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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 …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Estados Unidos ha recolectado información sumamente delicada sobre armamento antisatélites ruso que ha sido compartida con altos miembros del gobierno en las últimas semanas, según cuatro personas que han sido informadas al respecto. Las personas, que no están autorizadas a tocar el tema, dijeron que esas capacidades aún no tienen carácter operacional. Esa información de inteligencia llevó …

Stuck in a dating app loop with no date in sight? A lawsuit filed Wednesday against Match Group claims that is by design. Tinder, Hinge and other Match dating apps are filled with addictive features that encourage “compulsive” use, the proposed class-action lawsuit claims. The lawsuit filed in federal court in the Northern District of California on Wednesday — Valentine’s …

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Former South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Wednesday urged the state Supreme Court to dismiss an effort to suspend his law license, arguing that he took responsibility and acted professionally following a deadly accident with a pedestrian that precipitated his political downfall. Ravnsborg was impeached and removed as attorney general less than two years after …

Flowers, chocolates, handwritten cards — and flash mobs. People around the world expressed their love in myriad ways on Valentine’s Day: hanging hundreds of paper hearts in the streets to honor a recently deceased “Valentine’s Day Bandit” in Portland, Maine; vowing to cherish and obey democracy by casting votes in Valentine’s Day-themed polling stations in Indonesia; and donning heart-shaped sunglasses …

BREWER, Miane (AP) — A state agency on Wednesday rejected a Canadian mining company’s zoning application for a proposed mine on Pickett Mountain in northern Penobscot County, near Baxter State Park and the Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument. The Maine Land Use Planning Commission voted 5-2 against Wolfenden’s request to rezone on 374 acres (150 hectares), which would’ve been …

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia has received another arms delivery from its ally Russia despite international sanctions on Moscow over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Serbian populist President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday presented a Russian anti-drone system for electronic jamming known as Repellent that he recently said “is in our hands.” He spoke ahead of Serbia’s national day on Thursday. …

EL CAIRO (AP) — Milicianos del grupo extremista Estado Islámico atacaron esta semana barracones militares en el centro de Siria y mataron a nueve soldados, según un grupo opositor que monitorea la guerra. Ni el ejército ni funcionarios sirios confirmaron el suceso. El grupo armado reclamó el lunes la autoría del ataque cerca de la población de Al-Sukhna y dijo …

CAIRO (AP) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Edrogan and Egypt’s leader united their efforts Wednesday in Cairo, calling for a halt to Israel’s looming offensive on a southern Gaza city in its war against Hamas. Erdogan’s visit comes as ties between Ankara and Cairo are back on track after years of tensions and frosty relations. Turkey has long been a …