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Kirk Douglas, longtime influential movie star, dies at 103

Kirk Douglas, the intense, muscular actor with the dimpled chin who starred in "Spartacus," "Lust for Life" and dozens of other films, helped fatally ...
1:45 6 February 2022
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Trump wins acquittal, but Ukraine saga far from over

WASHINGTON — The impeachment of President Donald Trump is over, but it's far from case closed on Ukraine.
1:44 6 February 2022
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The Latest: Biden dismayed Limbaugh awarded Medal of Freedom

CONCORD, N.H. — The latest on the 2020 election (all times local):
1:34 6 February 2022
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Brazil indigenous protest new gov’t moves on their lands

SAO PAULO — Brazil's far-right government drew protests from indigenous groups Wednesday, first by naming a former evangelical missionary to head a de...
0:09 6 February 2022
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Life under virus quarantine: Boxing, chalk art and waiting

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — There's Zumba and boxing classes, lectures on business and taxes, and chalk art outside for the children.
0:08 6 February 2022
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Madoff seeks prison release, citing terminal kidney failure

NEW YORK — Epic Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff asked a federal judge Wednesday to grant him a “compassionate release” from his 150-year prison sentence,...
0:07 6 February 2022
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Biden casts top rivals as a risk for party that wants to win

SOMERSWORTH, N.H. — Facing questions about his campaign's viability, Joe Biden escalated his criticism of his top Democratic rivals on Wednesday, sugg...
22:55 5 February 2022
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Review: A charismatic Robbie gives Harley Quinn her wings

At one point in “Birds of Prey,” crime lord Roman Sionis, aka Ewan McGregor, sits down with a tub of popcorn to watch Harley Quinn suffer through a br...
21:58 5 February 2022
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Companies offer rebuke of Tennessee’s anti-LGBT adoption law

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Almost three dozen big companies and more than 100 small businesses in Tennessee on Wednesday predicted economic backlash from a ne...
21:52 5 February 2022
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Mickelson looking for momentum after year getting ‘crushed’

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Optimism is never in short supply for Phil Mickelson, and it was especially high when he left the Monterey Peninsula last year ...
21:48 5 February 2022
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Andy Reid tells parade-goers Chiefs will win again next year

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hundreds of thousands of Kansas City Chiefs fans braved sub-freezing wind chills on Wednesday to celebrate the team's first Super B...
21:45 5 February 2022
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Venezuelan opposition head meets Trump in show of US support

WASHINGTON — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó on Wednesday scored a long-sought meeting with President Donald Trump, a high point on an intern...
21:37 5 February 2022
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Top heavy: Handful of elite programs hoard most top recruits

McKinnley Jackson, a huge and talented defensive tackle from Mississippi, was one of the few five-star recruits whose college choice was a mystery com...
21:18 5 February 2022
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Iraqi officials: At least 8 shot dead in southern Iraq

BAGHDAD — At least eight anti-government protesters were shot dead and 52 were wounded in clashes with followers of a radical Shiite cleric in souther...
21:09 5 February 2022
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Flyin’ high: No. 6 Dayton having best season in half-century

DAYTON, Ohio — NCAA Tournament fans will be talking about Dayton a lot this year, and not only because of the First Four.
20:59 5 February 2022
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Black lawmakers demand Biden disavow surrogate’s comments

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Black lawmakers in South Carolina are calling on former Vice President Joe Biden to disavow statements from a longtime friend and cam...
20:45 5 February 2022
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Abortion is unlikely complication in Senate race in Kansas

OLATHE, Kan. — A fight in the Kansas Legislature over protecting its power to restrict abortion has become an unlikely complication in the Republican ...
20:42 5 February 2022
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No. 2 Gonzaga gets boost from international contingent

SPOKANE, Wash. — Assistant coach Tommy Lloyd has been to so many countries looking for the best international talent during his 19 seasons on the Gonz...
20:30 5 February 2022
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No sanctions for Montana lawmaker over socialism comments

HELENA, Mont. — The speaker of the Montana House conceded Wednesday that the Legislature will likely do nothing to sanction a Republican state represe...
20:12 5 February 2022
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Parkland dad apologizes for State of the Union outburst

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The father of a student killed in the 2018 Florida high school massacre apologized Wednesday for disrupting President Donald T...
20:06 5 February 2022
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Merck to spin off assets with $6.5B in sales; 4Q profit up

Drugmaker Merck beat Wall Street's fourth-quarter profit expectations, but investors weren't as happy with the biggest move Merck's made in years: dec...
19:59 5 February 2022
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Congress urged to pass anti-doping bill before Olympics

WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency urged Congress on Wednesday to pass a bill criminalizing international doping conspiracies before...
19:38 5 February 2022
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Oscar Predictions: Can ‘Parasite’ upset ’1917′?

NEW YORK — Ahead of Sunday’s 92nd Academy Awards, Associated Press Film Writer Jake Coyle shares his predictions for a ceremony with a lot of locks bu...
19:31 5 February 2022
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Jeff Bezos asks court to dismiss defamation suit

NEW YORK — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is asking a California court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against him by his girlfriend's brother, Micha...
19:28 5 February 2022
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Mickelson says he won’t accept US Open exemption

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Phil Mickelson is still not exempt for the U.S. Open and says he won't accept a special invitation.
18:05 5 February 2022
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CEO Rob DeMartini takes USA Cycling in bold, new directions

When Rob DeMartini took over at USA Cycling about a year ago, the longtime businessman immediately noticed parallels between the sport's governing bod...
18:02 5 February 2022
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Impeachment takeaways: Trump’s iron grip, McConnell delivers

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Senate appears virtually certain to acquit President Donald Trump on two impeachment charges as GOP lawmakers r...
16:59 5 February 2022
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California firefighters return from battling Australia fires

LOS ANGELES — Twenty firefighters from California returned to the United States on Wednesday after spending nearly a month battling wildfires in Austr...
16:53 5 February 2022
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Supercars champ McLaughlin gets IndyCar seat with Penske

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Team Penske will give Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin a shot at IndyCar with a seat in the road course race at Indianapolis Mo...
16:51 5 February 2022
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A guide to all the new condiments lining grocery shelves

Sauces, dressings, salsas, mustards, honeys, international ingredients. The selection of condiments at grocery stores has expanded dramatically in rec...
16:06 5 February 2022