February, 2024

• 14 February

  Charlotte hosts UTSA after Patterson’s 22-point performance

  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. UTSA Roadrunners (8-16, 2-9 AAC) at Charlotte 49ers (15-8, 9-2 AAC) Charlotte, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte takes on the UTSA Roadrunners after Lu’Cye …

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• 14 February

  Albany (NY) hosts NJIT after Francis’ 26-point outing

  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. NJIT Highlanders (7-15, 3-7 America East) at Albany (NY) Great Danes (11-13, 3-6 America East) Albany, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: NJIT plays the Albany …

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• 14 February

  Países bálticos tienen 3 o 4 años para prepararse para una ‘prueba’ de Rusia a la OTAN: Estonia

  

  VARSOVIA (AP) — El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Estonia dijo el miércoles que la OTAN tiene tres o cuatro años para fortalecer sus defensas mientras el presidente ruso Vladímir Putin impulsa la “maquinaria de guerra” de su país. Margus Tsahkna dijo en una conferencia de prensa durante una visita a la capital de Polonia que Estonia no ve a …

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• 14 February

  A night of firsts at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha

  

  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — It was a night of firsts at the World Aquatics Championships. Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong captured her first long-course world title in the women’s 200-meter freestyle on Wednesday. Ditto for Japan’s Tomoru Honda, who claimed the biggest victory of his career in the 200 butterfly. That’s not all. Daniel Wiffen used a strong finishing kick …

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• 14 February

  Drexel hosts Plotnikov and Hofstra

  

  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. Hofstra Pride (15-10, 8-4 CAA) at Drexel Dragons (15-10, 8-4 CAA) Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Hofstra visits the Drexel Dragons after German Plotnikov scored 20 …

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• 14 February

  No. 10 Iowa State’s defense smothers Cincinnati in 68-59 win

  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. CINCINNATI (AP) — No. 10 Iowa State forced 25 turnovers and had 12 steals in a smothering 68-59 win over Cincinnati on Tuesday night. Curtis Jones and Tamin …

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• 14 February

  Putin promulga una ley para confiscar bienes a los condenados por desacreditar al ejército ruso

  

  MOSCÚ (AP) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin, firmó una ley el miércoles que permitirá a las autoridades confiscar dinero, objetos valiosos y otros bienes a los condenados por difundir “información intencionadamente falsa” sobre el ejército del país. La ley se aprobó con facilidad en las dos cámaras del parlamento ruso, con un apoyo unánime en la cámara alta …

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• 14 February

  Voters in the country of Georgia must balance bid to join the EU with maintaining Russian relations

  

  DATE OF ELECTION Date not yet announced but expected to be Oct. 26  TYPE OF ELECTION Parliamentary  WHO’S RUNNING There are two main political parties in Georgia. The Georgian Dream Party, the ruling party since 2012, is led by Russia-friendly billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili who returned to politics in December. The United National Movement Party was founded by jailed former President …

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• 13 February

  Rockies reliever Daniel Bard will have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in left knee

  

  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies said reliever Daniel Bard will have surgery Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. There’s no timetable for Bard’s return. Rockies pitchers and catchers report Wednesday for physicals before the start of spring training in Scottsdale, Arizona., a day ahead of Colorado’s first workout. Bard got hurt last week during a …

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• 13 February

  Pain, sweat and sandworms: In ‘Dune 2’ Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and the cast rise to the challenge

  

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Timothée Chalamet and Austin Butler were really looking forward to their fight. The actors had been training, separately, with a Kali instructor in Los Angeles to prepare for the climactic showdown between Paul Atreides and Feyd Rautha in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two. ” When they finally met in Budapest, they weren’t even technically supposed to …

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