February, 2024

• 5 February

  Pakistan’s disillusioned voters wonder if new polls will change a country mired in political feuding

  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is holding parliamentary elections this week but many voters are disillusioned and wonder if the balloting can bring any real change in a country mired in political feuding, a seemingly intractable economic crisis and resurgent militancy. Forty-four political parties will compete on Thursday for a share of the 266 seats in the National Assembly, or the …

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• 5 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 (8) 15-0 98 1 2. Morgantown (2) 16-1 92 2 3. George Washington 11-4 73 3 4. Martinsburg 7-4 71 4 5. Wheeling Park 11-4 60 5 6. Bridgeport 12-2 53 …

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• 5 February

  New coach Dan Quinn’s work with the Commanders is well underway with much more still to do

  ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Dan Quinn landed in the Washington area on Sunday night with wife Stacey and was greeted on the tarmac by general manager Adam Peters and his wife Jennifer. Peters hugged his new coach and congratulated him. “I’m so pumped,” Quinn replied. Before even getting on the ground, the Commanders’ new football decision makers were already well …

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• 5 February

  Paraguay sorprende a Brasil en el Preolímpico Sudamericano; Venezuela empata con Argentina

  

  CARACAS (AP) — Con un gol de Fabrizio Peralta, Paraguay derrotó el lunes 1-0 a Brasil en el primer partido de la fase final del Preolímpico Sudamericano. Fue el peor arranque posible para los reinantes bicampeones del fútbol olímpico. Endrick, el futuro jugador del Real Madrid, desperdició un penal en el primer tiempo. Después de finalizar en el segundo lugar …

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• 5 February

  South Florida plays conference foe Charlotte

  

  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. Charlotte 49ers (14-7, 8-1 AAC) at South Florida Bulls (15-5, 8-1 AAC) Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kasean Pryor and the South Florida Bulls host …

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• 5 February

  Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

  

  Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery rose 50 cents to $72.78 per barrel Monday. Brent crude for April delivery rose 66 cents to $77.99 per barrel. Wholesale gasoline for March delivery rose 6 cents to $2.21 a gallon. March heating rose 6 cents to $2.72 a gallon. March natural gas was unchanged at $2.08 per 1,000 cubic feet. Gold …

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• 5 February

  Cambodia’s ruling party claims a leading rights activist defamed it and seeks $500,000 in damages

  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Lawyers for Cambodia’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party filed a lawsuit Monday at the order of the party’s leader, former Prime Minister Hun Sen, accusing a leading rights activist of defamation and seeking damages of half a million dollars. The complaint was filed in Phnom Penh Municipal Court against Soeng Sen Karuna, deputy chief of Cambodia’s …

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• 5 February

  Cryer leads No. 4 Houston against Oklahoma State after 24-point performance

  

  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. Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-12, 2-7 Big 12) at Houston Cougars (19-3, 6-3 Big 12) Houston; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 Houston hosts the Oklahoma State …

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• 5 February

  No. 19 New Mexico visits Wyoming following Dent’s 31-point performance

  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. New Mexico Lobos (18-4, 6-3 MWC) at Wyoming Cowboys (12-10, 5-4 MWC) Laramie, Wyoming; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 19 New Mexico faces the Wyoming Cowboys …

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• 4 February

  Dickinson and No. 8 Kansas host Kansas State

  

  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. Kansas Jayhawks (18-4, 6-3 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (14-8, 4-5 Big 12) New York; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Kansas takes on the …

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