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‘The Invisible Man’ tops box office with $29 million
LOS ANGELES - The Elisabeth Moss-led thriller "The Invisible Man" rode a wave of good reviews to a very visible spot atop the box office this weekend. Universal Pictures on Sunday estimated that the f...
Mar 03, 2020
Trump campaign looks to the skies to reach voters via blimp
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's campaign is planning to fly a blimp over swing states to get its message out - and to collect reams of data. The blimp with Trump logos is set to fly between May ...
Mar 03, 2020
Q&A: What's next for the Tokyo Olympics as virus spreads?
TOKYO - The spreading virus from China has been reported in more than 60 countries and puts the Tokyo Olympics at risk. The Olympics are to open on July 24 - less than five months away. The Paralympic...
Mar 03, 2020
Factories expand despite virus, though deliveries slow
WASHINGTON - American factories expanded in February for the second straight month, despite disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The winning streak, however, may prove short-lived. The Inst...
Mar 03, 2020
Nik vs. the volcano: How Wallenda is prepping for new stunt
NEW YORK - Intense heat, poisonous gasses, molten lava - the conditions for Nik Wallenda's latest tightrope walk are downright hellish, and that's just the way he wants it. Wallenda will traverse the ...
Mar 03, 2020
Jack Welch, the GE chief who became a superstar, has died
BOSTON - Jack Welch, who transformed General Electric Co. into a highly profitable multinational conglomerate and parlayed his legendary business acumen into a retirement career as a corporate leaders...
Mar 03, 2020
Long-rumoured Woody Allen memoir coming in April
NEW YORK - A memoir by Woody Allen, rumoured for years and once thought unpublishable in the #MeToo era, is coming out next month. Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, announce...
Mar 03, 2020
Opera union board member alleges coverup in Domingo scandal
SAN FRANCISCO - A senior member of the main U.S. union that represents opera performers resigned Monday, accusing the leadership of a coverup in its investigation into accusations of sexual harassment...
Mar 03, 2020
Klobuchar is ending her presidential bid, will endorse Biden
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar ended her Democratic presidential campaign on Monday and plans to endorse rival Joe Biden in an effort to unify moderate voters behind the former vice-president's White Ho...
Mar 03, 2020
Sri Lankan Parliament dissolved, elections set for April
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's president dissolved Parliament ahead of schedule on Monday and set new elections for April in which he aims to secure a strong majority allowing him to push for consti...
Mar 03, 2020