Articles filed under Associated Press
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Ruud beats Thompson for tour-leading 26th win, reaches Barcelona Open quarterfinalsApr 18, 2024 9:12 pm - BARCELONA, Spain — Casper Ruud defeated Jordan Thompson in straight sets to earn his season-leading 26th win and secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open ...
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Chasing fifth straight win, Korda 2 shots back at Chevron ChampionshipApr 18, 2024 8:24 pm - THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Nelly Korda, who is looking to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight win, shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday in the opening round of the Chevr...
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NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will have a name starting with UtahApr 18, 2024 8:19 pm - The NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will be known as Utah, at least initially, until a long-term name is determined. “We’ll start with Utah on the jersey a...
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Scheffler wiped out from Masters and opens with a 69 at Hilton Head. He trails Poston by 6 shotsApr 18, 2024 8:14 pm - HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Scottie Scheffler is running on fumes after an exhausting Masters victory just four days ago. He hit a shank from a bunker. He nearly lost his ...
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‘Civil War’ and the elusiveness of the of-the-moment movieApr 18, 2024 3:58 pm - The movies are good at resurrecting the past and imagining the future, but pinning down the present can be tricky.
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Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80Apr 18, 2024 12:11 pm - Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” has died. He was 80. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died a...
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A heist movie gleefully collides with a monster movie in ‘Abigail’Apr 18, 2024 11:56 am - If you always thought your garden-variety heist movies could do with a bit more blood-sucking vampire, have we got a flick for you. “Abigail,” featuring a 12-year-old tutu-wearing member of the undead, is a gleeful genre-smashing romp through puddles of gore.
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‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ amps up a true-tale WWII heistApr 18, 2024 7:57 am - The latest Guy Ritchie flick, “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” has a spine of true story to it, even if it does all it can to amplify a long-declassified World War II tale with enough dead Nazis to make “Inglourious Basterds” blush.
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The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits holds steady as labor market remains strongApr 18, 2024 7:56 am - The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits didn't change last week as the labor market continues to defy efforts by the Federal Reserve to cool hiring. The Labor...
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Israelis grapple with how to celebrate Passover, a holiday about freedom, while many remain captiveApr 18, 2024 7:46 am - JERUSALEM — Every year, Alon Gat’s mother led the family's Passover celebration of the liberation of the ancient Israelites from Egypt thousands of years ago. But this ye...