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• The Latest: Trump, Trudeau to confer on women in workforce

  12-02-2017 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST):
  
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• North Korea says test of new nuclear-capable missile a success

  12-02-2017 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  North Korea said on Monday it had successfully test-fired a new type of medium-to-long-range ballistic missile on Sunday, claiming further advancement in a weapons program it is pursuing in violation of United Nations resolutions. North Korea fired the ballistic missile into the sea early on Sunday, the first test of U.S. President Donald Trump's vow to get tough on an isolated North Korean regime that last year tested nuclear devices and ballistic missiles at an unprecedented rate. The North's
  
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• Braves acquire Brandon Phillips from Reds in trade

  12-02-2017 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves acquired three-time All-Star Brandon Phillips on Sunday from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for two pitchers.
  
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• Thousands of Mexicans protest against Trump

  12-02-2017 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tens of thousands of Mexicans protested Sunday against US President Donald Trump, hitting back at his anti-Mexican rhetoric and his pledges to make their country pay for his "big, beautiful" border wall. "Mexico must be respected, Mr Trump," said a giant banner carried by protesters in Mexico City, who waved a sea of red, white and green Mexican flags as they marched down the capital's main avenue under the watchful eyes of thousands of police. Protester Julieta Rosas was wearing a T-shirt with
  
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• Seven-time Grammy winner Al Jarreau dies at 76

  12-02-2017 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Jazz and R&B singer Al Jarreau, a seven-time Grammy winner whose hits included "We're in This Love Together" and "Moonlighting," died on Sunday in Los Angeles at age 76, just days after announcing he was retiring from touring because of poor health. Jarreau was hospitalized for exhaustion last week and forced to cancel his remaining tour dates for 2017. A post on his Facebook page on Thursday said he had been "recovering slowly and steadily." "His son reports that he caught his dad singing '
  
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• 'La La Land' wins BAFTA's best film award to continue hot streak

  12-02-2017 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Musical "La La Land" won big at Britain's main film awards on Sunday as it scooped the prize for best film, while Emma Stone and Damien Chazelle picked up awards for best actress and best director respectively. It won five gongs in total to keep its hot streak in the movie awards season going before the Oscars later this month, as it also picked up awards for cinematography and original music. A throwback musical about an aspiring actress and a jazz pianist who are trying to make their way in Ho
  
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• "La La Land" takes 5 prizes at British academy awards

  12-02-2017 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Glamour was shot through with grit at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday.
  
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• Griezmann seals Atletico fightback, Sevilla stay third

  12-02-2017 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Antoine Griezmann sealed a thrilling Atletico Madrid comeback from 2-1 down with four minutes remaining to beat Celta Vigo 3-2 and move into fourth in La Liga. Sevilla remain four points ahead of Atletico in third as they moved within three points of leaders Real Madrid thanks to substitute Joaquin Correa's winner 10 minutes from time in a 1-0 win at Las Palmas. An error from Atletico 'keeper Miguel Angel Moya handed Gustavo Cabral an early opener for Celta.
  
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• Winners at the 2017 British Academy Film Awards

  12-02-2017 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Winners of the 2017 British Academy Film Awards, presented Sunday:
  
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• Beyonce, David Bowie, Justin Timberlake win early Grammys

  12-02-2017 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Beyonce is now a 21-time Grammy winner, picking up an award for best music video, while the late David Bowie won an award for his final album, beating out Prince. Beyonce won for the hit "Formation," ...
  
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• Ex-Knick Sprewell returns to MSG, 2 days after Oakley's ban

  12-02-2017 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former Knicks star Latrell Sprewell has returned to Madison Square Garden for the first time in 13 years, just two days after Charles Oakley was banned from the building.
  
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• Water flow slowing over emergency spillway at tallest US dam

  12-02-2017 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Water will continue to flow over an emergency spillway at the nation's tallest dam for another day or so, officials said Sunday.
  
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• Factbox: Major winners at Britain's 2017 BAFTA awards

  12-02-2017 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards were presented at a ceremony in London on Sunday. Following is a list of key winners: BEST FILM: "La La Land" DIRECTOR: Damien Chazelle, "La La Land" OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM: "I, Daniel Blake" SUPPORTING ACTOR: Dev Patel, "Lion" SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Viola Davis, "Fences" ACTOR: Casey Affleck, "Manchester by the Sea" ACTRESS: Emma Stone, "La La Land" ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: "Manchester By The Sea" ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: "
  
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• Brent Burns scores 2, Sharks beat Devils 4-1

  12-02-2017 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The stat line on Brent Burns reveals all one needs to know about the San Jose Sharks' victory over the New Jersey Devils.
  
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• White House declines to publicly defend embattled Flynn

  12-02-2017 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A top White House aide sidestepped repeated chances Sunday to publicly defend embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn following reports that he engaged in conversations with a Russian diplomat ...
  
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• Polish PM says she's OK after crash, ready to leave hospital

  12-02-2017 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo says she feels fine and is ready to leave the hospital where she has been a patient since a limousine accident Friday.
  
