SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test of new surface-to-sea missiles and warned that the country would take a more aggressive military posture in disputed seas, the North’s state media said Thursday. The report by the Korean Central News Agency came a day after South Korea’s military detected the North firing multiple cruise …
Read More »A loophole got him a free New York hotel stay for five years. Then he claimed to own the building
NEW YORK (AP) — For five years, a New York City man managed to live rent-free in a landmark Manhattan hotel by exploiting an obscure local housing law. But prosecutors this week said Mickey Barreto went too far when he filed paperwork claiming ownership of the entire New Yorker Hotel building — and tried to charge another tenant rent. On …
Read More »Las 10 canciones más escuchadas de la semana en Spotify
Las 10 canciones más escuchadas de la semana en Spotify, a nivel global y en algunos países de Latinoamérica y España. GLOBAL 1.- “La diabla” – Xavi 2.- “Greedy” – Tate McRae 3.- “Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone 4.- “One of The Girls” – The Weekend, Jennie, Lily-Rose Depp 5.- “Cruel Summer” – Taylor Swift 6.- “My Love Mine All …
Read More »Lindenwood faces SIU-Edwardsville on 3-game losing streak
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. Lindenwood Lions (8-17, 2-10 OVC) at SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (13-12, 6-6 OVC) Edwardsville, Illinois; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -9.5; over/under is 131.5 BOTTOM LINE: Lindenwood …
Read More »Winthrop faces Radford following Harrison’s 20-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. Winthrop Eagles (15-11, 6-5 Big South) at Radford Highlanders (13-12, 3-7 Big South) Radford, Virginia; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -1.5; over/under is 140 BOTTOM …
Read More »Ben Affleck inspired J.Lo’s first album in a decade. She’s using it to poke fun at her romantic past
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Throughout her career, Jennifer Lopez has been hailed as an epochal, prolific and hard-working artist. One adjective not often associated with the pop icon-turned-actor and movie producer, however, is self-deprecating. But as she readies to drop her first studio album in a decade, Lopez is performing a kind of fictionalized mea culpa about her past romantic …
Read More »SMU plays Tulane on 4-game win streak
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. SMU Mustangs (17-7, 8-3 AAC) at Tulane Green Wave (13-10, 4-7 AAC) New Orleans; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mustangs -2.5; over/under is 158.5 BOTTOM LINE: …
Read More »Brayden Point scores in shootout to lift Lightning over Bruins 3-2
BOSTON (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 36 shots and three more in the shootout, and Brayden Point scored the only goal of the shootout to lead the Tampa Bay Lighting to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Nikita Kucherov and Erik Cernak scored early to spot the Lightning a 2-0 lead just 21 minutes into the …
Read More »Greek lawmakers are debating a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Here’s what it means
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Lawmakers in Greece opened a two-day debate Wednesday on a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage. It would be the first Orthodox Christian country to do so. The Valentine’s Day session in parliament follows vocal opposition and protests from the church but also a shift in public opinion which is narrowly supportive of the change. Lawmaker …
Read More »How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 2/14/2024
Stocks recovered much of their sharp losses from a day before, triggered by worries that interest rates will stay high for months longer than hoped. The S&P 500 rose 1% Wednesday, good for more than two-thirds of its loss from Tuesday following a hotter-than-expected report on inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.3%. …
Read More »Festival de cine de Berlín incluirá espacio para abordar guerra en Gaza
BERLÍN (AP) — La 74ª edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Berlín se inaugurará el jueves con el estreno mundial de “Small Things Like These”, protagonizada por el hombre del momento Cillian Murphy. Murphy, uno de los favoritos en los Oscar del próximo mes por su papel en “Oppenheimer”, interpreta en este filme a un comerciante de carbón en …
Read More »Wenzel and Wyoming host Utah 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. Utah State Aggies (20-4, 8-3 MWC) at Wyoming Cowboys (12-11, 5-5 MWC) Laramie, Wyoming; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Aggies -7; over/under is 152 BOTTOM LINE: …
Read More »Remaining Free Agents
NEW YORK (AP) — The 86 remaining free agents (q-rejected qualifying offer): AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (1) — Shintaro Fujinami, rhp. BOSTON (4) — Adam Duvall, of; Corey Kluber, rhp; Adalberto Mondesi, ss; Joely Rodríguez, lhp. CHICAGO (6) — Tim Anderson, ss; Elvis Andrus, 2b; Mike Clevinger, rhp; Yasmani Grandal, c; Liam Hendriks, rhp; Bryan Shaw, rhp. CLEVELAND (1) — Kole …
Read More »Rafael Nadal pulls out of the Qatar Open because he isn’t yet healthy enough to play
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Rafael Nadal put off his return to the tennis tour because he isn’t yet healthy enough to play, announcing Wednesday that he will sit out next week’s Qatar Open. “I would have loved to play in Doha, where the tournament team, as well as the amazing Qatar fans have always supported me greatly. Unfortunately I am …
Read More »Lewis Hamilton says it feels ‘surreal’ to enter his last season at Mercedes with car launch
SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton said Wednesday it feels “surreal” to be entering his last season with Mercedes before joining Ferrari for 2025. Speaking as Mercedes unveiled its 2024 car at Silverstone, home of the British Grand Prix, Hamilton said it has been a privilege to work with the team. Hamilton has driven for Mercedes …
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