to recover in time for the tournament.Published January 31, 2026January 31, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareAustralian fast bowler Pat Cummins has withdrawn from the ICC Twenty20 World Cup after failing to recover from a lower back injury and has been named as Ben Dwarshuis’ replacement for the tournament starting next month.”With Pat needing more time to recover from his lower back injury, Ben is an immediate replacement who offers dynamic fielding and late hitting, as well as a left-arm pace option,” selector Tony Dodemide said on Saturday.Recommended…