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Ben Affleck inspired J.Lo’s first album in a decade. She’s using it to poke fun at her romantic past

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Throughout her career, Jennifer Lopez has been hailed as an epochal, prolific and hard-working artist. One adjective not often associated with the pop icon-turned-actor and movie producer, however, is self-deprecating. But as she readies to drop her first studio album in a decade, Lopez is performing a kind of fictionalized mea culpa about her past romantic …

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A Republican plan to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is dead

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is dead. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Thursday that there will still be a public hearing to build support for passage next session, but it won’t occur until after the Assembly has adjourned for this year. The measure drew opposition for being too conservative in severely limiting …

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Bullock leads Niagara against Fairfield after 22-point outing

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. Niagara Purple Eagles (12-11, 8-5 MAAC) at Fairfield Stags (15-9, 9-4 MAAC) Fairfield, Connecticut; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Niagara plays the Fairfield Stags after Quandre Bullock …

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Nueva York anuncia demanda contra redes sociales por alimentar crisis de salud mental juvenil

La Ciudad de Nueva York, sus escuelas y el sistema de hospitales públicos anunciaron el miércoles una demanda contra los gigantes tecnológicos que gestionan Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat y YouTube, ya que culpan a sus “adictivas y peligrosas” plataformas de redes sociales de alimentar una crisis de salud mental infantil que está afectando el aprendizaje y agotando los recursos. Los …

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Saint Francis (PA) hosts Allen and Wagner

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. Wagner Seahawks (11-11, 5-5 NEC) at Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash (8-16, 3-8 NEC) Loretto, Pennsylvania; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Seahawks -3.5; over/under is 126.5 …

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AP Fotos: En el norte de Italia la pulpa vuela en la tradicional batalla de naranjas del Carnaval

IVREA, Italia (AP) — Durante tres días se lanzaron casi 1.000 toneladas de naranjas en la recreación de una batalla medieval que se ha convertido en la pieza central de la celebración anual del Carnaval de Ivrea, una ciudad del norte de Italia. Unos 50 carruajes tirados por caballos transportan las naranjas a las plazas de la ciudad, donde los …

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Lyme disease case counts in the US rose by almost 70% in 2022 due to a change in how it’s reported

NEW YORK (AP) — Lyme disease cases in the U.S. jumped nearly 70% in 2022, which health officials say is not due to a major increase of new infections but instead a change in reporting requirements. Reported cases surpassed 62,000 in 2022, after averaging about 37,000 a year from 2017 through 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said …

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FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company

WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress. Alexander Smirnov falsely reported to the FBI in June 2020 that executives associated with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter …

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Caitlin Clark of Iowa breaks the NCAA women’s career scoring record with a signature ‘logo 3’

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark wasted no time becoming the NCAA women’s career scoring leader Thursday night, taking less than three minutes to score the eight points she needed to break Kelsey Plum’s record. The Iowa star who has brought unprecedented attention to women’s basketball surpassed the record with her signature shot — a 35-foot 3-pointer that hit …

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