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Book Review: Melissa Albert’s ‘The Bad Ones’ is a gripping story of friendship and the supernatural

Four people have disappeared in a single night, and Nora’s best friend, Becca, is one of them. If they weren’t three months into a huge fight, maybe Nora would be able to parse out the clues Becca left for her. Melissa Albert’s fifth young adult novel, “The Bad Ones,” is both chilling and heart-warming — a story of limitless friendship …

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Western Carolina faces UNC Greensboro after Woolbright’s 21-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. Western Carolina Catamounts (19-8, 8-6 SoCon) at UNC Greensboro Spartans (19-8, 10-4 SoCon) Greensboro, North Carolina; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Western Carolina faces the UNC Greensboro …

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Northern Illinois and Ball State face off for conference matchup

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. Ball State Cardinals (12-13, 4-8 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (9-16, 3-9 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -1; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM …

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Eiffel Tower operator warns the landmark is closed as strike turns visitors away for a second day

PARIS (AP) — A strike at the Eiffel Tower over poor financial management turned away visitors on Tuesday for the second consecutive day. The 330-meter (1,083-foot) landmark in central Paris has seen soaring sightseer numbers in the lead-up to the Olympics in the French capital. Tourists planning to visit the Eiffel Tower were warned on its website that the monument …

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Tuesday’s Time Schedule

All Times EST Tuesday, Feb. 20 NHL Dallas at NY Rangers, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m. NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Florida, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Colorado, 9 p.m. Nashville at Vegas, 10 p.m. Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. TOP 25 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL No. 1 UConn at …

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South Africa tells top UN court that it’s accusing Israel of apartheid against Palestinians

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa argued at the United Nations’ top court on Tuesday that Israel is responsible for apartheid against the Palestinians and that Israel’s occupation of land sought for a Palestinian state is “inherently and fundamentally illegal.” Israel rejects such claims. The South African representatives were speaking on the second day of hearings at the International …

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Ukraine premier in Tokyo says his country needs missiles, but expects new US aid to come through

TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday that his country needs long-range missiles and other ammunition to end Russia’s invasion, and said he expects a U.S. aid package that’s stalled in Congress to come through, speaking at a news conference the day after he attended a conference in Tokyo on reconstructing Ukraine. Ukraine has modern equipment, …

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Bayern Munich lacking full backs as Noussair Mazraoui out injured

MUNICH (AP) — All three of Bayern Munich’s specialist right backs are out injured after the club confirmed Noussair Mazraoui has a hamstring strain on Tuesday. The Morocco defender went off injured in a 3-2 loss to Bochum on Sunday, which left the German champion eight points off Bundesliga leader Bayer Leverkusen and piled more pressure on coach Thomas Tuchel. …

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Pepperdine visits Pacific following Blake’s 20-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. Pepperdine Waves (11-17, 4-9 WCC) at Pacific Tigers (6-22, 0-13 WCC) Stockton, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pacific hosts the Pepperdine Waves after Nicquel Blake scored …

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