February, 2024

• 21 February

  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 …

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• 21 February

  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 …

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• 21 February

  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, …

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• 21 February

  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 …

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• 20 February

  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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• 20 February

  Asamoah and East Tennessee State host VMI

  

  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. VMI Keydets (4-23, 1-13 SoCon) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (13-14, 5-9 SoCon) Johnson City, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State plays the VMI …

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• 20 February

  Kendall powers Alcorn State to 79-68 victory over Florida A&M

  

  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. LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Jeremiah Kendall finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds to power Alcorn State to a 79-68 victory over Florida A&M on Monday night. Jeremiah …

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• 20 February

  Opposition supporters in Albania protest alleged corruption in Cabinet

  

  TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Albania’s opposition held a protest Tuesday accusing the Cabinet of corruption. Protesters threw stones and flares at police officers, and some pulled down an iron fence around the main government building in Tirana, but the protest ended peacefully. The demonstration also marked 33 years since the toppling of the main statue of …

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• 20 February

  Wild take on the Jets after Kaprizov’s hat trick

  Minnesota Wild (26-23-6, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (33-15-5, third in the Central Division) Winnipeg, Manitoba; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Jets -157, Wild +132; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild visit the Winnipeg Jets after Kirill Kaprizov recorded a hat trick in the Wild’s 10-7 win against the Vancouver Canucks. Winnipeg …

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• 20 February

  Aaron Judge’s big toe more than a New York Yankees footnote after injury last year

  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Judge’s big toe is more than a footnote for the New York Yankees. Judge missed 42 games after tearing a ligament in his right big toe when he crashed into the right-field fence at Dodger Stadium last June 3, a big reason the Yankees fell from postseason contention. “It’s going to be I think a …

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