February, 2024

• 1 February

  Appalachian State visits Georgia State after Odom’s 30-point outing

  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. Appalachian State Mountaineers (17-4, 8-1 Sun Belt) at Georgia State Panthers (9-11, 4-5 Sun Belt) Atlanta; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -5.5; over/under is 144.5 …

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• 1 February

  Biden sanciona a 4 colonos israelíes involucrados en violencia en Cisjordania

  

  WASHINGTON (AP) — El presidente Joe Biden emitió un decreto el jueves que sanciona a los colonos israelíes en Cisjordania acusados de atacar a palestinos en el territorio ocupado, imponiendo vedas financieras y prohibiciones de otorgar visas en principio a cuatro individuos. Esos colonos participaron de actos de violencia, amenazas e intentos de destruir u ocupar propiedades palestinas, según el …

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• 1 February

  Mercedes confirma que el siete veces campeón Lewis Hamilton dejará el equipo de Fórmula Uno al final de 2024

  

  BRACKLEY, Inglaterra (AP) — Mercedes confirma que el siete veces campeón Lewis Hamilton dejará el equipo de Fórmula Uno al final de 2024.

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• 1 February

  Masic leads Portland against Pacific after 22-point showing

  

  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. Portland Pilots (7-15, 1-6 WCC) at Pacific Tigers (6-16, 0-7 WCC) Stockton, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pilots -2.5; over/under is 151.5 BOTTOM LINE: Portland …

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• 1 February

  Lupus and other autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men. Now there’s a clue why

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Women are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, when an out-of-whack immune system attacks their own bodies — and new research may finally explain why. It’s all about how the body handles females’ extra X chromosome, Stanford University researchers reported Thursday — a finding that could lead to better ways to detect a long …

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• 1 February

  Indiana legislation could hold back thousands of third graders who can’t read

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers have avowed to reverse the state’s long declining literacy rates with legislation targeting early elementary school years. Almost halfway through the legislative session, state Senators advanced a sweeping bill Thursday that could hold back thousands of third graders who do not pass the state’s reading exam. Republicans have balked at those who have labeled the …

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• 1 February

  NAACP seeks federal probe of Florida county’s jail system following deaths

  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The NAACP is seeking a federal investigation of deaths in Florida’s second-largest county jail system, saying the Broward Sheriff’s Office does not adequately monitor inmates or provide them with proper medical treatment and mental health services. Marsha Ellison, the civil rights group’s Broward County president, stood with the relatives of some of the 21 inmates …

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• 1 February

  Roberto Clemente exhibit honoring the late Pirates player makes stop at Caribbean Series in Miami

  

  MIAMI (AP) — Some of Roberto Clemente’s most impactful career and life moments are on display at the Miami Marlins’ loanDepot Park. A traveling exhibit titled “3,000″ — a nod to the day on Sept. 30, 1972, that the late Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder became the first Latin American-born major league player with 3,000 hits — stopped at the Caribbean Series …

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• 1 February

  Carlos Carrasco returns to Guardians on minor league contract, will make $2 million if on roster

  

  CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Carrasco is coming home to Cleveland. The popular pitcher officially signed a minor league contract with the Guardians on Thursday, with an invitation to camp at spring training. Carrasco’s return was reported previously by the AP and other media outlets last weekend. The 36-year-old Carrasco will get a chance to make Cleveland’s roster in Arizona. If …

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• 1 February

  Saint Peter’s hosts Bayless and Niagara

  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. Niagara Purple Eagles (10-10, 6-4 MAAC) at Saint Peter’s Peacocks (11-7, 7-2 MAAC) Jersey City, New Jersey; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Niagara faces the Saint Peter’s …

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