February, 2024

• 12 February

  Floats at Germany’s Carnival parades satirize leading political figures

  DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Throngs of revelers took to the streets of Germany’s Carnival strongholds on Monday, accompanied by floats that satirized the Ukrainian and Russian presidents, German politicians, former U.S. President Donald Trump and many others. Shrove Monday parades are a traditional high point of Carnival celebrations in Cologne, Duesseldorf, Mainz and other places in western Germany, drawing large …

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• 12 February

  Kings play the Sabres following Byfield’s 2-goal performance

  Los Angeles Kings (24-15-10, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (22-25-4, seventh in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings visit the Buffalo Sabres after Quinton Byfield scored two goals in the Kings’ 4-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Buffalo is 22-25-4 overall and 11-14-1 in home games. The …

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• 12 February

  Premier interino de Pakistán defiende demora en el anuncio de resultado de elecciones

  

  ISLAMABAD (AP) — El primer ministro interino de Pakistán defendió el lunes la demora ampliamente criticada en el anuncio de los resultados de las elecciones de la semana pasada, afirmando que las autoridades sólo tardaron 36 horas en contar más de 60 millones de votos, al tiempo que se enfrentaban a ataques de milicianos. Anwaarul-Haq-Kakar dijo que los resultados de …

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• 12 February

  Explosive experts in Greece defuse a parcel bomb sent to a judge

  

  THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Explosives experts in northern Greece on Monday safely defused a parcel bomb that had been delivered to a senior judge at her courthouse office, police said. The judge in the country’s second-largest city of Thessaloniki found the package suspicious and didn’t open it, calling court police who evacuated the building. Few members of the public were …

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• 12 February

  Ancelotti no se inquieta por baja de Bellingham ante Leipzig:

  

  LEIPZIG, Alemania (AP) — Carlo Ancelotti considera que el Real Madrid ha demostrado que puede sobrevivir sin el lesionado Jude Bellingham, quien se perderá el partido contra Leipzig el martes por los octavos de final de la Liga de Campeones. El Madrid afrontará la ida en Alemania con un mediocampo menguado por la baja del internacional inglés tras sufrir un …

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• 12 February

  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) 18-0 100 1 2. Morgantown 18-1 90 2 3. Martinsburg 12-4 80 4 4. George Washington 12-5 69 3 5. Bridgeport 15-2 56 6 6. Wheeling Park 12-5 50 5 …

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• 12 February

  A defense minister and 2 former governors are vying for Indonesia’s presidency

  

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian voters on Wednesday were making their choice of who will succeed popular President Joko Widodo, who is serving his second and final term. It is a three-way race for the presidency among current Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and two former provincial governors, Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo. Subianto, who is widely seen as the front-runner, …

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• 12 February

  Book Review: Richard Roper charms and surprises with ’This Disaster Loves You’

  

  Richard Roper, whose debut novel “Something to Live For” (2020) featured a character seeking the aspiration of the title, is back with “This Disaster Loves You,” about another man whose story is not quite what it seems. Brian owns a pub on the English coast, purchased with his wife more than a decade ago. He worked at a London insurance …

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• 12 February

  Blue Jackets visit the Senators after Jenner’s 2-goal game

  Columbus Blue Jackets (16-25-10, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (21-25-2, eighth in the Atlantic Division) Ottawa, Ontario; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Ottawa Senators after Boone Jenner scored two goals in the Blue Jackets’ 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ottawa is 14-12-2 at home and 21-25-2 overall. The …

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• 12 February

  A shooter opened fire in a Houston church. Gunfire has also scarred other Texas places of worship

  

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The weekend shooting at Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Houston is not the first time gunfire has caused panic and tragedy at a Texas house of worship. It also underscored the ease of bringing weapons into sanctuaries in a state with few limits on gun possession, as well as a growing effort by some churches to provide …

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