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'Black in Space' looks at final frontier of civil rights
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - In 1959, Ronald Erwin McNair walked into a South Carolina library. The 9-year-old aspiring astronaut wanted to check out a calculus book, but a librarian threatened to call the pol...
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
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
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
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
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
'Sonic' speeds to $57M debut; 'Parasite' sees big Oscar bump
NEW YORK - The redesigned "Sonic the Hedgehog" showed plenty of teeth at the box office, speeding to a $57 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday, while "Parasite" saw one of the largest ...
Feb 20, 2020
Man who went missing at music festival found dead in lake
WEST BOCA RATON, Fla. - Detectives believe they've found the body of a man who went missing during a Florida music festival over the weekend, authorities said. A body suspected to be Matt Eastwood, 34...
Feb 20, 2020
Authorities: Virginia farmer holds goat thief at gunpoint
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - AVirginia man held a suspect who was trying to steal goats from his farm at gunpoint until authorities could arrive to make an arrest, authorities said. Stafford County deputies ...
Feb 20, 2020
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