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. Colgate Raiders (20-9, 14-2 Patriot League) at Holy Cross Crusaders (9-20, 6-10 Patriot League) Worcester, Massachusetts; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Raiders -13; over/under is 139.5 …
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Amsterdam police say a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Dutch rapper has been arrested in Paris
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A suspect in the fatal shooting of a Dutch rapper was arrested on a European warrant at an airport in Paris early Wednesday, Amsterdam police said. The 20-year-old man, whose identity wasn’t released, was detained at Charles de Gaulle airport as he was about to board a flight from Paris to French Guiana in South …
Read More »Asylum seekers in Europe reached a 7-year high last year. Syrians and Afghans file most claims
BRUSSELS (AP) — The number of asylum seekers in Europe reached a seven-year high last year, with more than 1.1 million people applying for international protection in 2023, most of them Syrian nationals, the European Union said Wednesday. The increase in asylum seekers and other migrants is a divisive issue in many European countries, pitting those who say more should …
Read More »Police in suburban Chicago are sued over a fatal shooting of a man in his home
CHICAGO (AP) — The sisters of a man fatally shot in his home this month by suburban Chicago police filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the officers and their department, alleging wrongful death and other counts. Kyenna McConico and Kennetha Barnes, sisters of Isaac Goodlow III, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Chicago against the Carol Stream Police …
Read More »Wendy’s says it has no plans to raise prices during the busiest times at its restaurants
Wendy’s says that it has no plans to increase prices during the busiest times at its restaurants. The burger chain clarified its stance on how it will approach pricing after media picked up on comments by CEO Kirk Tanner that the company would test features like dynamic pricing at restaurants. Companies like Uber have used dynamic pricing, or surge pricing, …
Read More »Scientists create new idea on how to hack a warming planet: drying the upper atmosphere
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government scientists have cooked up a new concept for how to potentially cool an overheating Earth: Fiddle with the upper atmosphere to make it a bit drier. Water vapor — water in its gas form — is a natural greenhouse gas that traps heat, just like carbon dioxide from burning coal, oil and gas. So researchers at …
Read More »Oregon State plays Oregon after Pope’s 30-point performance
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. Oregon State Beavers (12-16, 4-13 Pac-12) at Oregon Ducks (18-9, 10-6 Pac-12) Eugene, Oregon; Wednesday, 11 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Ducks -12.5; over/under is 138 BOTTOM LINE: …
Read More »Binghamton hosts Maine after Filipovity’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. Maine Black Bears (13-15, 5-8 America East) at Binghamton Bearcats (12-14, 4-9 America East) Binghamton, New York; Thursday, 6:07 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Maine visits the Binghamton Bearcats …
Read More »Leading British economic think tank thinks there’s a ‘weak’ case for tax cuts in next week’s budget
LONDON (AP) — A leading British think tank that specializes in the state of the country’s public finances thinks there’s a “weak economic case” for further tax cuts in next week’s budget, which the Conservative government is hoping can give a lift to its prospects at the general election later this year. With the Conservatives trailing the main opposition Labour …
Read More »Dior celebrates the 1960s and the origins of ready-to-wear at Paris Fashion Week
PARIS (AP) — Sculptural figures resembling cane warriors, clad in billowing dresses that evoked skeletal forms, stood sentinel on Dior’s runway Tuesday, presenting a visual metaphor for the protection of vanishing cultures. The display marked another chapter in Maria Grazia Chiuri ’s ongoing fusion of fashion and fine art at Paris Fashion Week. Celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence, Maisie Williams, Elizabeth …
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