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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates on his seventh trip to the nation, feted by tens of thousands of his countrymen ahead of elections back home in the coming months. Modi was met on landing in Abu Dhabi by Emirati President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a …
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13 February
How did live ammunition get on Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ set? The armorer’s trial will focus on this
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The scheduled trial next week of a movie weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin may hinge on an enduring mystery: How did live ammunition find its way onto the set of a film set where it was expressly prohibited? Investigators recovered six live rounds of ammunition from a box, …
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13 February
Tennessee Boy’s Prep Polls
The Associated Press’ Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee’s three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through February 13, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote: Division …
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13 February
What’s inside the Senate’s $95 billion bill to aid Ukraine and Israel and counter China
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate early Tuesday passed an emergency spending package that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel; replenish U.S. weapons systems; and provide food, water, and other humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. The Senate jettisoned from the package a bipartisan effort to boost immigration enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border after most Republican senators, following the …
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13 February
Lawmakers take up ‘skill games,’ minimum wage, marijuana as Assembly hits midpoint deadline
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers plowed through hundreds of bills Tuesday as they reached a key deadline for this year’s legislative session. The House of Delegates and Senate debated topics ranging from gambling to marijuana sales ahead of what’s known as “crossover,” the point by which all legislation but the budget bills must clear its originating chamber. This year’s …
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13 February
El rey Carlos III regresa a Londres, se espera que para recibir tratamiento contra el cáncer
El rey Carlos III regresó el martes a Londres de su retiro en el campo para lo que se esperaba fuera otra ronda de tratamiento después de que se le diagnosticara un cáncer. Carlos, de 75 años, y su esposa, la reina Camilla, llegaron en helicóptero al Palacio de Buckingham desde su finca en Sandringham, en Norfolk, en el este …
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13 February
Why tens of thousands of Indian farmers are protesting again
NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are protesting for guaranteed crop prices, renewing a movement that succeeded in getting contentious new agricultural laws repealed in 2021. Earlier this week, they began marching toward New Delhi, but their efforts so far have been blocked by authorities, who have used tear gas, detained a number of farmers and …
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13 February
Tejada, Thompson spark Towson to 80-55 romp over Elon
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. TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Tyler Tejada had 17 points and Charles Thompson added a double-double in Towson’s 80-55 victory over Elon on Monday night. Tejada was 6-of-12 shooting …
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13 February
The first Black woman in the Mississippi Legislature now has her portrait in the state Capitol
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Rep. Alyce Clarke was the first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature, and now she is the first Black person — and first woman — to have a portrait on display in the state Capitol. She smiled Tuesday as fellow lawmakers, friends and supporters honored her during a ceremony to unveil the oil painting, …
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13 February
Samford Bulldogs play the Western Carolina Catamounts on 5-game win streak
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 (18-7, 7-5 SoCon) at Samford Bulldogs (22-3, 11-1 SoCon) Birmingham, Alabama; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Samford is looking to build upon its five-game …
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