February, 2024

• 21 February

  Sri Lanka wins T20 series despite Afghanistan’s 3-run victory in last game

  DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Fast bowler Wafadar Momand held Kamindu Mendis to defend 19 runs in the last over and hand Afghanistan a three-run win over Sri Lanka in the third and final Twenty20 international Wednesday. Sri Lanka won the series 2-1. Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran won the toss, elected to bat first, and they made 209-5 in 20 …

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• 21 February

  Federal judge affirms MyPillow’s Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute

  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell in favor of a software engineer who challenged data that Lindell said proves China interfered in the 2020 U.S. presidential election and tipped the outcome to Joe Biden. Lindell said he plans to appeal. Asked if he can …

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• 21 February

  Wisconsin bills to fight ‘forever chemicals’ pollution, speed ballot counting in jeopardy

  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Measures that would legalize medical marijuana, spend $125 million to combat pollution from “forever chemicals” and allow election officials to speed up the counting of absentee ballots all appear to be doomed as the Wisconsin Legislature approaches the end of its session for the year. The Assembly plans to meet for a last time on Thursday, …

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• 21 February

  Reino Unido sanciona a autoridades de la colonia penal rusa donde murió Navalny

  

  LONDRES (AP) — Gran Bretaña ha aplicado sanciones a seis personas que dirigían la colonia penal donde el destacado opositor ruso Alexei Navalny murió la semana pasada, dijo la Secretaría del Exterior el miércoles. Uno de los seis funcionarios de la prisión, sancionados bajo las normas británicas de derechos humanos, es Vadim Konstantinovich Kalinin, supervisor de la colonia penal donde …

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• 21 February

  Cleveland and the Liberty Flames visit conference foe Florida International

  

  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. Liberty Flames (16-10, 5-6 CUSA) at Florida International Panthers (8-18, 3-8 CUSA) Miami; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: CUSA foes Florida International and Liberty will play on …

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• 21 February

  Porto tumba 1-0 al Arsenal con gol en los descuentos del brasileño Galeno

  

  OPORTO, Portugal (AP) — Wenderson Galeno dio al Porto la victoria justo antes de que sonara el silbatazo final. Ahora, Arsenal necesita remontar si quiere disputar los cuartos de final de la Liga de Campeones por primera vez desde 2010. El atacante brasileño marcó en los descuentos y el conjunto portugués se impuso el miércoles por 1-0 en la ida …

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• 21 February

  Villanova beats Butler 72-62

  

  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. VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Eric Dixon scored 22 points to help Villanova defeat Butler 72-62 on Tuesday night. Dixon added six rebounds for the Wildcats (15-11, 8-7 Big …

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• 21 February

  An online dump of Chinese hacking documents offers a rare window into pervasive state surveillance

  

  Chinese police are investigating an unauthorized and highly unusual online dump of documents from a private security contractor linked to the nation’s top policing agency and other parts of its government — a trove that catalogs apparent hacking activity and tools to spy on both Chinese and foreigners. Among the apparent targets of tools provided by the impacted company, I-Soon: …

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• 21 February

  Another executive at Japan’s top oil firm is fired for sexual harassment as #MeToo awareness grows

  TOKYO (AP) — The head of a renewable energy subsidiary of Japan’s top oil company, Eneos Holdings, has been fired for sexual harassment, the companies announced Wednesday, as awareness of the #MeToo movement grows in the country. Japan Renewable Energy Corp. said in a statement it dismissed chairperson Shigeru Yasu after an internal investigation confirmed sexual harassment at a social …

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• 21 February

  Presidente del gobierno español se reúne con rey de Marruecos; hablan de migración y guerra en Gaza

  

  RABAT, Marruecos (AP) — El presidente del gobierno español Pedro Sánchez se reunió el miércoles con el rey marroquí Mohamed VI, elogiando la cooperación entre ambas naciones en el manejo de la migración. Sánchez también reiteró la postura de España en apoyo al plan de autonomía de Marruecos respecto a la disputada región del Sahara Occidental, e hizo un llamado …

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