February, 2024

• 21 February

  Hampton visits Campbell after Dell’Orso’s 23-point performance

  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 …

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• 21 February

  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 …

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• 21 February

  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 …

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• 21 February

  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 …

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• 21 February

  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 …

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• 21 February

  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 …

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• 21 February

  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 …

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• 21 February

  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 …

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• 21 February

  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 …

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• 21 February

  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 …

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