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China struggles to revive manufacturing amid virus outbreak
BEIJING - Factories that make the world's smartphones, toys and other goods are struggling to reopen after a virus outbreak idled China's economy. But even with the ruling Communist Party promising he...
Feb 25, 2020
'The sky is blue again': Weinstein's accusers express relief
NEW YORK - Actress Mira Sorvino broke down in tears as she described her reaction to the guilty verdict against Harvey Weinstein: relief, that the fallen movie mogul would not go unpunished. A tinge o...
Feb 25, 2020
Paramount halts 'Mission: Impossible' shoot over new virus
NEW YORK - Paramount Pictures on Monday halted production on the seventh "Mission: Impossible" film due to the new virus, as Hollywood began to more drastically adapt to the growing global outbreak. "...
Feb 25, 2020
Joe Biden's presidential bid faces definitive moment in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Once, everyone seemed to think he was going to win. Now, Joe Biden can't afford to lose. In truth, he's not alone - with Bernie Sanders on the march, neither Amy Klobuchar...
Feb 25, 2020
Stocks open slightly higher after worst drop in 2 years
NEW YORK - Stocks opened slightly higher on Wall Street as the market claws back some of the ground it lost in a dramatic sell-off a day earlier. Home Depot and Macy's rose Tuesday after reporting res...
Feb 25, 2020
AP: US opera union probe finds Plácido Domingo abused power
SAN FRANCISCO - An investigation into legendary singer Plcido Domingo by the U.S. union representing opera performers found more than two dozen people who said they were sexually harassed or witnessed...
Feb 25, 2020
Nova Scotia coast chosen as potential home for retired whales raised in captivity
SHERBROOKE, N.S. - A U.S.-based conservation group has chosen a site in Nova Scotia where it plans to build a kind of retirement home for whales raised in captivity. The Whale Sanctuary...
Feb 25, 2020
Raf Simons joining Prada in full creative collaboration
MILAN - Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons - two of the fashion world's biggest creative names - will collaborate on Prada collections from Spring/Summer 2021 going forward indefinitely, the designers annou...
Feb 25, 2020
IOC senior member: 3 months to decide fate of Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO - Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the IOC, estimates there's a three-month window to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, which are being threatened by the fast-spreading virus from ...
Feb 25, 2020
IOC senior member: 3 months to decide fate of Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO - Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the IOC, estimates there's a three-month window to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, which are being threatened by the fast-spreading virus from ...
Feb 25, 2020