February, 2024

• 21 February

  United Airlines says after a ‘detailed safety analysis’ it will restart flights to Israel in March

  CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines says it plans to resume flights to Israel next month, reviving a route that was suspended in October at the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The airline said Wednesday that it will start flights from Newark, New Jersey, to Tel Aviv with a stop in Munich on March 2 and March 4. United said it …

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• 21 February

  Evers signals he won’t sign bill to fight PFAS as legislative session nears end

  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signaled Wednesday that he has no intention of signing a Republican bill that would spend tens of millions of dollars to address pollution from the so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS because it dramatically scales back regulators’ enforcement authority. The Senate passed the bill in November and the Assembly was expected to …

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• 21 February

  Allen and Portland State host Montana 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. Portland State Vikings (16-11, 7-7 Big Sky) at Montana State Bobcats (11-15, 6-7 Big Sky) Bozeman, Montana; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Portland State plays the Montana …

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• 21 February

  MILAN FASHION WEEK PHOTOS: Fendi, Del Core, Marras envelop women in protective garb for next winter

  

  MILAN (AP) — An anti-fur protester crashed the Fendi runway show Wednesday during the first day of Milan Fashion Week of mostly womenswear previews for Fall-Winter 2024-25. The PETA activist jumped into the models’ finale holding up a sign that read “Animals are not clothing,” before being whisked away by security. The animal rights group is pressuring Fendi to join …

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• 21 February

  James Blake, the Miami Open tournament director, was fined for betting sponsorship ties

  

  LONDON (AP) — Miami Open tournament director and former Top 10 player James Blake was fined $56,250 for violating tennis’s rules about betting sponsorship, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Wednesday. The London-based ITIA said the violation was unintentional and Blake “co-operated fully with the investigation and did not contest the charge.” If Blake breaks the rules again during an …

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• 21 February

  No. 21 Washington State visits No. 4 Arizona after Bradley’s 21-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. Washington State Cougars (20-6, 11-4 Pac-12) at Arizona Wildcats (20-5, 11-3 Pac-12) Tucson, Arizona; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 Arizona hosts the No. 21 Washington …

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• 21 February

  Radford faces Gardner-Webb following Giles’ 24-point game

  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. Radford Highlanders (13-14, 3-9 Big South) at Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (13-14, 8-4 Big South) Boiling Springs, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Radford visits the Gardner-Webb …

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• 21 February

  Gauff beats Pliskova to reach Dubai quarterfinals. Swiatek and Rybakina also advance

  

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Coco Gauff rallied from a slow start and a second-set argument with the chair umpire to beat Karolina Pliskova 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships on Wednesday. The third-seeded Gauff ended Pliskova’s 11-match winning streak. The 19-year-old American built a 4-2 lead in the second set before a lengthy …

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• 20 February

  Alberto Fujimori dice que la presidenta peruana Dina Boluarte debe gobernar hasta 2026

  

  LIMA (AP) — El expresidente peruano Alberto Fujimori dijo que a su exasesor Vladimiro Montesinos “lo mareó el dinero” y que la mandataria Dina Boluarte debe gobernar hasta 2026, en la primera entrevista que concede tras pasar 16 años en prisión por ser el autor intelectual de 25 asesinatos durante su gobierno. Fujimori, de 85 años, fue liberado en diciembre …

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• 20 February

  Illinois State plays Northern Iowa after Poindexter’s 27-point game

  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. Northern Iowa Panthers (15-12, 9-7 MVC) at Illinois State Redbirds (13-14, 7-9 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State takes on the Northern Iowa …

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