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Ally of Venezuela’s Maduro hires DC lobbyist to build ties

MIAMI — An ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has agreed to spend $12.5 million to hire a lawyer and Washington lobbyist to ease U.S. sanctio...
18:15 27 January 2022
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Billie Eilish, a voice of the youth, tops the Grammy Awards

NEW YORK — Singer Billie Eilish, who gave voice to young people struggling with depression on a do-it-yourself album she made at home with her older b...
18:08 27 January 2022
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Oregon moves up to No. 3 in AP women’s basketball poll

NEW YORK — Oregon moved up one spot in The Associated Press women's basketball poll to No. 3 after beating rival Oregon State twice in a 48-hour span.
18:07 27 January 2022
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‘I’m being raped’: Weinstein accuser details alleged assault

NEW YORK — At times sobbing, former production assistant Mimi Haleyi told jurors Monday at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial how she tried to fight off th...
18:06 27 January 2022
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Baylor remains No. 1 in AP Top 25 with few changes at top

Baylor is No. 1 for a second straight week in an AP Top 25 poll that had no major changes at the top, a rare bit of stability in a wildly unpredictabl...
17:47 27 January 2022
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50 years later, Chiefs relishing current Super Bowl run

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fifty years later, Jan Stenerud still remembers just about every detail from the Super Bowl.
15:48 27 January 2022
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Italian town where Bryant played as a kid mourns — again

ROME — For a city already familiar with losing a basketball hero, Kobe Bryant’s death made a particularly strong impact in the Italian town of Rieti.
15:36 27 January 2022
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UN health chief visits China to help with virus containment

BEIJING — 11:20 p.m.
15:25 27 January 2022
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Auschwitz survivors warn of rising anti-Semitism 75 years on

OSWIECIM, Poland — Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp gathered Monday for commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of its liberation, r...
14:11 27 January 2022
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Mongolia closes border, China extends holiday to fight virus

BEIJING — China on Monday expanded its sweeping efforts to contain a deadly virus, extending the Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and...
13:37 27 January 2022
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Turkish rescuers find last quake victims; death toll hits 41

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish emergency teams on Monday recovered the bodies of the last two missing quake victims from the rubble of a collapsed building,...
13:11 27 January 2022
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Lil Nas X, Alicia Keys added key moments at the Grammys

What was already a chaotic week leading up to the Grammys suddenly took a somber turn with the death of NBA star Kobe Bryant, who was beloved in Los A...
12:36 27 January 2022
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Bryant hailed as ‘true Olympic champion’ by IOC president

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Kobe Bryant was as “an outstanding and true Olympic champion,” IOC President Thomas Bach said Monday.
11:49 27 January 2022
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‘I did it’: Portugal hacker says he exposed African tycoon

LISBON, Portugal — A Portuguese hacker is claiming responsibility for leaking confidential documents implicating the billionaire daughter of a former ...
11:12 27 January 2022
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Nighttime rocket attack on US Embassy in Baghdad injured 1

BAGHDAD — A nighttime rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad injured at least one embassy personnel member, staffers there said Monday.
9:45 27 January 2022
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Countries evaluate evacuation of citizens in virus epicenter

TOKYO — Countries with citizens in the central Chinese city that's the epicenter of a viral outbreak are planning evacuations as the number of illness...
7:32 27 January 2022
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Rio residents try to bring green to a concrete jungle

RIO DE JANEIRO — Alê Roque wanders the untamed orchard in Rio de Janeiro, pushing aside leaves to point out what she helped plant last year. “This is ...
5:00 27 January 2022
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The Latest: Billie Eilish wins 5 in dominant Grammys

LOS ANGELES — The Latest on the Grammy Awards, being presented Sunday at Los Angeles' Staples Center (all times local):
4:46 27 January 2022
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Grammys honor Nipsey Hussle with a soaring performance

NEW YORK — John Legend, Meek Mill, DJ Khaled and a host of musicians paid tribute to Nipsey Hussle at the Grammy Awards, filling the vast stage with a...
4:35 27 January 2022
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Kobe Bryant left deep legacy in LA sports, basketball world

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant inspired a generation of basketball players worldwide with sublime skills and an unquenchable competitive fire.
4:34 27 January 2022
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Music stars pay tribute to Kobe Bryant at Grammys award show

LOS ANGELES — From the red carpet to the main stage, sadness loomed over music’s biggest night Sunday at the arena in downtown Los Angeles where Kobe ...
1:36 27 January 2022
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Woods stunned to learn of Kobe Bryant’s death

SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods has heard just about everything from playing before the biggest crowds in golf, and he tends to ignore it. Most puzzling was w...
1:23 27 January 2022
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UK introduces new fast-track visa to attract scientists

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson introduced a new fast-track visa to attract more of the world’s best scientists to the U.K. in hopes of ...
0:06 27 January 2022
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Librarians honor books by Luiselli and Higginbotham

NEW YORK — Valeria Luiselli's novel “Lost Children Archive” and Adam Higginbotham's nonfiction “Midnight in Chernobyl” have been awarded the Andrew Ca...
0:00 27 January 2022
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Leishman rallies to win Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey

SAN DIEGO — Marc Leishman couldn't miss whether it was for birdie for par, racing from four shots behind with a 7-under 65 and winning the Farmers Ins...
23:58 26 January 2022
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Mexican march for peace swarmed by angry protesters

MEXICO CITY — A four-day pilgrimage by family members of murdered or missing Mexicans culminated in a tense confrontation in the capital's main square...
23:47 26 January 2022
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Music mainstays and newcomers speak out on Grammy inclusion

NEW YORK — Drama over fairness and inclusion at the Grammy Awards carried over to music's big night Sunday as newcomers and mainstays in the industry ...
23:04 26 January 2022
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Bloomberg vows steadfast commitment to US aid for Israel

NEW YORK — Michael Bloomberg on Sunday made his case for the presidency to fellow Jewish Americans, vowing not to revisit U.S. aid to Israel -- an app...
22:32 26 January 2022
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A look at some of Kobe Bryant’s career highlights

Here are some of the many highlights of Kobe Bryant’s career. The former Los Angeles Lakers star was killed in a helicopter crash in California on Sun...
22:15 26 January 2022
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At Sundance, Lin-Manuel Miranda shares the spotlight

PARK CITY, Utah — Lin-Manuel Miranda knows that, for some, the story of his life is already written.
21:13 26 January 2022