Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III and WWE star Logan Paul were among those who weighed in on Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl halftime show performer.

Flying cars are here now. Pivotal's "Helix" eVTOL costs $190,000 amd requires no pilot license. Real people are flying today.

The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our national traits, trends, history and people. This time, test your knowledge of leading ladies, music milestones and more.

• Milano Cortina Games: updates from Sunday’s action

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Alpine skiiing: Breezy Johnson goes top, for USA. Had a twist in the air off one of the early jumps, had to battle to land it, but then comes through with a sizzling run on the rest of the course, improving on her training run time by a second and a half.

Alpine skiing: It’s a gorgeous day out there, blue sky. We’ve had five skiers so far, Ariane Raedler of Austria is leading on 1:37:20, the Italian Brignone and three Swiss skiers following her. Janine Schmitt and Jasmine Flury both almost stacked, but recovered it, terrifying at that speed. Malorie Blanc went first and had a clean run, 1:38:77.

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Man in his 60s ‘arrested and handed over to Russia’ after fleeing to UAE, according to media reports

Authorities in Dubai have arrested and handed over to Russia a man suspected of shooting and wounding a senior officer in Russia’s intelligence services, according to Moscow’s security service.

The announcement on Sunday came two days after a gunman shot Lt Gen Vladimir Alekseyev three times on the stairwell of his Moscow apartment, leaving him in a critical condition.

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• England make 184-7 in their Group C opener

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2nd over: England 19-1 (Buttler 4, Bethell 14) Jacob Bethell is the new batter. The 23 year old Malla is brought back to earth immediately as Bethell cashes in on some short stuff, a cut for four behind point is followed by a wallop over midwicket for SIX! Malla drops short again and is swivelled away for a third boundary in the over. A mixed bag from the debutant but he’ll remember that first ball for a long time.

Sher Malla strikes with his first ball on international debut! It skids onto Salt who mis-times his pull shot, the ball loops up and is well taken at fine leg. England lose their first and the Nepalese strong crowd at the Wankhede lose their marbles! What a start.

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Former Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain signed for Celtic yesterday. Celtic manager Martin O’Neill said:

We are really pleased to bring Alex to Celtic. He still has so much to offer the game, and I am sure he can add another dimension to us with his great ability and wealth of experience in the game.

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Two guys who have not eaten a green vegetable in five years sat down to play chess and discuss chickens.

Later for touchdowns and tackles. When it comes to foxy 'fits, these women and men of football have already scored big.

Exit polls suggest Sanae Takaichi’s ruling party and its coalition partner could win 366 seats

Exit polls point to public endorsement of new prime minister Sanae Takaichi

Japan’s conservative governing party is on course to dramatically strengthen its grip on power after exit polls predicted a landslide victory in Sunday’s lower house elections.

The Liberal Democratic party (LDP) was projected to win between 274 and 328 seats out of a total of 465, according to an exit poll by the public broadcaster NHK, well above the 233 it needed to regain the majority it lost in 2024. Combined with seats secured by its junior coalition partner, the Japan Innovation party, the parties could win between 302 and 366 seats, NHK added.

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An inside look at the Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl 2026 battle in Santa Clara, Calif. on Sunday night:   Marquee matchup Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs. Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez In training camp, this is called “good on good.’’ Jaxon Smith-Njigba Gonzalez is among the handful of the best cover corners in the league, and Smith-Njigba...

American ski star Lindsey Vonn crashed moments after leaving the starting gate in the women’s downhill event at the Milan-Cortina Games on Sunday, leading to a course hold as medical personnel rushed to her side. Read More

It was over sooner than expected, and in heartbreaking fashion.

The editorial board of your National Post published a piece on Thursday applauding Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s proposal for the federal government (and its Albertan prime minister) to voluntarily devolve more power over federal judicial appointments. Her open letter to the PM also asks for a relaxation of bilingualism requirements for western judges; with a Prairie seat on the Supreme Court coming open later this year, this has become an obvious issue, guaranteeing that only a handful of otherwise qualified candidates can even be considered for the job. Read More

When it comes to how great they are, there's a communal need among Americans and their politicians to ratchet up certainty in their magnificence. Read More

In his widely-praised Davos speech, Mark Carney paid homage to a renowned 1978 essay by Czech dissident Václav Havel, “The Power of the Powerless.” In it, Havel tells the parable of a greengrocer who refuses to place a “Workers of the World unite!” poster in his window, symbolizing his personal dissent from a totalitarian regime’s extortion of rote public mantras nobody believes as a tool for mind control. Read More

Vancouver city councillor Sean Orr introduced a motion to council recently that he admits is "a little personal." Read More

This week marked the twentieth anniversary of the swearing-in of former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper. He’s been feted in Ottawa for a few days, and deservedly so. There was a fireside chat with Jean Chretien, a former Liberal prime minister and longtime friend — much to some Canadians’ surprise, although it actually wasn’t a secret — and the unveiling of his impressive official portrait by artist Phil Richards, and a gala event. Read More

As the world marked the arrival of a new year, billions welcomed it with wishes of health, safety and renewal. Yet for thousands of Hazara refugees from Afghanistan who are stranded in Pakistan, the turn of the calendar brought not hope, but deepening fear — fear that the protection Canada was offering them may be quietly slipping away. Read More

Puerto Rican superstar promises ‘the world will dance’ in all-Spanish half-time gig that comes as Trump agents wage deadly crackdown

For 13 minutes on Sunday night, Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara will pulse with reggaeton, Latin trap and Caribbean rhythms as Bad Bunny headlines a historic Super Bowl halftime performance, primarily – or perhaps entirely – in Spanish. The Puerto Rican megastar, whose songs fuse the raw energy of música urbana, Boricua pride and resistance politics, has promised a “huge party”.

At a moment when masked federal agents are sweeping through American cities, rounding up long-settled immigrants, legal residents and even US citizens, Bad Bunny’s presence on the grandest stage in US sports offers a striking contrast – a joyful celebration of pride and solidarity for millions of Latinos.

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Amber feared having sex with other women had ruined the best thing in her life, but Todd says exploring together has ultimately strengthened their partnership
• How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymously

The first time we had sex with a couple, I didn’t anticipate how destabilising it would feel

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© Illustration: Ryan Gillett/The Guardian

© Illustration: Ryan Gillett/The Guardian

After being passed over for the majority of his career, the Seattle Seahawks believed in quarterback Sam Darnold and now they're both in the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots.