February, 2024

• 10 February

  Wayne Kramer, late guitarist of rock band MC5, also leaves legacy of bringing music to prisons

  

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The tributes that poured in following Wayne Kramer’s death last week came from musicians praising the MC5 guitarist’s contributions to rock music, as well as from prison reform advocates who extolled his legacy of bringing music to incarcerated people. Kramer, who died Feb. 2 at age 75 of pancreatic cancer, influenced generations of artists with his …

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• 10 February

  Fairfield visits Saint Peter’s after Leach’s 22-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. Fairfield Stags (14-9, 8-4 MAAC) at Saint Peter’s Peacocks (11-10, 7-5 MAAC) Jersey City, New Jersey; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Stags -2.5; over/under is 134.5 …

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• 10 February

  No one hurt when small plane makes crash landing on residential street in suburban Phoenix

  

  GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — The pilot and lone passenger escaped injury when a small airplane made a crash landing Saturday on a residential street in a suburban neighborhood on the west edge of Phoenix, Goodyear police said. The single engine plane experienced mechanical problems shortly after takeoff Saturday morning from nearby Glendale Airport, police said. The pilot attempted to make …

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• 10 February

  New Jersey officer accused of excessive force pleads guilty to misdemeanor counts in federal court

  

  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey police officer has pleaded guilty to federal charges of having used excessive force in two separate arrests several weeks apart a few years ago. Paterson officer Kevin Patino, 32, of Wayne, New Jersey, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Newark to two misdemeanor counts of violating an individual’s civil rights. He was …

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• 10 February

  AP Fotos: Asia recibe el Año Nuevo Lunar con visitas a templos y celebraciones

  

  La gente en Asia dio la bienvenida el sábado al Año Nuevo Lunar con reuniones familiares, festivales y visitas a templos para solicitar bendiciones. Este es el feriado más importante en China, una fecha para reunirse con familiares y amigos y disfrutar de banquetes festivos. Cada año recibe el nombre de uno de los 12 signos del zodíaco chino, y …

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• 10 February

  Perros disfrazados participan en el Carnaval de Río

  

  RÍO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Al comenzar los festejos del Carnaval en Río de Janeiro el sábado, decenas de perros disfrazados de sirenas, superhéores, mariposas y payasos desfilaron junto con sus dueños en una de las fiestas callejeras más amadas por la ciudad. El Blocão —un juego de palabras en portugués con “Bloco”, fiesta callejera, y “cão”, perro— reunió a …

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• 10 February

  Brooks leads UMass-Lowell against NJIT after 31-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. UMass-Lowell River Hawks (16-6, 7-2 America East) at NJIT Highlanders (6-15, 2-7 America East) Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: River Hawks -7.5; over/under …

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• 10 February

  Kohli out for the 3 remaining tests vs England. And Rahul and Jadeja are in doubt for India

  

  RAJKOT, India (AP) — India will play its three remaining cricket tests against England without star batter Virat Kohli. Kohli missed the first two tests, which the teams split, due to personal reasons, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India said Saturday that he would also miss the final three matches. “The board fully respects and supports Mr. …

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• 10 February

  UN experts investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks valued at about $3 billion

  

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say they are investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks between 2017 and 2023 valued at approximately $3 billion, with the money reportedly being used to help fund its development of weapons of mass destruction. And the high volume of cyberattacks by North Korean hacking groups who report to the Reconnaissance General Bureau, North Korea’s …

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• 10 February

  Mack scores 18 as Harvard beats Dartmouth 77-59

  

  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. BOSTON (AP) — Malik Mack’s 18 points helped Harvard defeat Dartmouth 77-59 on Saturday. Mack added five assists for the Crimson (12-8, 3-4 Ivy League). Louis Lesmond scored …

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