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16 February

Migrant’s 3 brutal years trying to reach Italy inspired the Oscar-nominated film ‘Io Capitano’

CASTEL VOLTURNO, Italy (AP) — Mamadou Kouassi’s searing, epic journey over African deserts, through illegal prisons and across the Mediterranean Sea in a smugglers’ boat informed Italian director Matteo Garrone’s Oscar-nominated film “Io Capitano.” Some episodes that the Ivorian migrant witnessed on his three-year odyssey were too strong to make the final cut. Garrone’s film, which is nominated in the …

15 February

Jury convicts Iowa police chief of lying to feds to acquire machine guns

The police chief of a small Iowa town was convicted by a federal jury Wednesday of lying to federal authorities to acquire machine guns prosecutors say he sold for his own profit. The jury convicted Adair Police Chief Brad Wendt, 47, of conspiring to make false statements to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, making false statements …

15 February

EEUU: Ventas minoristas caen en enero; compradores reducen gastos tras animada temporada decembrina

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Los estadounidenses redujeron sus gastos más de lo esperado en enero tras el derroche tradicional de la época decembrina. Las ventas minoristas cayeron 0,8% en enero, en comparación con el sólido ritmo de diciembre, cuando aumentaron la cifra ajustada de 0,4%, de acuerdo con el informe del Departamento de Comercio de Estados Unidos publicado el jueves. …

15 February

Stony Brook hosts Hampton following Mullen’s 23-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. Hampton Pirates (5-20, 0-12 CAA) at Stony Brook Seawolves (13-12, 6-6 CAA) Stony Brook, New York; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Seawolves -11.5; over/under is 146.5 …

15 February

Elon hosts Delaware after Davis’ 21-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. Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (16-9, 8-4 CAA) at Elon Phoenix (10-15, 3-9 CAA) Elon, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fightin’ Blue Hens -7; over/under …

15 February

London’s iconic underground map is getting an update, with 6 new names and colors

LONDON (AP) — For anyone with even a passing acquaintance with London, the city’s Tube map is as iconic as the red buses or the black cabs. But for the past few years, there’s been something not quite right about the map originally designed by Harry Beck in 1933 — a collection of orange train lines, mostly orbiting the inner …

15 February

‘Neutral’ Swiss plan to boost defense spending in a world destabilized by Ukraine, Mideast wars

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s government plans to boost its defense spending by up to 19% over the next four years, citing a rise in global instability, including wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and gaps created when Swiss authorities cashed in on a peace dividend from the fall of the Berlin Wall decades ago. Laying out mid- and long-range …

15 February

Klinsmann’s job in jeopardy after soccer officials recommend he be fired as South Korea coach

Korean Football Association officials have recommended Jurgen Klinsmann be fired as head coach of the South Korean national team after an Asian Cup semifinal exit and reports of infighting among star players. Klinsmann was already under heavy criticism after South Korea’s upset 2-0 semifinal loss to Jordan last week and pressure intensified following media reports of a spat between captain …

15 February

Families of Indonesian activists tortured by soldiers 25 years ago shocked at general’s election win

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Families of Indonesian activists who were kidnapped and tortured by the military 25 years ago demanded justice in a protest Thursday and expressed shock over the apparent presidential victory of Prabowo Subianto, whom they blamed for the atrocities. Currently the defense minister under outgoing President Jokowi Widodo, Subianto claimed victory in the presidential election on Wednesday, …

15 February

German chancellor welcomes Microsoft’s $3.5 billion AI investment in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed an announcement Thursday by Microsoft that it would invest almost 3.3 billion euros ($3.5 billion) in Germany over the next two years to massively expand its data center capacities for applications in the field of artificial intelligence and cloud computing. “This is a really good commitment to progress, to growth, to modernity …

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