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. Hampton Pirates (6-21, 1-13 CAA) at Campbell Fighting Camels (12-15, 6-8 CAA) Buies Creek, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Campbell hosts the Hampton Pirates after …
Read More »Zelenskyy invita a líderes polacos a la frontera para resolver las protestas de agricultores
VARSOVIA (AP) — El presidente ucraniano Volodymyr Zelenskyy invitó el miércoles a líderes polacos a reunirse con él en la frontera entre ambos países para resolver el bloqueo de agricultores polacos que protestan contra las importaciones de alimentos ucranianos, al tiempo que las autoridades polacas expresaron su preocupación por las consignas que aparecieron en las protestas, en las que se …
Read More »Eastern Kentucky puts home win streak on the line against North Alabama
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. North Alabama Lions (13-14, 7-6 ASUN) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (15-11, 10-2 ASUN) Richmond, Kentucky; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Kentucky will try to keep its …
Read More »The number of short-term rentals in Puerto Rico has surged. A new report says that’s a problem
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Activists want stricter regulations of short-term rentals in Puerto Rico as the U.S. territory sees a growing number of displaced renters and a spike in housing costs, the Hispanic Federation said in a report Wednesday. The number of units operating as short-term rentals in Puerto Rico jumped to more than 25,000 in 2023 from …
Read More »Para muchos ucranianos, la vida se divide en dos: antes y después de la guerra
KIEV, Ucrania (AP) — Kateryna Dmytryk llevaba casi dos años esperando este momento, casi toda la vida de su hijo. Corrían uno al lado del otro, con Timur, de dos años, a la cabeza, mientras la nueve crujía bajo sus pies. Un hombre delgado y pálido se acercó a ellos desde el hospital militar. Artem Dmytryk no había visto a …
Read More »Somalia announces deal with Turkey to deter Ethiopia’s access to sea through a breakaway region
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia announced on Wednesday a defense deal with Turkey that includes support for the Horn of Africa nation’s sea assets and appears aimed at deterring Ethiopia’s efforts to secure access to the sea by way of the breakaway region of Somaliland. Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding with Somaliland on Jan. 1. The document has rattled …
Read More »Utah school board member censured over transgender comments is seeking reelection
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah State Board of Education member who is facing pressure from top state leaders to resign after lawmakers say she bullied a student on social media has instead announced that she is running for reelection this fall. Conservative board member Natalie Cline has faced widespread backlash from both Republicans and Democrats after her social …
Read More »El déficit comercial de Japón disminuye mientras siguen creciendo las exportaciones
TOKIO (AP) — Las exportaciones japonesas crecieron casi un 12% en enero, gracias al aumento de los embarques de vehículos, autopartes y maquinaria, según datos del gobierno nipón publicados el miércoles. Ello contribuyó a reducir el déficit comercial del país a 1,76 billones de yenes (12.000 millones de dólares), aproximadamente la mitad que hace un año, ya que las importaciones …
Read More »Biden is boosting cybersecurity at US ports, where online attacks can be more ravaging than storms
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order and created a federal rule aimed at better securing the nation’s ports from potential cyberattacks. The administration is outlining a set of cybersecurity regulations that port operators must comply with across the country, not unlike standardized safety regulations that seek to prevent injury or damage to people and …
Read More »Charleston (SC) visits Drumgoole and Delaware
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. Charleston (SC) Cougars (20-7, 11-3 CAA) at Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (17-10, 9-5 CAA) Newark, Delaware; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Delaware plays the Charleston (SC) Cougars …
Read More »WikiLeaks’ Assange faces wait to find out whether he can challenge extradition to the US
LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange won’t find out until next month at the earliest whether he can challenge extradition to the U.S. on spying charges, or if his long legal battle in Britain has run out of road. Two High Court judges said Wednesday they would take time to consider their verdict after a two-day hearing in which …
Read More »Intensas lluvias y deslizamientos por impacto de El Niño dejan seis fallecidos en Ecuador
QUITO (AP) — Las intensas lluvias, los deslizamientos y otros eventos provocados por el impacto del fenómeno de El Niño han dejado hasta el momento seis personas fallecidas y 209 damnificadas en Ecuador, según el balance oficial, mientras el desbordamiento de un río en el suroeste del país derrumbó dos viviendas y se analiza la declaración de emergencia. Desde el …
Read More »Thibault-DuDonis, carrying on the family business, has Fairfield on a 20-game winning streak
The AP Top 25 women’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) — Fairfield coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis had trouble sleeping as a child, so she would often get up and go downstairs to sit with her dad, …
Read More »Florida State beats Boston College 84-76 to snap a 3-game losing streak
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. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jamir Watkins had 22 points and 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season, Chandler Jackson added a career-high 19 points and Florida …
Read More »Saturated California gets more rain and snow but so far escapes severe damage it saw only weeks ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Much of saturated California faced the threat of flooding Tuesday with winter storms blowing through, but so far the state has escaped the severity of damage from mudslides, wind and rain spawned by an atmospheric river only weeks ago. While the rainfall was focused on Southern California, thunderstorms and strong winds were reported across wide swaths …
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