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February, 2024

  • 27 February

    Liverpool’s injury list worsens after Ryan Gravenberch is ruled out

    LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool’s injury crisis keeps on getting worse. Ryan Gravenberch is the latest name to be added to an ever-lengthening list of players unavailable to the Premier League leader, while Wataru Endo is a doubt for Wednesday’s FA Cup fifth round match against Southampton. Gravenberch sustained an ankle injury in the first half of Sunday’s English League …

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  • 27 February

    Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than two-thirds of the U.N. Security Council’s members demanded Monday that the Taliban rescind all policies and decrees oppressing and discriminating against women and girls, including banning girls education above the sixth grade and women’s right to work and move freely. A statement by 11 of the 15 council members condemned the Taliban’s repression of …

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  • 27 February

    Small business owners are optimistic for growth in 2024

    NEW YORK (AP) — While it seems increasingly unlikely the U.S. economy is headed for recession, small businesses still face headwinds like higher costs and difficulty retaining qualified workers. But owners say they’re optimistic as 2024 gets underway, according to a new survey from American Express. Eighty-five percent of all small businesses surveyed said they were satisfied with the success …

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  • 27 February

    Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

    Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery rose $1.29 to $78.87 per barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for April delivery rose $1.12 to $83.65 per barrel. Wholesale gasoline for March delivery rose 3 cents to $2.34 a gallon. March heating oil fell 1 cent to $2.75 a gallon. March natural gas fell 4 cents to $1.62 per 1,000 cubic feet. Gold …

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  • 27 February

    Pruitt leads Lipscomb against Bellarmine

    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. Bellarmine Knights (8-21, 4-10 ASUN) at Lipscomb Bisons (18-11, 9-5 ASUN) Nashville, Tennessee; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Lipscomb faces the Bellarmine Knights after Will Pruitt scored …

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  • 27 February

    These numbers capture the wild weather hitting much of the US this week

    CHICAGO (AP) — Wild fluctuations in temperatures are being recorded in much of the United States this week, with some cities experiencing a winter weather whiplash in which they are going from record highs to severe storms to snow and freezing temperatures in a matter of days. And the whiplash does not end there. The dramatic arctic plunge in many …

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  • 27 February

    VMI takes on UNC Greensboro, looks to halt 10-game skid

    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. VMI Keydets (4-25, 1-15 SoCon) at UNC Greensboro Spartans (20-9, 11-5 SoCon) Greensboro, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: VMI comes into the matchup against UNC …

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  • 27 February

    Biden and party leaders implore Speaker Johnson to help Ukraine in ‘intense’ Oval Office meeting

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders emerged from an “intense” Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday speaking optimistically about the prospects for avoiding a partial government shutdown, but with new uncertainty about aid for Ukraine and Israel as the president and others urgently warned Speaker Mike Johnson of the grave consequences of delay. Biden called the leaders to …

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  • 27 February

    Baylor freshman Ja’Kobe Walter big after halftime as No. 15 Bears beat TCU 62-54

    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. FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Standout freshman Ja’Kobe Walter started a game-turning spurt for 15th-ranked Baylor with a slam dunk and ended it by blowing a kiss to …

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  • 27 February

    El salvaje Oeste de la NBA: James y Curry corren peligro de perderse los playoffs

    DENVER (AP) — Resulta imposible imaginarse la postemporada sin LeBron James y Stephen Curry. Pero es algo que podría ocurrir. Los equipos de ambos astros siguen luchando contra viento y marea para clasificarse a los playoffs. Así de fuerte está la Conferencia Oeste esta temporada. Ahora mismo, James y sus Lakers de Los Ángeles se ubican en el noveno puesto …

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