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Israel’s Holocaust museum apologizes for inaccurate videos

February 3, 2020

JERUSALEM (AP) — Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial, issued an apology Monday for videos presented during a ceremony attended by world leaders last month, saying they included “a number of inaccuracies.”Dan Michman, head of Yad Vashem's International...

Pakistan delays decision on movie that offended Islamists

By MUNIR AHMED | February 3, 2020

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's government on Monday postponed its decision on whether to lift a ban on a movie that had offended hard-line Islamists in this Muslim-majority country, after asking a high council of clerics to weigh in on the film.The Islamists...

Best picture ‘1917’ is big winner at British Academy Awards

By JILL LAWLESS | February 2, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Gut-wrenching World War I epic “1917” was the big winner at Sunday’s British Academy Film Awards, winning seven prizes including best picture and best director.Sam Mendes’ drama about one of the most devastating conflicts in British...

The Latest: Warren assures supporters a woman can win

February 2, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):4:30 p.m.Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has answered a question she says people are “embarrassed” to ask about her candidacy: “Can a woman...

Briggs rallies Florida women past No. 13 Kentucky 70-62

February 2, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Freshman Lavender Briggs scored nine of her 18 points in a 25-5 fourth-quarter blitz that rallied Florida to a 70-62 win over No. 13 Kentucky on Sunday.Playing their second-straight game without star Rhyne Howard, who has a broken...

Jamie Foxx tricks pre-Super Bowl gala crowd with ‘Beyoncé’

By KELLI KENNEDY | February 2, 2020

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jamie Foxx tricked an A-list crowd at a pre-Super Bowl show Saturday, telling them Beyoncé was about to perform.“I'm going to go ahead and let it out of the bag right now: Beyoncé. Beyoncé," he screamed as the guests at...

Adam Levine relieved halftime show stress is behind Maroon 5

By KELLI KENNEDY | February 2, 2020

MIAMI (AP) — A noticeably relaxed Adam Levine took the stage with Maroon 5 for a pre-Super Bowl event in Miami on Saturday, telling the crowd he was relieved the pressures of the halftime show were behind the band.“I’m just happy we can kind of...

Lady Gaga: ‘I better hear no lip-syncing’ at halftime show

By MESFIN FEKADU | February 2, 2020

MIAMI (AP) — Descending from the air, Lady Gaga kicked off a pre-Super Bowl concert by mimicking her entrance to her Super Bowl halftime performance three years ago, which earned her rave reviews.Headlining the big sports stage was a recurring theme...

Mississippi inmate tries to hang self in cell, attorney says

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS | February 1, 2020

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An inmate tried to hang himself at a troubled Mississippi prison and was taken down by a state trooper, an attorney said in court papers filed Saturday.Casey L. Austin is one of the attorneys representing inmates in a federal lawsuit...

Tony Finau shoots 9-under 62 to take Phoenix Open lead

By JOHN NICHOLSON | February 1, 2020

SCOTTSDALE. Ariz. (AP) — Tony Finau and Webb Simpson crashed golf's biggest party with some back-nine fireworks.Finau shot a 9-under 62 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Simpson in the Waste Management Phoenix Open, making an eagle on the par-5...

Torrential rains overshadow Post Malone pre-Super Bowl show

By KELLI KENNEDY | February 1, 2020

MIAMI (AP) — Torrential rains in Miami overshadowed rapper Post Malone's pre-Super Bowl show, ultimately shutting down the red carpet and delaying his set until the early morning hours of Saturday. Nearby, the weather forced Harry Styles to cancel his...

Week 2 at Weinstein trial: Four accusers and a Chihuahua

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, TOM HAYS, and JENNIFER PELTZ | February 1, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — The second week of testimony at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial ended on a bit of a cliffhanger.The woman he's charged with raping testified Friday, giving an often vivid account of fraught interactions with this once revered Hollywood...