February, 2024

• 13 February

  How did live ammunition get on Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ set? The armorer’s trial will focus on this

  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The scheduled trial next week of a movie weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin may hinge on an enduring mystery: How did live ammunition find its way onto the set of a film set where it was expressly prohibited? Investigators recovered six live rounds of ammunition from a box, …

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• 13 February

  Tennessee GOP could change law to prevent Democrat’s simultaneous bids for Senate and statehouse

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Less than a year after Tennessee Republicans attempted to expel her from the state House, Democrat Gloria Johnson is seeking another term there while simultaneously waging an uphill campaign for U.S. Senate. Republicans are trying to force her to choose one. Voters might do a double take seeing a name twice on a ballot. But Tennessee …

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• 13 February

  Home favorite Diego Schwartzman loses in first round at Argentina Open

  

  BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Former champion Diego Schwartzman was eliminated in the opening round of the Argentina Open on Tuesday, losing 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 to Daniel Elahi Galán of Colombia. Schwartzman, who is from Argentina, won the clay-court tournament in Buenos Aires in 2021 and lost the following year’s final to Norwegian Casper Ruud. But he struggled for form in …

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• 13 February

  Elderly Alaska man is first reported person to die of recently discovered Alaskapox virus

  

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An elderly man has died from Alaskapox, the first known fatality from the recently discovered virus, state health officials said. The man, who lived in the remote Kenai Peninsula, was hospitalized last November and died in late January, according to a bulletin last week from Alaska public health officials. The man was undergoing cancer treatment and …

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• 13 February

  Kyle Larson joins fellow NASCAR champs Truex Jr., Busch and Keselowski in 0-for-Daytona 500 club

  

  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — No one needs to remind Kyle Larson about his record at Daytona International Speedway. He’s frustratingly winless at the famed track, which is the only NASCAR venue at which he doesn’t even have a top-five finish. “I do believe that we are much, much better than what we show on paper,” Larson said. “I feel …

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• 13 February

  USA Basketball names Cheryl Reeve’s assistants as Americans chase 8th straight Olympic gold

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — U.S. coach Cheryl Reeve will have Mike Thibault, Duke coach Kara Lawson and Texas A&M coach Joni Taylor as her assistants at the Paris Olympics. USA Basketball announced Reeve’s coaching staff for the women’s national team Tuesday. It keeps together the staff that clinched an automatic berth for the 2024 Olympics by winning the World …

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• 13 February

  Virginia Senate approves bill to allow DACA recipients to become police officers

  

  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jemny Marquinez has wanted to be a police officer since the age of 12, when she saw officers from her local police department in Virginia handing out Christmas gifts to children. Marquinez has the right qualifications, including a bachelor’s degree in criminology, but because she is not a U.S. citizen, she cannot work as a police …

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• 13 February

  Jorge Soler pacta con los Gigantes por 42 millones de dólares y 3 años

  

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — El jardinero y bateador designado Jorge Soler llegó a un acuerdo de 42 millones de dólares y tres años con los Gigantes de San Francisco, de acuerdo con una persona con conocimiento directo de las negociaciones. La persona habló el martes con The Associated Press bajo la condición de no ser identificada debido a que el …

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• 13 February

  Exalcalde de Puerto Rico filmado en caso de sobornos es sentenciado a más de 5 años de cárcel

  

  SAN JUAN (AP) — Un exalcalde de Puerto Rico que fue filmado en un sonado caso de corrupción fue sentenciado el lunes a más de cinco años de cárcel como parte de las estrictas medidas federales para combatir la corrupción gubernamental en la isla. Ángel Pérez Otero, exlegislador que también fue presidente de la Federación de Alcaldes de Puerto Rico …

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• 13 February

  Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in bribery scheme

  

  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two fired executives of FirstEnergy Corp. and a former top state utilities regulator pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state charges related to a $60 million bribery scheme that centered on securing a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants with the help of a powerful House speaker. Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and Senior Vice …

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