February, 2024

• 27 February

  US and UK hit Iranian deputy commander and Houthi member with sanctions

  

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and U.K. sanctioned a deputy commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a Houthi militant member, Tuesday. The U.S. additionally sanctioned firms registered in Hong Kong and the Marshall Islands, along with two ships, including one that transported $100 million in Iranian commodities to China. Iranian official Mohammad Reza Falahzadeh, and Houthi group member …

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• 27 February

  Letter containing white powder sent to Donald Trump Jr.’s home

  MIAMI (AP) — Emergency crews responded Monday after a letter containing an unidentified white powder was sent to the Florida home of Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of former President and GOP front-runner Donald Trump. A person familiar with the matter said that results on the substance were inconclusive, but officials do not believe it was deadly. The person …

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• 27 February

  UAW says a majority of workers at an Alabama Mercedes plant have signed cards supporting the union

  

  DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers said Tuesday that a majority of workers at a Mercedes plant near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have signed cards in support of joining the union. The plant in Vance, Alabama, is the second one to reach more than 50% of workers signing up, according to the union. Earlier in February, the UAW announced that a …

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• 27 February

  Predators bring 5-game win streak into matchup against the Senators

  

  Ottawa Senators (25-28-3, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Nashville Predators (32-25-2, fourth in the Central Division) Nashville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Predators -142, Senators +120; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators will try to keep a five-game win streak going when they host the Ottawa Senators. Nashville has gone 14-15-0 in home …

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• 27 February

  Virginia visits Boston College after Madsen’s 21-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. Virginia Cavaliers (20-8, 11-6 ACC) at Boston College Eagles (15-12, 6-10 ACC) Boston; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boston College hosts the Virginia Cavaliers after Mason Madsen …

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• 27 February

  The wild, wild Western Conference: Tight race to the finish awaits with slim separation among teams

  

  DENVER (AP) — It’s almost hard to picture a postseason without both LeBron James and Stephen Curry. And yet it very well could happen. They’re both on the bubble. That’s just the strength of the Western Conference this season. As it currently stands, James and his ninth-place Los Angeles Lakers would host Curry and the 10th-place Golden State Warriors in …

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• 27 February

  GM Telesco doesn’t expect the Raiders to place the franchise tag on Jacobs again

  A year after the Raiders placed the franchise tag on running back Josh Jacobs, new Las Vegas general manager Tom Telesco said Tuesday that likely wouldn’t happen again. “As a GM, you never want to take anything off the table, but I don’t anticipate using that tag this year,” he said at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. Telesco said …

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• 27 February

  Stetson visits Jacksonville after Blackmon’s 28-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. Stetson Hatters (18-11, 10-4 ASUN) at Jacksonville Dolphins (14-14, 5-9 ASUN) Jacksonville, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Stetson plays the Jacksonville Dolphins after Jalen Blackmon scored …

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• 27 February

  Bills GM Beane relieved by record jump in NFL salary cap while still left with plenty to slash

  

  Challenging as the job might be for Brandon Beane to get Buffalo’s bulging payroll under the NFL’s salary cap within two weeks, the Bills general manager happily appreciates how much more difficult it could have been. A league-record $30.6 million jump in cap dollars for the 2024 season for a team that entered this offseason with the NFL’s worst cap …

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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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