February, 2024

• 4 February

  Hay 112 fallecidos por los incendios en Chile; calculan 40.000 damnificados

  

  SANTIAGO (AP) — A medida que se disipa el fuego y disminuye el humo, las dimensiones de la tragedia por la oleada de incendios en la región chilena de Valparaíso empiezan a ser más claras: las autoridades confirmaron el domingo que hay 112 fallecidos y calculan que unas 15.000 casas resultaron dañadas en las cuatro localidades afectadas, lo que equivaldría …

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• 4 February

  Ibrahim Zadran hits maiden century to help Afghanistan reduce 1st innings deficit to 42 vs Sri Lanka

  

  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Ibrahim Zadran made a maiden test century and was involved in two crucial partnerships to take Afghanistan to 199-1 and reduce a big first innings deficit to 42 runs at stumps on the third day of the only test against Sri Lanka on Sunday. Zadran opened the innings with Noor Ali Zadran with Afghanistan tailing …

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• 4 February

  Diplomatic tensions between Ecuador and Russia over military equipment threaten banana exports

  

  QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A diplomatic rift between Ecuador and Russia appeared to intensify over the weekend after the European nation decided to ban some imports of bananas from Ecuador. The two countries have been at loggerheads recently after Ecuador decided to transfer some of its old Russian military equipment to the United States, in exchange for $200 million in …

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• 4 February

  Cooley, Pascarelli lead Marist to 63-52 victory over Saint Peter’s

  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. POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Javon Cooley and Josh Pascarelli scored 11 points apiece as Marist beat Saint Peter’s 63-52 on Sunday. Cooley also contributed six rebounds for the …

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• 4 February

  Oklahoma’s oldest Native American school, Bacone College, is threatened by debts and disrepair

  MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — The hallways of Bacone College are cold and dark. In the main hall, there are no lectures to be heard, only the steady hum of the space heater keeping the administrative offices warm. Students aren’t attending classes here this semester, but work still needs to be done. In the college’s historic buildings, there are leaks to …

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• 4 February

  Hinson, Carrington lead Pittsburgh’s 70-60 victory over Notre Dame

  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. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Blake Hinson scored 17 points, Carlton Carrington added 16 and Pittsburgh defeated Notre Dame 70-60 on Saturday for the Panthers’ 300th win at their Petersen …

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• 4 February

  Golden State takes on Brooklyn after Curry’s 60-point game

  Golden State Warriors (21-25, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (20-28, 11th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Golden State visits the Brooklyn Nets after Stephen Curry scored 60 points in the Warriors’ 141-134 overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The Nets have gone 12-13 at home. Brooklyn is 3-6 in games …

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• 4 February

  Carpenter scores twice, including in OT, to lead New York past Ottawa 4-3

  

  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alex Carpenter scored her second goal of the game in overtime as New York rallied past Ottawa 4-3 on Sunday. Abby Roque and Jade Downie-Landry also scored as New York (2-2-1-4) reeled off four unanswered goals. Corinne Schroeder made 39 saves for the win. Aneta Tejralova, Lexie Adzija and Savannah Harmon scored for Ottawa (2-0-4-1). Emerance …

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• 4 February

  Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps

  

  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are inching closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps that the GOP has used over the past 13 years to grow their majorities and advance their agenda. At issue in battleground Wisconsin are the boundaries for state Assembly and Senate districts in a purple state where Republicans have held a firm grip on control of …

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• 4 February

  Fairfield wins 77-68 over Manhattan

  

  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, Conn. (AP) — Jalen Leach had 23 points in Fairfield’s 77-68 win against Manhattan on Sunday. Leach also added six rebounds for the Stags (13-9, 7-4 Metro …

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