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US wants to return codebreaker’s seized items to UK school

By COLLEEN SLEVIN | February 2, 2020

DENVER (AP) — A U.S. woman who said she was visiting England to do a study of the late World War II codebreaker and computing pioneer Alan Turing walked into the prestigious boys’ boarding school he attended and asked to see a collection of his memorabilia.She...

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...

High-profile Iowa poll won’t be released

February 2, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines Register, CNN and its polling partner have decided not to release the final installment of its presidential preference poll, fearing its results may have been compromised.Carol Hunter, the executive editor of the...

Pompeo, in Kazakhstan, warns of China’s growing reach

By MATTHEW LEE | February 2, 2020

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday pressed Kazakhstan to be wary of Chinese investment and influence, urging the Central Asian nation and others to join calls demanding an end to China's repression of minorities.Bringing...

The Latest: Djokovic’s tribute to Kobe after Australian win

February 2, 2020

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on the Australian Open (all times local):1:15 a.m.Novak Djokovic had the Australian Open trophy in his hands for the eighth time, and his thoughts turned to Kobe Bryant.The Los Angeles Lakers great, his daughter,...

Graeme McDowell holds off Dustin Johnson to win Saudi event

February 2, 2020

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Graeme McDowell shot a steady level-par 70 to win the Saudi International by two strokes on Sunday for his first European Tour title since 2014.McDowell, the 2010 U.S. Open winner at windy Pebble Beach,...

Britain to seek Canada-style free trade deal with EU

By GREGORY KATZ | February 2, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Two days after Brexit, British officials pushed the European Union on Sunday for a Canada-style free trade arrangement as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson geared up for a key speech to spell out his government's negotiating stance.Foreign...

New China virus details show challenge for outbreak control

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE | February 2, 2020

It can spread person to person, even if someone is showing no symptoms. The next in line can continue to pass it on. The incubation period is so long that people may not know where or when they picked it up.Details that emerged last week about the new...

Italian-American emerges as new star of Italy’s left-wing

By COLLEEN BARRY | February 2, 2020

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — A dual U.S.-Italian citizen who cut her political organizing teeth on two Barack Obama campaigns is emerging as the latest rising star in Italian politics.Inside a week, 34-year-old Elly Schlein, a former European lawmaker who...

The critical fight inside Democrats’ establishment primary

By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT | February 2, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Within the Democrats' sprawling presidential contest is a smaller, yet critical competition among a handful of candidates jockeying to secure the backing of their party's establishment wing.The first answers come Monday in the...

20 dead in stampede at Tanzania church service

By Associated Press | February 2, 2020

DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Twenty people have died and a dozen others were injured in a stampede during a church meeting in the northern Tanzanian city of Moshi, the government said Sunday.The stampede was caused by church faithful being ushered to pass...

France to send extra 600 troops to fight Sahel extremists

February 2, 2020

France will deploy 600 additional soldiers in the African Sahel region to combat extremists, raising the amount of troops there to 5,100, the country's defense minister said Sunday.In a statement, Defense Minister Florence Parly said most of the reinforcements...