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Microsoft plows ahead in cloud business growth

Microsoft on Wednesday reported another solid quarterly report card to Wall Street, as it plows ahead in selling its cloud computing services to big b...
21:41 29 January 2022
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Accusers: Weinstein excused lewd acts as a showbiz norm

NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein callously preceded an alleged rape with reassurances that he'd had a vasectomy, one accuser testified Wednesday.
21:35 29 January 2022
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Review: ‘Assistant’ is a subtle, soul-crushing #MeToo drama

Harvey Weinstein sits in a Manhattan courtroom this week, a silent (as yet) but looming presence at his landmark #MeToo-era trial for rape and sexual ...
21:15 29 January 2022
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Goodell: Diversity in coach/executive hirings must improve

MIAMI — Stopping short of saying the Rooney Rule is not working, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell noted Wednesday the league needs change to its minorit...
20:51 29 January 2022
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Prosecutor: Michael Avenatti saw dollar signs in Nike fraud

NEW YORK — A prosecutor kicked off opening statements at Michael Avenatti's attempted extortion trial Wednesday by saying the deep-in-debt California ...
20:30 29 January 2022
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Review: ‘The Rhythm Section’ is a fresh take on old formula

When you think of top-notch movie assassins, there’s a good chance you conjure up Samuel L. Jackson or Keanu Reeves or Matt Damon. You might not immed...
19:52 29 January 2022
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Isabel Allende talks about migration, life, aging and love

NEW YORK — Over the last year, Isabel Allende has been coping with loss and grief after the passing of her mother, a stepfather whom she “adored”, and...
19:48 29 January 2022
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DJ Khaled, Cardi B, Gaga to perform during Super Bowl week

MIAMI — DJ Khaled will be celebrating his first-ever Grammy win in the city where the former radio host built his career: Miami.
18:50 29 January 2022
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More airlines drop flights to China as virus spreads

BANGKOK — British Airways halted all flights to China and American Airlines suspended Los Angeles flights to and from Shanghai and Beijing as efforts ...
18:33 29 January 2022
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Israel postpones move to annex large parts of West Bank

JERUSALEM — Israel has postponed a move to annex large parts of the West Bank, a government minister said Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Benjam...
18:27 29 January 2022
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Meghan Trainor leaves pain behind and offers fresh new music

NEW YORK — Four years ago, Meghan Trainor won the Grammy Award for best new artist. On the first anniversary of that very win she was literally speech...
18:25 29 January 2022
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Europe steps up China virus fight, aims to repatriate 600

PARIS — European officials and business stepped up efforts Wednesday to counter a spreading virus from China that has killed more than 130 people. Air...
17:01 29 January 2022
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Sorry, not sorry: Net cords & insincere apologies in tennis

MELBOURNE, Australia — It might just be the most insincere gesture in sports: A tennis player apologizes by raising a hand after a ball clips the net ...
16:59 29 January 2022
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`Eurydice’ heads to LA Opera and then the Met

NEW YORK — More than 70 composers from Monteverdi to Glass have written operas inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, but that didn't deter Mat...
16:47 29 January 2022
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NASA shutting down space telescope, infrared eyes to cosmos

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is pulling the plug on one of its great observatories -- the Spitzer Space Telescope -- after 16 years of scanning the uni...
16:47 29 January 2022
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Tight security promised for Super Bowl 54 in Miami

MIAMI — Florida and federal law enforcement agencies preparing for the Super Bowl this Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens say they are ready...
15:10 29 January 2022
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Virus in China affects sports events, Olympic qualifiers

GENEVA — Amid growing concern about the spread of a new virus in China, international sports in the country have been postponed and Olympic qualifying...
14:52 29 January 2022
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Rapper Missy Elliott, H.E.R. team up for Pepsi Super Bowl ad

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Almost three years ago, Missy Elliott sent a tweet to a then under-the-radar artist whose music she admired and told her that ...
14:08 29 January 2022
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RIGHT AT HOME: Reclaimed wood’s past adds character to decor

In their new book, ``Reclaimed Wood: A Field Guide’’ (Abrams, 2019), woodworkers Alan Solomon and Klaas Armster close with an imagined recounting of o...
13:46 29 January 2022
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Fight over Bolton gives Romney a chance for Senate clout

WASHINGTON — It's Mitt Romney's big moment, again.
12:51 29 January 2022
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UAE confirms 4 Chinese tourists have virus, first in Mideast

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A family of four Chinese tourists in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday became the first cases in the Mideast of a ne...
12:45 29 January 2022
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The end is nigh: European Parliament to approve Brexit

BRUSSELS — The European Parliament on Wednesday is set to overwhelmingly approve the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union — the fin...
12:15 29 January 2022
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Berlin film fest to zoom in on inner turmoil, outer chaos

BERLIN — This year's Berlin International Film Festival will have a decidedly dark focus, with many of its headline movies reflecting the inner turmoi...
11:13 29 January 2022
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A failed Italian job: Driver evades flaming highway robbery

MILAN — In a bid to rob an armored vehicle, a gang of thieves set up barriers of burning vehicles and spilled nails on a highway near Milan but were f...
10:32 29 January 2022
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Britain’s EU Journey: When Johnson gambled to deliver Brexit

LONDON — Britain officially leaves the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2...
10:16 29 January 2022
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World shares mostly higher after rebound on Wall Street

Shares advanced in most European and Asian markets on Wednesday after a rebound on Wall Street reversed most losses from a sell-off the day before.
9:57 29 January 2022
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Navratilova sorry for protocol breach, not for Court protest

MELBOURNE, Australia — Martina Navratilova has apologized after getting caught on a technicality in her on-court campaign to have a stadium renamed at...
8:32 29 January 2022
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Halep, Muguruza take contrasting paths to semis in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia — Simona Halep went to work a long way from home in the off-season, out near the desert, not taking a day off.
6:34 29 January 2022
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Asian shares mostly higher after rebound on Wall Street

Shares advanced in most Asian markets on Wednesday after a rebound on Wall Street that reversed most losses from a sell-off the day before.
4:46 29 January 2022
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Japanese evacuation flight brings back workers from Wuhan

TOKYO — The first group of Japanese evacuees from a virus-hit Chinese city arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday, wearing masks but showing a sense of relief.
4:01 29 January 2022