February, 2024

• 5 February

  The US is increasing its urgent military aid to Guyana as neighboring Venezuela’s threats linger

  GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The U.S. government is increasing its urgent military assistance to Guyana, officials said Monday, as neighboring Venezuela threatens to seize a large part of the country’s territory it has long claimed. The U.S. is pledging to help Guyana buy new aircraft, helicopters, a fleet of military drones and, for the first time, radar technology. The details …

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• 5 February

  Boygenius charla sobre los Grammy, “The Record” y las mujeres en la música

  

  LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — En los Grammy, la súperbanda de rock boygenius, integrada por las cantautoras Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker y Lucy Dacus competía por seis premios, se llevó tres. Las integrantes de boygenius subieron el domingo al escenario de la Premiere de los Grammy, la ceremonia previa a la gala televisada, con esmóquines blancos y claveles rosados en la …

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• 5 February

  Pacers overcome career-high 35 points from Brandon Miller to beat Hornets 115-99

  

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 25 points, nine assists and eight rebounds and the Indiana Pacers overcame a career-high 35 points from Hornets rookie Brandon Miller to beat Charlotte 115-99 on Sunday night and snap a three-game skid. Aaron Nesmith added 22 points and Myles Turner had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers (28-23), who held …

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• 5 February

  Northwestern State visits Nicholls State following Ireland’s 23-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. Northwestern State Demons (6-16, 4-5 Southland) at Nicholls State Colonels (11-10, 6-2 Southland) Thibodaux, Louisiana; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colonels -7; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM …

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• 5 February

  Olympic star Hannah Mills to lead British team in Puig Women’s America’s Cup

  LONDON (AP) — Hannah Mills, the most-decorated female sailor in Olympic history, will lead the British team in the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup in October in Barcelona. Mills will helm the British boat and be reunited with Saskia Clark eight years after they won a gold medal together in the 470 class in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. …

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• 5 February

  Una corte surcoreana absuelve al jefe de Samsung, Lee Jae-yong, de delitos financieros

  

  SEÚL, Corea del Sur (AP) — Una corte surcoreana absolvió el lunes al presidente de Samsung Electronics, Lee Je-yong, acusado de manipulación de precios de acciones y fraude contable en relación a una controversial fusión entre dos filiales de Samsung en 2015 que estrechó su control sobre la compañía más grande de Corea del Sur. El fallo de la Corte …

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• 5 February

  South Dakota food tax debate briefly resurfaces, then sinks

  

  Arguments over eliminating South Dakota’s food tax resumed this month — a top issue in recent years that quickly ended Monday with the Senate’s defeat of a ballot proposal for voters. Democratic Senate Minority Leader Reynold Nesiba proposed a November 2024 ballot measure for voters to lower the food tax to zero and to repeal a four-year sales tax cut …

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• 5 February

  Gap Inc. taps American fashion designer Zac Posen as creative director

  

  NEW YORK (AP) — Gap Inc. has tapped American fashion designer Zac Posen as the chain’s creative director. The hire announced on Monday is among the first big personnel moves under the San Francisco-based chain’s new CEO Richard Dickson, who took the helm in August and is aiming to turn around years of languishing sales. Dickson had previously been president …

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• 5 February

  Man United defender Lisandro Martinez out for at least 8 weeks with knee injury

  

  Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez will be out for at least eight weeks after sustaining knee ligament damage, the club said on Monday. The Argentina international was injured on Sunday during a 3-0 win against West Ham in the English Premier League. United said he suffered medial collateral ligament damage to his right knee. He is not expected to require …

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• 4 February

  El éxito de los Chiefs ha sido una bendición a los pequeños negocios de Kansas City

  

  OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, EE.UU. (AP) — Anthony Oropeza aún recuerda el día en el que Travis Kelce entró a su estudio en InterUrban ArtHouse en un suburbio de Kansas City, en donde colgaban en las paredes algunos de sus acrílicos y obras. Kelce había asistido para presentar una donación al centro comunitario de arte y la primera pieza que llamó …

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