NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slipped Friday to send Wall Street to a rare losing week, just its second in the last 16. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% from its all-time high set a day earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 145 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.8%. A report in the morning on inflation at …
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16 February
Miller sparks Louisiana Tech to 63-58 victory over Jacksonville State
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16 February
Northeastern visits Hofstra following Thomas’ 34-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. Northeastern Huskies (10-16, 5-8 CAA) at Hofstra Pride (15-11, 8-5 CAA) Hempstead, New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Hofstra hosts the Northeastern Huskies after Tyler Thomas …
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16 February
Auto workers threaten to strike again at Ford’s huge Kentucky truck plant in local contract dispute
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union is threatening to go on strike next week at Ford Motor Co.’s largest and most profitable factory in a dispute over local contract language. The union said Friday that nearly 9,000 workers at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville will strike on Feb. 23 if the local contract dispute is not resolved. …
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16 February
Biden praises ‘Herculean efforts’ to rebuild at the site of last February’s Ohio train derailment
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday surveyed the federal cleanup in East Palestine, Ohio, more than a year after an explosive fire from a derailed train carrying hazardous chemicals, and saw up close the lingering hostility from victims still angry that he waited so long to visit. The White House has said Biden was waiting for …
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16 February
Fresno State visits Boise State after Colimerio’s 30-point game
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16 February
Zimbabwe’s vice president says the government will block a scholarship for LGBTQ+ people
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s powerful vice president said the government will block a university scholarship for young LGBTQ+ people, a move that human rights groups described Friday as a perpetuation of the African country’s homophobic practices. The state university scholarship for people between the ages of 18 and 35 is sponsored by GALZ, a membership organization for LGBTQ+ people …
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16 February
Blackmon’s 31 lead Coastal Carolina over Georgia Southern 82-75
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16 February
McHenry’s 25 help Western Kentucky beat UTEP 90-80
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16 February
Rivera’s double-double sparks Bryant to 77-72 victory over Maine
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