Some Russian hockey fans were celebrating victory despite losing at the world junior hockey championships because of a confusingly timed TV repeat January 6, 2020, 11:42 AM 2 min read MOSCOW — Some Russian hockey fans were celebrating victory despite losing at the world junior hockey championships because of a confusingly timed TV repeat. Two […]
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WASHINGTON — The American ambassador to Afghanistan is leaving his post immediately, after two years in Kabul, the State Department announced on Monday. The departure of the ambassador, John R. Bass, comes as the United States is again trying to negotiate a tentative peace agreement with the Taliban that could withdraw American forces from Afghanistan
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The global benchmark for crude oil has risen above $70 a barrel for the first time in over three months By MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press January 6, 2020, 11:29 AM 4 min read PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — The global benchmark for crude oil rose above $70 a barrel on Monday for the first time in
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Weinstein is not expected to testify Harvey Weinstein was one of Hollywood’s most successful producers, behind hit films including Shakespeare in Love, The King’s Speech and Pulp Fiction. But in 2017, dozens of sexual assault allegations emerged against the movie mogul. Now he is standing trial and could
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Sixth-seeded Garbine Muguruza won all six games in the final set and beat Chinese wild-card entry Xinyu Wang 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 in the first round of the Shenzhen Open January 6, 2020, 9:54 AM 1 min read SHENZHEN, China — Sixth-seeded Garbine Muguruza won all six games in the final set and beat Chinese wild-card
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DECORAH, Iowa — Hours after an American drone strike killed Iran’s top military commander, Joseph R. Biden Jr. stood in a barnlike building in Independence, Iowa, thundering about the importance of electing an experienced president as America faces tumult abroad — and “maybe, God forbid,” war. About 70 miles away, Senator Bernie Sanders was just
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Thailand has opened its first two full-time clinics dispensing cannabis oil for medical treatment By JERRY HARMER and BUSABA SIVASOMBOON ASSOCIATED PRESS January 6, 2020, 10:22 AM 3 min read NONTHABURI, Thailand — Thailand on Monday opened its first two full-time clinics dispensing cannabis oil for medical treatment, a step forward in the government’s policy
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It would seem that Baby Yoda — currently one of most beloved creatures in the cosmos — is a very young Yoda. But combine the two, do not, warns Jon Favreau, creator of the Disney+ show “The Mandalorian.” “The series takes place after ‘Return of the Jedi,’” Favreau said. “Fans of the original trilogy will remember that
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KAPALUA, Hawaii — Justin Thomas began the new year mildly disappointed by not having won more than he already has on the PGA Tour. That’s not to suggest he ever thought it was easy. Sunday at Kapalua was proof of that. Thomas won the Sentry Tournament of Champions in a three-man playoff over Patrick Reed
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Shares are skidding in Asia, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index down 1.9% on concern over escalating tensions in the Middle East following the killing by a U.S. air strike of an Iranian general By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer January 6, 2020, 6:43 AM 4 min read BANGKOK — Shares skidded in Asia on Monday,
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