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'The sky is blue again': Weinstein's accusers express relief

NEW YORK - Actress Mira Sorvino broke down in tears as she described her reaction to the guilty verdict against Harvey Weinstein: relief, that the fallen movie mogul would not go unpunished. A tinge o...

Feb 25, 2020

Paramount halts 'Mission: Impossible' shoot over new virus

NEW YORK - Paramount Pictures on Monday halted production on the seventh "Mission: Impossible" film due to the new virus, as Hollywood began to more drastically adapt to the growing global outbreak. "...

Feb 25, 2020

Stocks open slightly higher after worst drop in 2 years

NEW YORK - Stocks opened slightly higher on Wall Street as the market claws back some of the ground it lost in a dramatic sell-off a day earlier. Home Depot and Macy's rose Tuesday after reporting res...

Feb 25, 2020

AP: US opera union probe finds Plácido Domingo abused power

SAN FRANCISCO - An investigation into legendary singer Plcido Domingo by the U.S. union representing opera performers found more than two dozen people who said they were sexually harassed or witnessed...

Feb 25, 2020

Raf Simons joining Prada in full creative collaboration

MILAN - Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons - two of the fashion world's biggest creative names - will collaborate on Prada collections from Spring/Summer 2021 going forward indefinitely, the designers annou...

Feb 25, 2020

IOC senior member: 3 months to decide fate of Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO - Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the IOC, estimates there's a three-month window to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, which are being threatened by the fast-spreading virus from ...

Feb 25, 2020

Hillary Clinton: Will support Sanders if nominated for Dems

BERLIN - Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed her skepticism about Bernie Sanders but says she will support the Democratic nominee regardless of who it is. Clinton, who beat Sa...

Feb 25, 2020

Canary Islands hotel quarantined after virus confirmed

MADRID - A tourist hotel in the Canary Islands was placed in quarantine Tuesday after an Italian doctor staying there tested positive for the new coronavirus, evidence that the epicenter of the outbre...

Feb 25, 2020

Egypt state TV: Ex-President Mubarak has died at 91

CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who for nearly 30 years was the resolute face of stability in the Mideast before being forces by the military to resign after 18-day nationwide protests that...

Feb 25, 2020

Virus closes doors at Armani, but other Milan shows go on

MILAN - After Giorgio Armani's last-minute decision to show his latest collection in an empty theatre due to concerns about the new virus, the rest of Milan's runway shows scheduled for Sunday are to ...

Feb 25, 2020