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Everything you need to know about this year’s OscarsFeb 20, 2024 7:32 am - After a winter barrage of award shows — the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys — the grandaddy of them all, the Academy Awards, are around the corner on Sunday, March 10. Here’s what you need to know.
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WikiLeaks founder Assange faces his last legal roll of the dice in Britain to avoid U.S. extraditionFeb 20, 2024 7:21 am - LONDON — Julian Assange's lawyers began their final U.K. legal challenge Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges...
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says foreign aid delays are making life 'very difficult' on the front lineFeb 20, 2024 7:18 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Delays in weapons deliveries from Western allies to Ukraine are opening a door for Russian battlefield advances, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy s...
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Navalny’s mother appeals to Putin to release her son’s body so she can bury him with dignityFeb 20, 2024 7:13 am - The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appealed Tuesday to President Vladimir Putin to intervene and turn her son's body over to her so she can bury him w...
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NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson runs into early trouble, finishes 28th at Daytona 500Feb 19, 2024 10:15 pm - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jimmie Johnson could only watch on pit road as the familiar, jubilant scene that twice before was for him raged around Daytona International Speedwa...
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Bedard’s goal, 2 assists not enough in Blackhawks’ 6-3 loss to CarolinaFeb 19, 2024 10:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. — Martin Necas and Sebastian Aho each had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Monday night. Mich...
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Wisconsin’s Democratic governor signs his new legislative maps into law after Republicans pass themFeb 19, 2024 9:10 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed new legislative district maps into law on Monday that he proposed and that the Republicans who control the Leg...
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Capital One to buy Riverwoods-based Discover for $35 billion in deal that combines major credit card companiesFeb 19, 2024 9:07 pm - Capital One Financial is buying Riverwoods-based Discover Financial Services for $35 billion, in a deal that would bring together two of the nation's biggest lenders and credit card issuers.
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Byron launches Hendrick Motorsports' 40th anniversary season with win in Daytona 500Feb 19, 2024 8:08 pm - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — William Byron launched Hendrick Motorsports' 40th anniversary season by snapping the team's nine-year Daytona 500 losing streak with a win Monday in...
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American man admits to attacking 2 U.S. tourists, killing Naperville woman near German castleFeb 19, 2024 7:17 pm - BERLIN (AP) — An American man on Monday admitted to charges of murder and rape after he allegedly pushed two U.S. women down a ravine, killing 21-year-old Eva Liu from Na...