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La canción española \”Zorra\” para Eurovisión, ¿defiende o insulta a las mujeres?

MADRID (AP) — La canción que representará a España en Eurovisión, “Zorra”, está causando una tormenta entre conservadores y feministas, en tanto el presidente socialista Pedro Sánchez dice que le gusta. La canción del dúo Nebulossa fue elegida el sábado para representar al concurso de la canción Eurovisión en mayo. La plataforma Spotify la tenía como la canción más viral …

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Divine intervention? Ivorians say God is on their team’s side after ‘miracles’ at Africa Cup

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast’s unlikely — some would say miraculous — progression to the Africa Cup of Nations final has convinced locals that God is on their side. The host nation has survived several close shaves with elimination thanks to fortune with results in other games and scarcely believable comebacks. Late goals in remarkable wins in the …

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Boyd leads Lipscomb against Queens after 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. Queens Royals (10-14, 4-5 ASUN) at Lipscomb Bisons (14-10, 5-4 ASUN) Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Lipscomb hosts the Queens Royals after Derrin Boyd scored …

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Washington Boys Basketball Prep Poll

AP – How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2023-2024, by WIAA Class, with won-lost record, total points, and previous ranking (first-place votes in parentheses): Division 4A School Record Points Last Week 1. Mount Si (8) 20-2 80 1 2. Davis 18-1 72 2 3. Glacier Peak …

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Olympic women’s basketball qualifiers set to begin around the world

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. and France have already qualified for the Paris Olympics this summer in women’s basketball. The 10 other spots are up for grabs this week in four qualifying tournaments that are spread throughout the world. Belgium, China, Hungary and Brazil will each host four teams in a round-robin style format that begins Thursday. The top …

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Colgate visits Boston University after McNair’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. Colgate Raiders (15-8, 9-1 Patriot League) at Boston University Terriers (9-14, 4-6 Patriot League) Boston; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Raiders -8; over/under is 133.5 BOTTOM …

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Missouri takes on Texas A&M after Carter’s 20-point showing

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. Texas A&M Aggies (13-8, 4-4 SEC) at Missouri Tigers (8-14, 0-9 SEC) Columbia, Missouri; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Aggies -5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: …

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Swanson returns to training with US women ahead of the first Women’s Gold Cup

Mallory Swanson is returning to the U.S. national team, but she’s not ready to play in a match just yet. Swanson, who injured her left knee last April and missed the Women’s World Cup, will train with the United States for the inaugural CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup but she won’t play in tournament games. Swanson was the team’s leading scorer …

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Sweden closes probe into explosions on Nord Stream pipelines, saying it doesn’t have jurisdiction

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish officials said Wednesday that they have decided to close their investigation into the September 2022 explosions on the underwater Nord Stream gas pipelines which were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany, saying they don’t have jurisdiction. Sweden’s investigation was only one of three into the explosions. Denmark and Germany are also examining the …

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