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• Geraldo Rivera quits Yale position over college name change

  12-02-2017 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Fox News personality Geraldo Rivera says he resigned from a voluntary position at Yale University after the school decided to change the name of a residential college that honors a slavery supporter.
  
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• The Latest: 'La La Land' wins best picture at British awards

  12-02-2017 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the British Academy Film Awards (all times local):
  
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• Legendary jazz performer Al Jarreau dies

  12-02-2017 22:15 via cnn.com
  
  Al Jarreau, the jazz-pop musician best known for the hits "Breakin' Away," "We're in This Love Together" and the theme song to the popular 1980's TV show, "Moonlighting," died Sunday, according to posts on his verified social media accounts. He was 76.
  
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• Beyonce vs. Adele at music's biggest night

  12-02-2017 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The music world gathered Sunday for the Grammys with the top awards a choice between a new, edgier Beyonce and the time-tested heartache ballads of Adele. The televised bash from Los Angeles could also have political fireworks as many artists are outspoken critics of US President Donald Trump.
  
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• Immigrants wait in fear after raids; Trump takes credit

  12-02-2017 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Pastor Fred Morris looked out over his congregation Sunday as news ricocheted around the world that American authorities were rounding up immigrants in an enforcement surge that President Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail.
  
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• Emma Stone named best actress at British Academy Film Awards for "La La Land"

  12-02-2017 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Emma Stone named best actress at British Academy Film Awards for "La La Land"
  
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• Marchers across Mexico vent anger over Trump, and their own president

  12-02-2017 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters in more than a dozen Mexican cities took to the streets on Sunday to express their fierce opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump, portraying the new leader as a menace to both America and Mexico. Waving Mexicans flags and hoisting anti-Trump signs in both Spanish and English, some vulgar, many protesters also heaped scorn on their own president, deriding Enrique Pena Nieto as a weak leader who has presided over rampant corr
  
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• Damien Chazelle named best director at British Academy Film Awards for "La La Land"

  12-02-2017 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Damien Chazelle named best director at British Academy Film Awards for "La La Land"
  
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• The Latest: Senator says Trump's mental health is questioned

  12-02-2017 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST):
  
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• Casey Affleck named best actor at British Academy Film Awards for "Manchester by the Sea"

  12-02-2017 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Casey Affleck named best actor at British Academy Film Awards for "Manchester by the Sea"
  
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• UK film awards show love for 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Lion'

  12-02-2017 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Ken Loach's gritty drama "I, Daniel Blake" was named best British picture on Sunday at the British Academy Film Awards, while fractured-family saga "Lion" took screenplay and supporting actor prizes.
  
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• Ex-NFL player Quentin Moses, 2 others die in house fire

  12-02-2017 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MONROE, Ga. (AP) — Fire officials say former NFL linebacker end Quentin Moses and two other people have died in a house fire in Georgia.
  
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• US finally gets German anthem right at Fed Cup

  12-02-2017 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US organizers managed to deliver the correct German national anthem Sunday at their Fed Cup quarter-final tie, but a first-day gaffe involving the hymn continued to haunt the competition. Andrea Petkovic reiterated her outrage Sunday on Twitter even as the Americans reached the brink of advancing to the semi-finals against defending champion Czech Republic. An American soloist sang an old version of the German anthem that begins with a stanza considered overtly nationalist -- "Deutschland, Deuts
  
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• Erdogan says Turkish army close to taking IS-held town

  12-02-2017 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Turkish troops backed by Syrian rebel fighters have entered the centre of the Islamic State group bastion of Al-Bab and will soon capture it, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday. The town in Syria's Aleppo province is the last stronghold of the jihadist group in the region, and has also been targeted by Syrian government forces. The Syrian opposition, meanwhile, announced the formation of a delegation to attend a new round of UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva on February 20.
  
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• The Latest: Dev Patel wins best supporting actor for 'Lion'

  12-02-2017 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the British Academy Film Awards (all times local):
  
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• Host James Corden's big plans

  12-02-2017 21:35 via cnn.com
  
  Grammy Awards host James Corden has some plans and surprises in store for Sunday night's show, but he's aware they could change at a moment's notice.
  
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• Viola Davis wins best supporting actress at UK awards

  12-02-2017 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Ken Loach's gritty drama "I, Daniel Blake" was named best U.K. picture on Sunday at the British Academy Film Awards, where frothy musical "La La Land" was favored to dance away with multiple trophies.
  
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• Peru's fugitive former president a no show in Israel

  12-02-2017 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Peru's fugitive former president was not on a plane from San Francisco to Tel Aviv Sunday night, Israel's Foreign Ministry said, following reports he was en route amid an international manhunt for his arrest over a corruption scandal in South America.
  
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• Germany rules out attack in Hamburg airport closure

  12-02-2017 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  German authorities said on Sunday the leak of a corrosive substance through the air conditioning system at Hamburg airport was not an attack, adding that police were investigating the incident that forced the brief closure of the facility. Firefighters and ambulances were rushed to the scene after some 50 people at one terminal complained of eye irritation and breathing difficulties. "I want to explicitly deny ... that this was a terrorist attack.
  
