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American women’s cycling team punished for deception attempt to enter race in Belgium

AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — American women’s cycling team Cynisca was punished by the sport’s governing body Monday for trying to enter an international race by deceiving organizers. The International Cycling Union said a team official told a mechanic “to wear a rider’s clothes and a face mask” and pretend to be feeling ill so the team could have the mandatory …

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FX reaches back over 400 years for its next ambitious series, adapting the hit novel ‘Shogun’

NEW YORK (AP) — When FX sent screenwriter Justin Marks a copy of James Clavell’s hit 1975 novel “Shogun” with the idea of turning it into a series, he initially couldn’t put it down. That’s because he was reluctant to pick it up. The book about a British navigator shipwrecked in feudal Japan was massive — over 1,000 pages. And …

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Boeing’s safety culture falls short despite the company’s efforts to fix it, according to experts

When it comes to safety culture at Boeing, there is a “disconnect” between senior management and workers, and employees responsible for checking the company’s planes question whether they can raise issues without fear of retaliation, according to a panel of outside experts. The aviation-industry and government experts also said safety training and procedures at Boeing are constantly changing, leading to …

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Babar and Yaqoob lead Peshawar to sensational win over Islamabad in PSL

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Peshawar Zalmi rode Babar Azam’s century and leg-spinner Arif Yaqoob’s four-wicket over to beat Islamabad United by eight runs in the Pakistan Super League on Monday. Babar smashed 111 not out off 63 balls with 14 fours and two sixes and anchored Peshawar to 201-5. Islamabad was on course to upstage Babar’s masterful 11th Twenty20 century …

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Seoul gives young doctors 4 days to end walkouts, threatening suspended licenses and prosecutions

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Junior doctors in South Korea have four days to end their walkouts or they will have their medical licenses suspended and face prosecution, the government said Monday. About 9,000 medical interns and residents have stayed off the job since early last week to protest a government plan to increase medical school admissions by about 65%. …

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Recta final de la campaña para elecciones municipales y del PARLACEN en El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Con un amplio favoritismo por el partido Nuevas Ideas del presidente Nayib Bukele, las agrupaciones políticas salvadoreñas entraron el lunes en la recta final de su campaña para las elecciones municipales y del Parlamento Centroamericano (PARLACEN) que se celebrarán el domingo 3 de marzo. Con 84,6% de los votos válidos, el joven empresario ganó las presidenciales …

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Biden y Trump visitarán la frontera de EEUU con México el jueves

WASHINGTON (AP) — El presidente, Joe Biden, y el expresidente Donald Trump visitarán la frontera sur de Estados Unidos el jueves, pues ambos precandidatos tratan de sacar provecho político del maltrecho sistema de inmigración del país de cara a su previsible revancha en las elecciones de este año. Biden viajará a Brownsville, Texas, en Rio Grande Valley, una zona que …

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A smuggling arrest is made, 2 years after family froze to death on the Canadian border

A man accused of recruiting the driver in a human smuggling operation has been arrested, more than two years after a family of four from India froze to death trying to enter the U.S. from Canada, authorities said. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 28, was arrested Wednesday in Chicago on human smuggling charges stemming from a warrant issued in September. Patel allegedly …

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2024 CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup

All Times EST Group A W L T GF GA Pts United States 2 0 0 9 0 6 Mexico 1 0 1 8 0 4 Argentina 0 1 1 0 4 1 Dominican Republic 0 2 0 0 13 0 Tuesday, Feb.. 20 At Carson, Calif. Mexico 0, Argentina 0 United States 5, Dominican Republic, 0 Friday, Feb. 23 …

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