Winners of the 2019 Critics’ Choice Awards
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Winners of the 2019 Critics’ Choice Awards, presented Thursday at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California: Film: “Roma” Actor: Christian Bale, “Vice” Actress: TIE, Glenn Close, “The Wife” and Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born” Supporting actor: Mahershala Ali, “Green Book” Supporting actress: […]
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Aretha Franklin honored with star-studded tribute concert
LOS ANGELES — Alicia Keys, Patti LaBelle, Celine Dion and more took the stage to relive some of the late Aretha Franklin’s biggest hits in a tribute concert. The star-studded musical lineup that also included Jennifer Hudson, John Legend and Common honored Franklin’s life and career at the […]
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Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
BEIJING — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves EDITOR’S NOTE: This is […]
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Italian fugitive heads home to serve life term for murder
ROME — A left-wing Italian militant who was convicted of murder three decades ago is heading home to serve a life sentence, after his life as a celebrity fugitive came to an abrupt end with his arrest in Bolivia by a team of Interpol agents. Cesare Battisti was […]
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Tensions rise in Zimbabwe’s capital after fuel price hikes
HARARE, Zimbabwe : — Protesters have blocked roads in some parts in Zimbabwe’s capital after the government more than doubled the price of gasoline. Police deployed in large numbers in Harare and few people ventured into the central business district on Monday. The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, […]
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Lahiri drops to Tied-63rd as Kuchar maintains lead at Sony Open
Honolulu : Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri ended with a one-over 71 in the third round that saw him drop to three-under 207 for a Tied-63rd spot at the Sony Open here. The lead stayed with Matt Kuchar, who kept another clean card and shot a 4-under 66 to take […]
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With no new talks, LA teacher strike all but inevitable
LOS ANGELES — A strike by tens of thousands of teachers in Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest school district, is all but inevitable starting Monday after the two sides did not renew negotiations over the weekend. Talks broke down Friday when the teachers’ union rejected as “woefully inadequate” […]
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Developers, not farmers, get biggest hit from wetlands rule
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump often points to farmers as among the biggest winners from the administration’s proposed rollback of federal protections for wetlands and waterways across the country. But under longstanding federal law and rules, farmers and farmland already are exempt from most of the regulatory hurdles […]
