February, 2024

• 2 February

  Frazier’s 17 lead UTEP over Jacksonville State 79-71

  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. EL PASO, Texas (AP) — (AP) — Otis Frazier III scored 17 points as UTEP beat Jacksonville State 79-71 on Thursday night. Frazier was 5 of 11 shooting, …

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• 2 February

  Missouri State faces Belmont following Clay’s 24-point game

  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. Belmont Bruins (12-10, 5-6 MVC) at Missouri State Bears (13-9, 5-6 MVC) Springfield, Missouri; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Missouri State faces the Belmont Bruins after Donovan …

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• 2 February

  Argentina lawmakers have approved Milei’s sweeping reform bill but much negotiating remains

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies on Friday approved in general terms a reform bill proposed by libertarian President Javier Milei to deregulate the economy, overcoming a hurdle for the sweeping initiative after three days of heated debate. But the fine print of the omnibus bill’s more than 300 articles, including economic, administrative, criminal and environmental changes, …

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• 2 February

  The US didn’t just avoid a recession — it’s adding hundreds of thousands of new jobs

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024, adding 353,000 jobs in January in the latest sign of the economy’s continuing ability to shrug off the highest interest rates in two decades. Friday’s government report showed that last month’s job gain — roughly twice what economists had predicted — topped the December gain …

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• 2 February

  Newcastle optimistic on forward Alexander Isak’s status after groin injury

  NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle expects to have its leading scorer Alexander Isak back from a groin injury soon, possibly for Saturday’s Premier League game against Luton. The Sweden forward left before halftime of a 3-1 win over Aston Villa in midweek, but assistant manager Jason Tindall said Friday that Isak “has a chance” of playing when Luton visits St. …

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• 2 February

  Local transport in Germany hit by walkouts in a dispute over working conditions

  

  BERLIN (AP) — Local buses, trams and subway trains were canceled in much of Germany on Friday as transport employees walked off the job in the country’s third transport-related strike in two weeks. The Ver.di service workers’ union called for a “warning strike,” a common tactic in German contract negotiations, on Monday. Its deputy chair, Christine Behle, said that “the …

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• 2 February

  Air Force visits Boise State following Rice’s 35-point game

  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. Air Force Falcons (8-12, 1-7 MWC) at Boise State Broncos (15-6, 6-2 MWC) Boise, Idaho; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boise State plays the Air Force Falcons …

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• 2 February

  Maestros juegan los mismos números del Powerball durante años y por fin ganan 1 millón de dólares

  

  LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, EE.UU. (AP) — Un grupo de empleados y docentes de una escuela secundaria de Kentucky que compraron un boleto ganador de 1 millón de dólares del Powerball lo guardaron en un libro de texto de matemáticas antes de reclamar el premio esta semana. El grupo de 30 educadores, algunos de ellos jubilados, se conocieron en el centro de …

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• 2 February

  Legisladores de EEUU piden a Hungría aprobar incorporación de Suecia a la OTAN

  

  BUDAPEST (AP) — Un grupo bipartidista de legisladores estadounidenses instaron a Hungría a ratificar de inmediato la solicitud de Suecia de unirse a la OTAN, señalando que la paciencia con el país centroeuropeo “se debilita” debido a que sigue retrasando su aprobación para la nación nórdica. Hungría es el único país de la alianza militar de 31 naciones que todavía …

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• 2 February

  North Dakota faces North Dakota State following Omot’s 25-point showing

  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 Dakota State Bison (10-12, 3-4 Summit League) at North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks (13-10, 5-3 Summit League) Grand Forks, North Dakota; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North …

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