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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. All Times EST Thursday, Feb. 15 NBA Milwaukee at Memphis, 8:30 p.m. Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m. Minnesota at Portland, 10 p.m. NHL Anaheim at Ottawa, 7 …

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Wisconsin Assembly passes bills regulating AI use in elections and outlawing AI-produced child porn

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers on Thursday passed bills to regulate artificial intelligence, joining a growing number of states grappling with how to control the technology as November’s elections loom. The Assembly approved a bipartisan measure to require political candidates and groups to include disclaimers in ads that use AI technology. Violators would face a $1,000 fine. Voters need …

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US secretary of state assures Western Balkans of support for path toward European Union integration

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Albania on Thursday to reaffirm relations with a key partner in the region and assure Western Balkan countries of Washington’s support for their integration into the European Union. Blinken met with top officials and focused on the future of the Western Balkans as Albania and several neighbors seek to …

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Moffatt, Records score 15, Colgate downs Holy Cross 85-55

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Ryan Moffatt and Keegan Records both scored 15 points in Colgate’s 85-55 win over Holy Cross on Wednesday night. Moffatt added eight rebounds for …

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Turkey detains 4 as part of a probe into a gold mine landslide that left at least 9 missing

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday detained four people in connection with a massive landslide that engulfed a gold mine in eastern Turkey, leaving at least nine workers missing, Turkish state media reported. The landslide struck the Anagold Madencilik company’s Copler mine in the town of Ilic in Turkey’s mountainous Erzincan province on Tuesday. A video, seemingly shot by …

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Reciente ley de conscripción en Myanmar reclutará a 5.000 personas al mes. Muchos piensan huir

BANGKOK (AP) — El gobierno militar de Myanmar dijo el miércoles que reclutará a 60.000 hombres y mujeres jóvenes al año para realizar el servicio militar de acuerdo con su recién activada ley de conscripción, y que los llamados a filas comenzarán después del festival de abril que marca el Año Nuevo tradicional de ese país. La medida de conscripción …

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Pirates announce deals with former All-Star catcher Yasmani Grandal and left-hander Josh Fleming

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates announced one-year contracts with two-time All-Star catcher Yasmani Grandal and left-hander Josh Fleming as the team started spring training on Wednesday. Grandal gets a $2.5 million salary and Fleming receives a split contract calling for $850,000 while in the major leagues and $240,000 while in the minors. The 35-year-old Grandal was an All-Star …

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Poland’s president meets Lockheed Martin CEO about further investment in military weapons

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president has met the CEO of U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin about strengthening security in the region and continued U.S. investment in Poland’s military weapons and equipment, the country’s National Security Bureau said Wednesday. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the bureau said the talks between President Andrzej Duda and Jim Taiclet included “securing the …

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