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Attorneys for Georgia slave descendants urge judge not to throw out their lawsuit over island zoning

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys suing a Georgia county over zoning changes that they say threaten one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants asked a judge Tuesday to let them correct technical problems with their civil complaint to avoid having it dismissed. A lawyer for coastal McIntosh County argued the judge must throw out the lawsuit …

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What’s behind Germany’s transport strikes that have stranded air, rail and bus travelers?

BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of travelers across Germany found themselves stranded on Tuesday when ground staff walked off the job at seven of the country’s biggest airports. The one-day strike by the Ver.di labor union, which runs until 7:10 a.m. Wednesday, affects several hundred flights at airports in Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa’s main hubs, as well as Berlin, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, …

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BC-BKH-West Virginia boys Basketball poll

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Associated Press high school boys basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and total points: Team Record Pts Prv Class AAAA 1. Spring Mills (10) 20-0 100 1 2. Morgantown 19-1 90 2 3. Martinsburg 15-4 78 3 4. Huntington 15-6 68 7 5. George Washington 13-6 62 4 6. Bridgeport 16-4 46 5 7. …

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BC-BKH-West Virginia boys Basketball poll

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Associated Press high school boys basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and total points: Team Record Pts Prv Class AAAA 1. Spring Mills (10) 20-0 100 1 2. Morgantown 19-1 90 2 3. Martinsburg 15-4 78 3 4. Huntington 15-6 68 7 5. George Washington 13-6 62 4 6. Bridgeport 16-4 46 5 7. …

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College Football Playoff approves 5+7 format and reduces spots for conference champions

The field for the 12-team College Football Playoff beginning next season will comprise five conference champions and seven at-large selections after the university presidents who oversee the CFP voted unanimously Tuesday to tweak the format. The move to decrease the number of spots reserved for conference champions from six to five was prompted by realignment and the disassembling of the …

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 25-March 2

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 25-March 2: Feb. 25: Actor Ann McCrea (“The Donna Reed Show”) is 93. Actor Tom Courtenay (“Dr. Zhivago”) is 87. CBS newsman Bob Schieffer is 87. Actor Diane Baker is 86. Actor Karen Grassle (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 82. Talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael is 82. Writer Jack Handey (“Saturday …

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Guinea’s military dissolves the government without explanation, saying a new one will be appointed

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Military leaders in Guinea have dissolved the government without explanation, saying they will appoint a new one, the president’s secretary general said. Gen. Amara Camara, in a video address on Monday night, added that daily business would continue as usual under the deputy secretary generals until a new government was formed. The West African nation has …

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No. 22 Colorado State visits House and New Mexico

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. Colorado State Rams (20-6, 8-5 MWC) at New Mexico Lobos (20-6, 8-5 MWC) Albuquerque, New Mexico; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico hosts the No. 22 …

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