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BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of NATO warned member countries on Thursday against allowing a wedge to be driven between the United States and Europe, as concern grows about Washington’s commitment to its allies should Donald Trump return to office. Faced with a war in Ukraine that is draining military and financial resources, and with a U.S. package of support …

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Libya warned the country’s feuding political actors Thursday that if they don’t urgently form a unified government and move toward elections the oil-rich North African nation will slide into “disintegration.” Abdoulaye Bathily told the U.N. Security Council there are numerous alarming signs of such a slide and urged all political leaders …

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, …

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark wasted no time becoming the NCAA women’s career scoring leader Thursday night, taking less than three minutes to score the eight points she needed to break Kelsey Plum’s record. The Iowa star who has brought unprecedented attention to women’s basketball surpassed the record with her signature shot — a 35-foot 3-pointer that hit …

Menos estadounidenses solicitaron prestaciones por desempleo la semana pasada, al tiempo que el mercado laboral sigue mostrando resiliencia frente a las elevadas tasas de interés destinadas a enfriar el crecimiento económico en Estados Unidos. Las solicitudes de prestaciones por desempleo registraron una baja de 8.000, al colocarse en 212.000 para la semana que terminó el 10 de febrero, reportó el …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Workers from Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida have released 11 cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles back into the Atlantic Ocean. The turtles were released earlier this week near Cape Canaveral after two months of rehabilitation, the aquarium said in a news release Thursday. They were part of a group of 16 turtles that arrived at …

IVREA, Italia (AP) — Durante tres días se lanzaron casi 1.000 toneladas de naranjas en la recreación de una batalla medieval que se ha convertido en la pieza central de la celebración anual del Carnaval de Ivrea, una ciudad del norte de Italia. Unos 50 carruajes tirados por caballos transportan las naranjas a las plazas de la ciudad, donde los …

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is dead. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Thursday that there will still be a public hearing to build support for passage next session, but it won’t occur until after the Assembly has adjourned for this year. The measure drew opposition for being too conservative in severely limiting …

Fewer Americans filed for jobless claims last week as the labor market continues to show resilience in the face of elevated interest rates intended to cool economic growth in the U.S. Applications for unemployment benefits fell by 8,000 to 212,000 for the week ending Feb. 10, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which quiets some of …

NABATIYEH, Líbano (AP) — La cifra de civiles libaneses muertos en dos ataques aéreos israelíes subió a 10 personas, reportó la prensa libanesa el jueves, lo que hace de la víspera el día más letal en más de cuatro meses de escaramuzas trasfronterizas. El ejército de Israel dijo que mató a un alto comandante de la Fuerza Radwan de élite …