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• Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau dies at 76

  12-02-2017 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau, who transcended genres over a 50-year career, died at a Los Angeles hospital Sunday, just days after announcing his retirement from touring due to exhaustion.
  
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• Trump stays course on immigrants, undocumented workers

  12-02-2017 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The courts may have halted his travel ban but that hasn't caused President Donald Trump to shy away from action on a variety of immigration fronts, his administration indicated Sunday. While Trump's January 27 decree on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries and refugees played out in the courts, a separate executive order prioritizing the deportation of undocumented migrants helped guide procedures as hundreds of individuals, many of them Latinos, were arrested last week, Miller said.
  
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• Joanne Lees returns to search for body of murdered boyfriend Peter Falconio

  12-02-2017 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Lees reveals she has tracked down her Australian sister, Jess, and is planning to become an Australian citizenJoanne Lees, the girlfriend of the murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio, has returned to the Northern Territory outback for the first time in 15 years to join in attempts to find his body.She will also unveil a giant silver falcon sculpture in the outback to honour his memory. Continue reading...
  
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• Jazz singer Al Jarreau, of 'Moonlighting' fame, dies at 76

  12-02-2017 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Jazz and R&B singer Al Jarreau, whose hits included "We're in This Love Together" and "Moonlighting", died on Sunday in Los Angeles at age 76. A post on his Facebook page on Friday said he had been "recovering slowly and steadily." "His son reports that he caught his dad singing 'Moonlighting' to one of the nurses the morning ... a very encouraging sign," the post said. Jarreau was considered one of jazz's greatest vocalists, with a mastery of scat singing and vocal percussion.
  
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• Romania: 13th day of govt protests draw tens of thousands

  12-02-2017 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Protesters numbering in the tens of thousands have gathered outside the Romanian government's offices to demand the resignation of the East European country's leadership.
  
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• Mets' Syndergaard prepared to start opening day

  12-02-2017 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets manager Terry Collins has not officially revealed his opening day starter yet, waiting instead for a spring training announcement.
  
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• Blizzards set to strike icy cold US

  12-02-2017 20:43 via cnn.com
  
  The Northeast braced Sunday for another bout of potential blizzard conditions and bone-chilling winds, meteorologists said.
  
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• Prince classics return to main streaming sites

  12-02-2017 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Prince's classic albums including "Purple Rain" on Sunday returned to major streaming services, bringing a new audience to the late pop legend who fought music industry convention. Hours before a star tribute to Prince at the Grammy Awards, Prince's albums on Warner Brothers Records returned to all streaming sites including Spotify and the services of Apple and Amazon. Prince had a famously turbulent relationship with record labels and the internet, which he accused of putting artists into virtu
  
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• Dean Obeidallah: Can 'SNL' topple Trump administration?

  12-02-2017 20:23 via cnn.com
  
  Saturday Night Live is clearly no longer content to just comically fillet Donald Trump. As we saw again in this Saturday night's episode, they are increasingly going after key members of his staff.And if recent media reports are accurate, this seems to be rattling Trump and causing dissension within his administration.
  
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• 'Lego Batman' beats 'Fifty Shades Darker' at N. American box office

  12-02-2017 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Los Angeles (AFP) - "The Lego Batman Movie" dominated "Fifty Shades Darker" in a battle of new releases at North American box offices over the weekend, an industry group said Sunday. The Warner Bros spinoff of the "Lego Movie" finished on top with $55.6 million, against $46.8 million for the second flick in the steamy bondage franchise based on the novels of EL James, said Exhibitor Relations. Featuring the voice of Will Arnett as the caped crusader, the new Lego offering is a 3D, computer-gener
  
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• Macy's could have 50 percent upside in a sale: Barron's

  12-02-2017 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Macy's Inc could see its shares rise by 50 percent in a potential sale, as the struggling retailer looks to turn around its business by downsizing its physical-store operations and reinvesting in its online presence, Barron's said on Sunday. The Cincinnati-based company, which in recent years has become the sixth-largest online retailer, is a bargain for investors despite Wall Street's gloomy outlook with management's plans to close 100 underperforming stores, which could increase its stock by 2
  
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• Albania stops smugglers of 230 ancient Apollonia artifacts

  12-02-2017 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police say they have prevented the smuggling of 230 archaeological artifacts from ancient Apollonia and have arrested two people.
  
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• Defense minister says Serbia will get Russian fighter jets

  12-02-2017 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's defense minister said Sunday the country is getting a shipment of Russian fighter jets, supplies that could worsen tensions with neighboring states.
  
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• How come my dog never wins Westminster? Who's the top pooch?

  12-02-2017 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Be it a boerboel or basenji, a Swedish vallhund or Norwegian elkhound, all eyes in dogdom will be on Madison Square Garden this week.
  
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• 'Lego Batman' dominates 'Fifty Shades Darker' at box office

  12-02-2017 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Moviegoers could choose violence, sex or family-friendly fare this weekend with three diverse new offerings that all drew healthy numbers at the box office.
  
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