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At Weinstein trial, defense takes aim at accusers’ memories

By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK | February 7, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — With Harvey Weinstein’s fate hinging largely on what his accusers remember about alleged sexual assaults years ago, his lawyers Friday turned to an expert known for studying false, repressed and unreliable memories.“It doesn’t...

Benetton fires famed photographer over insensitive remarks

By COLLEEN BARRY | February 7, 2020

MILAN (AP) — Photographer Oliviero Toscani made a career out of provocative advertising campaigns for Benetton, the Italian clothing brand famed for its colorful knitwear. But that decades-long relationship has been severed after Toscani outraged relatives...

Pepper, American sculptor who made Italy home, dies at 97

By COLLEEN BARRY | February 7, 2020

MILAN (AP) — Beverly Pepper, a fixture of the Roman “Dolce Vita” and renowned American sculptor who made Italy her home and backdrop to many of her monumental steel creations, has died. She was 97.Her son, John Pepper, made the announcement on Facebook,...

Former congressman Walsh ends 2020 GOP bid against Trump

By HUNTER WOODALL | February 7, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh ended his Republican primary challenge to President Donald Trump on Friday, abandoning an effort that faced long odds and financial struggles from the start.“I’m suspending my campaign, but...

Prince Andrew’s daughter Princess Beatrice to marry in May

February 7, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Britain is set for another royal wedding. Buckingham Palace announced Friday that Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter Princess Beatrice will marry in London on May 29.The palace says 31-year-old Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 37,...

Broadcasters stick with Trump during acquittal victory talk

By DAVID BAUDER | February 6, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — After President Donald Trump spoke live for more than an hour Thursday about his impeachment acquittal, one television network anchor apologized to viewers for a presidential obscenity, while another said it was like watching someone...

Prosecution rests, defense gets turn at Weinstein rape trial

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS | February 6, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial rested their case Thursday after more than two weeks of testimony punctuated by harrowing accounts from six women, including some who said he ignored pleas of “no, no, no” and justified...

Green tea party? State licenses Boston’s 1st marijuana shop

By PHILIP MARCELO | February 6, 2020

BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s first retail pot shop and Massachusetts’ first minority-owned marijuana business was approved Thursday, more than a year after the first shops opened elsewhere in the state.The state’s Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday...

UK reconsiders plan to fly flags on Prince Andrew’s birthday

February 6, 2020

LONDON (AP) — The British government says it is reviewing the policy of raising Union Jacks atop town halls on royal birthdays, after some officials balked at flying the flag for scandal-hit Prince Andrew.The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local...

Kirk Douglas rose from poverty to become a king of Hollywood

By HILLEL ITALIE | February 5, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — He was born Issur Danielovitch, a ragman’s son. He died Kirk Douglas, a Hollywood king.Douglas, the muscular, tempestuous actor with the dimpled chin, lived out an epic American story of reinvention and perseverance, from the riches...

Kirk Douglas, longtime influential movie star, dies at 103

By HILLEL ITALIE | February 5, 2020

Kirk Douglas, the intense, muscular actor with the dimpled chin who starred in "Spartacus," "Lust for Life" and dozens of other films, helped fatally weaken the blacklist against suspected Communists and reigned for decades as a Hollywood maverick and...

Weinstein accuser says he trapped her during hotel assault

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS | February 5, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — As Harvey Weinstein stripped off his clothes, pulled down her dress and groped her breast in a hotel bathroom in 2013, Lauren Marie Young says he also offered a chilling excuse for his lewd behavior: “This is what all actresses do...