SEÚL, Corea del Sur (AP) — La oficina presidencial de Corea del Sur afirmó el jueves que la iniciativa del país de establecer relaciones diplomáticas con Cuba asestaría un “golpe político y psicológico” a su rival Corea del Norte, cuyas alianzas diplomáticas se reducen principalmente a un pequeño grupo de aliados de la Guerra Fría. El Ministerio surcoreano de Exteriores …

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares rose in Asia on Thursday after Wall Street stocks recovered much of their sharp losses from a day before. Oil prices declined. Benchmarks rose in most major markets apart from Seoul, while mainland Chinese markets remained closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. Japan reported its economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.4% in the …

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. Wagner Seahawks (11-11, 5-5 NEC) at Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash (8-16, 3-8 NEC) Loretto, Pennsylvania; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Francis (PA) faces the Wagner …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden avoided criminal charges around his handling of classified documents in part because of his answers during a lengthy interview with the special counsel investigating him. But the sit-down also opened Biden up to fresh scrutiny over his age and memory, and now the public release of a transcript of that discussion is being sought …

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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. Southern Illinois Salukis (16-9, 8-6 MVC) at Belmont Bruins (14-11, 7-7 MVC) Nashville, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -3; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: …

El demócrata Tom Suozzi ganó el martes las elecciones especiales de Nueva York para un escaño en la Cámara de Representantes federal, al imponerse en un distrito suburbano políticamente heterogéneo, una victoria que podría aumentar las esperanzas de su partido de cara a los reñidos comicios presidenciales de este año. Suozzi derrotó a la republicana Mazi Pilip para ocupar el …

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Reliever Phil Maton and the Tampa Bay Rays finalized a $6.5 million, one-year contract on Wednesday, a deal that includes a 2025 club option and could be worth $14 million over two years. Maton gets a $6.25 million salary this season, and the Rays have a $7.75 million option with a $250,000 buyout. A 30-year-old …

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. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (11-14, 5-5 NEC) at Long Island Sharks (6-17, 5-6 NEC) New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: LIU hosts the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights after …

Lyft shares jumped 62% after the closing bell Tuesday thanks in part to a typo in the ride-hailing company’s earnings release that appears to have sent investors’ auto-trading algorithms — or “bots” — into a buying frenzy. Lyft’s fourth-quarter report initially forecast that an important profit metric was expected to climb by 500 basis points, or 5%, in 2024. However, …