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Woman, 84, sinks putt across basketball court to win new car

February 24, 2020

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — All that 84-year-old Mary Ann Wakfield needed to do to win a new car was sink a putt across the entire length of the court at the University of Mississippi's basketball stadium.Wakfield did just that during a promotional segment...

Scientists gather to study risk from microplastic pollution

By GILLIAN FLACCUS | February 24, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tiny bits of broken-down plastic smaller than a fraction of a grain of rice are turning up everywhere in oceans, from the water to the guts of fish and the poop of sea otters and giant killer whales.Yet little is known about the...

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma starts ad campaign for claims

By GEOFF MULVIHILL | February 24, 2020

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma launched an ad campaign Monday to tell people harmed by their powerful prescription opioid where they can file claims against the company.The $23.8 million campaign is part of Purdue's bankruptcy proceedings as it tries to...

Girl, 11, brings AR-15 to Idaho hearing on gun legislation

By KEITH RIDLER | February 24, 2020

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An 11-year-old girl toting a loaded AR-15 assault weapon appeared Monday with her grandfather, who is supporting legislation that would allow visitors to Idaho who can legally possess firearms to carry a concealed handgun within...

Japan govt panel experts say ship quarantine was not perfect

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | February 24, 2020

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese health officials and experts on a government panel acknowledged Monday that the quarantine of the virus-hit cruise ship Diamond Princess was not perfect, but defended Japan's decision to release about 1,000 passengers after 14...

Chancellor Merkel’s CDU party to elect new leader in April

February 24, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union will elect a new leader at the end of April, party officials said Monday.Current party chief Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer had been Merkel's preferred heir-apparent, but announced...

The Latest: Defense vows to appeal Weinstein’s conviction

February 24, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a verdict in the rape and sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein (all times local):1:30 p.m.Harvey Weinstein's legal team vowed Monday to appeal his conviction.Defense attorney Arthur Aidala spoke briefly after the jury...

Crews battle fire in park close to Appalachian Trail, I-80

February 24, 2020

HARDWICK TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters from federal and New Jersey agencies battled a forest fire for a second day Monday in a popular hiking area that is crossed by the Appalachian Trail and a major interstate highway.The fire burned in New Jersey's...

Supreme Court won’t hear case brought by author Jon Krakauer

February 24, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The educational records of a star University of Montana quarterback accused of rape will remain confidential after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to get involved in the case brought by author Jon Krakauer.Krakauer had made a public...

Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges

By DON BABWIN | February 24, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year in Chicago and falsely reporting to police that the phony attack...

Canadian police move to clear indigenous protest in Ontario

By ROB GILLIES | February 24, 2020

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police moved on Monday to clear an indigenous rail blockade in Ontario that has crippled freight and passenger rail traffic in most of eastern Canada for nearly three weeks.Ontario Provincial Police arrested some protesters on...

Women Holocaust survivors find joy in fighting poverty

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO | February 24, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Frumie Cisner remembers the first time she witnessed a Holocaust survivor picking through trash — how the woman scavenged a box of baked goods from a dumpster in front of a Brooklyn synagogue.“It was heartbreaking,” Cisner said....