February, 2024

• 8 February

  Finland extends Russia border closure until April 14 saying Moscow hasn’t stopped sending migrants

  HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s government said Thursday that it would extend the closure of its long border with Russia for another two months until April 14, because it sees no signs that Moscow was stopping its “hybrid operation” of funneling migrants toward the frontier with the Nordic nation. Finland closed the 1,340-kilometer (832-mile) land border late last year after about …

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• 8 February

  Clayton Kershaw staying with Dodgers for 17th season and could pitch in second half of ’24

  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Clayton Kershaw is returning for his 17th season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team announced a one-year contract on Friday that includes a player option for 2025. A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Kershaw spoke about the agreement Thursday as the big-spending Dodgers became the first of the 30 teams to start spring training, opening …

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• 8 February

  McHenry has 20 as Western Kentucky defeats Louisiana Tech 81-76

  

  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. RUSTON, La. (AP) — Don McHenry’s 20 points helped Western Kentucky defeat Louisiana Tech 81-76 on Wednesday night. McHenry added six rebounds for the Hilltoppers (16-7, 5-4 Conference …

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• 8 February

  Audit of $19,000 lectern purchase for Arkansas governor almost done

  

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas auditors are nearly done looking into the purchase of a $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and expect to issue a report on it by the end of March, a state official told lawmakers on Thursday. Legislative Auditor Roger Norman told a panel that his office has interviewed 20 people about the lectern, …

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• 8 February

  Higher-dose naloxone spray didn’t save more lives, researchers find

  NEW YORK (AP) — A new, higher-dose nasal spray for reversing opioid overdoses did not save more lives than the previous standard dose, but it did cause more vomiting and other side effects, researchers wrote in a study published Thursday. The 8-milligram naloxone spray — twice as potent as the highest dose previously available — was approved two years ago …

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• 8 February

  CIA terminates whistleblower who prompted flood of sexual misconduct complaints

  

  The CIA this week terminated a woman whose whistleblower account of being assaulted in a stairwell at the spy agency’s headquarters prompted a flood of colleagues to come forward with their own complaints of sexual misconduct. The woman’s attorney called the action a brazen retaliation. While the CIA said that accusation was “factually inaccurate,” it wouldn’t comment further on the …

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• 8 February

  A prosecutor says man killed, disposed of daughter like ‘trash.’ His lawyer says he didn’t kill her

  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man brutally beat his 5-year-old daughter to death and spent months moving her body around before disposing of it “like yesterday’s trash,” a prosecutor said Thursday. But the man’s lawyer said he didn’t harm the child and the last person who saw her alive — the man’s estranged wife — won’t say what …

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• 8 February

  Sacramento State visits Idaho State following Huie’s 20-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. Sacramento State Hornets (6-17, 2-8 Big Sky) at Idaho State Bengals (9-14, 4-6 Big Sky) Pocatello, Idaho; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bengals -5.5; over/under is …

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• 8 February

  Temple hosts Memphis following Jones’ 26-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. Memphis Tigers (16-6, 5-4 AAC) at Temple Owls (8-14, 1-8 AAC) Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -6.5; over/under is 149.5 BOTTOM LINE: Memphis visits …

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• 8 February

  Jeanne-Rose and Cent. Conn. St. host Sacred Heart

  

  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. Sacred Heart Pioneers (12-12, 6-3 NEC) at Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (13-9, 7-2 NEC) New Britain, Connecticut; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Devils -6; …

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