February, 2024

• 6 February

  SMU visits Rice following Mason’s 30-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. SMU Mustangs (15-7, 6-3 AAC) at Rice Owls (9-13, 3-6 AAC) Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rice hosts the SMU Mustangs after Mekhi Mason scored 30 …

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• 6 February

  Trump’s fate and an obscure section of the Constitution collide at Supreme Court

  WASHINGTON (AP) — From civil rights to privacy, the 14th Amendment has been a foundation for forging the norms of American law and democracy. But one of its provisions, adopted after the Civil War in 1868, has gotten almost no attention until now: That’s Section 3, the part that’s meant to keep former officeholders who “engaged in insurrection” from ever …

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• 6 February

  The Super Bowl is expected to smash betting records. Nearly 68M US adults plan to wager

  

  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Nearly 68 million American adults — about 1 in 4 — plan to bet on this year’s Super Bowl, setting a record by a wide margin, according to the gambling industry’s national trade association. Figures released Tuesday by the American Gaming Association include bets placed with legal outlets, as well as with illegal bookies and …

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• 6 February

  Mariners claim RHP Collin Snider off waivers from Diamondbacks

  

  SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have claimed right-hander Collin Snider off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Seattle announced the move on Tuesday. Arizona had claimed the 28-year-old Snider off waivers from Kansas City on Dec. 18. Snider had a 4.87 ERA and one save in 20 appearances with the Royals last season. He walked 13 and struck out 11 …

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• 6 February

  Former rebel leader arrives in Haiti’s capital as protests against prime minister gain momentum

  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A former rebel leader made a surprise appearance in Haiti’s capital on Tuesday amid large protests across the country for the second consecutive day, demanding the ouster of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Guy Philippe — who played a key role in the 2004 rebellion against former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide — was briefly spotted in the upscale …

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• 6 February

  McNair and Boston University host Colgate

  

  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. Colgate Raiders (15-8, 9-1 Patriot League) at Boston University Terriers (9-14, 4-6 Patriot League) Boston; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boston University plays the Colgate Raiders after …

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• 6 February

  Meta anuncia que etiquetará imágenes generadas por IA en Facebook e Instagram

  

  Los usuarios de Facebook e Instagram comenzarán a ver etiquetas en imágenes generadas por inteligencia artificial que aparecen en sus redes sociales, como parte de una iniciativa más amplia de la industria tecnológica para distinguir entre lo que es real y lo que no. Meta señaló el martes que trabaja con socios de la industria en estándares técnicos que facilitarán …

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• 6 February

  Halep se presentará en el TAS al inicio de su apelación a la suspensión de 4 años por dopaje

  

  GINEBRA (AP) — La exnúmero uno del mundo Simona Halep acudirá a la máxima corte del deporte el miércoles para impugnar su suspensión de cuatro años por un caso de dopaje. El Tribunal de Arbitraje Deportivo indicó el martes que Halep tiene intención de asistir en persona cuando inicie la apelación y que está programada a puerta cerrada en los …

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• 6 February

  Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander ascend to NBA MVP favorites with Embiid sidelined by knee injury

  

  DENVER (AP) — The NBA MVP race just became a little more wide open now that Joel Embiid’s chances at a repeat have ended. The Philadelphia 76ers big man was the odds-on favorite at the midway mark of the season, before the announcement that he would need surgery to repair the lateral meniscus in his left knee. Embiid had surgery …

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• 6 February

  Nikki Haley is trounced by the ‘none of these candidates’ option in Nevada’s Republican primary

  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nikki Haley was swamped in Nevada’s symbolic Republican presidential primary as GOP voters resoundingly picked the “none of these candidates” option on the ballot in a repudiation of the former U.N. ambassador who is the last remaining major rival to front-runner Donald Trump. Trump didn’t compete in Tuesday’s primary, which doesn’t award any delegates needed to …

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