February, 2024

• 19 February

  Betts helps No. 9 UCLA rout Oregon 74-55, sending Ducks to 9th straight loss

  

  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. EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Lauren Betts had 17 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 9 UCLA to a 74-55 win over Oregon on Sunday. Londynn Jones added …

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• 19 February

  Guatemalan accused of importing fentanyl precursors for Mexican cartel arrested

  

  TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities have detained a Guatemalan man wanted by the United States for allegedly participating in the importation of precursor chemicals used by the Sinaloa cartel to make fentanyl, officials said Monday. Immigration authorities stopped Jason Antonio Yang López at the airport in Tapachula on Sunday and turned him over to agents from the Chiapas state …

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• 19 February

  NBA All-Star weekend takeaways: Lots of points, lots of winners in Indy

  

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NBA All-Star weekend in Indianapolis had plenty of winners. There was Damian Lillard, a 3-point shootout winner Saturday and the All-Star Game MVP on Sunday — a two-trophy weekend the likes of which only Michael Jordan pulled off previously. There were Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu, who made their 1-on-1 shooting contest into must-see-TV. There was Karl-Anthony …

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• 19 February

  AP Explica: ¿Se ha disparado la pobreza en Argentina? Un estudio privado dice que sí

  

  BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Un estudio de la Universidad Católica Argentina señaló que la pobreza se habría disparado en enero a 57,4%, el registro más alto de los últimos 20 años y muy superior a lo proyectado en diciembre, lo que ha generado un cruce de acusaciones entre la exvicepresidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner y el gobierno del mandatario Javier …

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• 19 February

  VAMOS y Arena dicen pedirán anulación de las elecciones en El Salvador

  

  SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Bajo el argumento de una serie de irregularidades durante el proceso de escrutinio, dos partidos políticos anunciaron el domingo que solicitarán la anulación de los comicios presidenciales y legislativos del pasado 4 de febrero en El Salvador. La diputada del partido VAMOS Claudia Ortiz, quien habría logrado la reelección para un segundo periodo en el Congreso, …

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• 19 February

  UAPB faces Alabama A&M after Williams’ 33-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. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (11-14, 6-6 SWAC) at Alabama A&M Bulldogs (7-18, 6-6 SWAC) Huntsville, Alabama; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -3; over/under is 155 …

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• 19 February

  Astronomers find what may be the universe’s brightest object with a black hole devouring a sun a day

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of a sun a day. The record-breaking quasar shines 500 trillion times brighter than our sun. The black hole powering this distant quasar is more than …

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• 19 February

  El reinado de 11 años del Bayern Múnich en Alemania parece llegar a su fin

  

  BERLÍN (AP) — Parece ser el fin de una era para el Bayern Múnich. El gigante bávaro perdió otra vez el domingo, y sus posibilidades de extender a 12 el récord de títulos seguidos en la Bundesliga se disipan. El líder Bayer Leverkusen le ha sacado ocho puntos de ventaja con 12 fechas por disputar. Fue la tercera derrota del …

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• 18 February

  Southern Illinois ends 17-game skid against ranked opponents, beating No. 23 Indiana State 74-69

  

  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. CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Xavier Johnson scored 23 points and Southern Illinois ended a 17-game losing streak against ranked opponents, overcoming a 13-point deficit to beat No. 23 …

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• 18 February

  Lilly scores 25, Brown defeats Pennsylvania 71-64

  

  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. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kino Lilly Jr.’s 25 points helped Brown defeat Pennsylvania 71-64 on Saturday night. Lilly was 5 of 16 shooting, including 3 for 8 from 3-point …

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