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Israeli Opera to host Placido Domingo despite protest

JERUSALEM - Despite objections from sexual abuse activists, the Israeli Opera will host a weeklong singing competition organized by Spanish opera star Placido Domingo in Tel Aviv later this year. Domi...

Feb 20, 2020

Ex-Gov. Blagojevich returns to Chicago, maintains innocence

CHICAGO - Rod Blagojevich returned home to Chicago early Wednesday, shaking hands and signing autographs after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinoi...

Feb 20, 2020

A diminished Victoria's Secret sold as women look elsewhere

NEW YORK - Victoria's Secret, which once defined sexy with its leggy supermodels prancing around in their bras and oversized angel wings, is being sold as women increasingly look for styles that more ...

Feb 20, 2020

Irony prevails at Benetton, transparent femininity at Prada

MILAN - The frills are on at Milan Fashion Week, where "pretty" is womenswear watchword of the next cold weather season. Embellishments appeared even on brands known for their spare lines, mostly in t...

Feb 20, 2020

Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal who built one of the most successful NFL teams ...

Feb 20, 2020

Pentagon chief visits nuke base to highlight weapon spending

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. - Defence Secretary Mark Esper used his first-ever visit to a nuclear missile field in frigid North Dakota to tout the Trump administration's multibillion-dollar plan for a ...

Feb 20, 2020

Thailand unhappy with Israel's entry ban over virus concerns

BANGKOK - Thailand's government is scrambling to cope with new travel restrictions after Israel banned the citizens of Thailand and three other Asian countries and territories from entering over conce...

Feb 20, 2020

Virus limits next Tokyo Olympic test event to Japanese-only

TOKYO - A test event for the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for later this month that would have involved some non-Japanese athletes is being revamped because of fear of the spreading virus from China. It's...

Feb 20, 2020

US sanctions Russian oil trading firm for role in Venezuela

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration announced sanctions Tuesday on a Russian state-controlled brokerage that has helped the Venezuelan government skirt an American oil embargo and enabled President ...

Feb 20, 2020

Can AI flag disease outbreaks faster than humans? Not quite

BOSTON - Did an artificial-intelligence system beat human doctors in warning the world of a severe coronavirus outbreak in China? In a narrow sense, yes. But what the humans lacked in sheer speed, the...

Feb 20, 2020