February, 2024

• 1 February

  Juez británica desestima demanda de Trump por informe con \”afirmaciones escandalosas\”

  

  LONDRES (AP) — Una juez de Londres desestimó el jueves una demanda en la que el expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump acusaba a un exespía británico de hacer “afirmaciones sorprendentes y escandalosas” que eran falsas y dañaron su reputación. El caso presentado por Trump contra Orbis Business Intelligence no será juzgado, dijo magistrada Karen Steyn. “No hay razones de …

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• 1 February

  Ferrari confirma que el siete veces campeón Lewis Hamilton se unirá al equipo en 2025

  

  MARANELLO, Italia (AP) — Ferrari confirma que el siete veces campeón Lewis Hamilton se unirá al equipo en 2025.

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• 1 February

  Turkish police rescue hostages held at gunpoint for hours in Procter & Gamble plant in Gaza protest

  

  ISTANBUL (AP) — Police have rescued seven hostages held at gunpoint for hours at a factory owned by U.S. company Procter & Gamble in northwest Turkey, local officials said early Friday. A gunman had sparked the standoff at the P&G facility in Gebze, Kocaeli province, in protest of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Governor Seddar Yavuz was quoted as saying …

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• 1 February

  Un río atmosférico deja fuertes lluvias en el norte de California y avanza hacia el sur

  

  LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — El primero de dos ríos atmosféricos consecutivos empapó el jueves el norte de California, donde inundó carreteras y provocó preparativos contra tormentas en todo el estado, entre avisos sobre chaparrones, nevadas intensas y vientos peligrosos. Aguaceros y vendavales empezaron a golpear la zona de la bahía de San Francisco el miércoles por la noche y se …

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• 1 February

  Firm announces $25M settlement over role in Flint, Michigan, lead-tainted water crisis

  

  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A second contractor said Thursday that it has reached a $25 million settlement over its role in Flint, Michigan’s lead-contaminated water scandal. The class-action litigation agreement includes payments of $1,500 for individual minors, according to Boston-based Veolia North America. The company says the agreement will resolve claims made on behalf of more than 45,000 Flint residents. …

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• 1 February

  Dreyer & Reinbold Racing hires Indy 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay and Conor Daly for this year’s race

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Hunter-Reay and Conor Daly will be competing in this year’s Indianapolis 500 for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, the team announced Thursday. Hunter-Reay will drive the No. 23 Chevrolet as he attempts to qualify for his 16th start in the race. The 2014 Indy winner and 2012 series champion finished 11th on the Brickyard’s 2.5-mile oval after …

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• 1 February

  Musk wants Tesla investors to vote on switching the carmaker’s corporate registration to Texas

  Elon Musk wants Tesla investors to decide on moving the company’s corporate listing to Texas after a Delaware court decided he shouldn’t get a multibillion-dollar pay package. The electric car company’s CEO said early Thursday that Tesla would get shareholders to vote on whether to switch its corporate registration to Texas, where its physical headquarters is located. “Tesla will move …

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• 1 February

  Duke Energy seeks new ways to meet the Carolinas’ surging electric demand

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Duke Energy Corp. subsidiaries for North Carolina and South Carolina have offered to regulators an adjusted electricity production proposal that the utilities say responds to surging demand projections while still reaching for future greenhouse gas reduction targets. Duke Energy said the update to a recent Carolinas Resource Plan, filed on Wednesday with both states, incorporates new …

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• 1 February

  Today in Sports – Seattle Seahawks win first Super Bowl, crushing the favored Denver Broncos 43-8

  

  Feb. 2 1876 — The National League forms, consisting of teams in Philadelphia, Hartford, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis and New York. 1936 — Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson are the first members elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1954 — Bevo Francis of Rio Grande College scores 113 points in a …

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• 1 February

  Tennessee Tech hosts Southern Indiana after Hernandez’s 26-point game

  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. Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (5-16, 2-6 OVC) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (7-14, 2-6 OVC) Cookeville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Eagles -2; over/under …

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