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Asian shares mixed amid dismal earnings, Wall Street slump

TOKYO - Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as reports of dismal company earnings add to pessimism over the widespread economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index lost 0.9% ...

Jul 28, 2020

Stars react to nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards

LOS ANGELES - Stars such as Kerry Washington, Christina Applegate and Rachel Brosnahan have expressed excitement after being nominated for the upcoming 72nd Emmy Awards. Because of the coronavirus pan...

Jul 28, 2020

US officials tell AP: Russia spreading virus disinformation

WASHINGTON - Russian intelligence operatives are using a trio of English-language websites to spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, seeking to exploit a crisis that America is struggli...

Jul 28, 2020

AMC, Universal agree to shorten window after 'Trolls' tiff

NEW YORK - In a sign of how the pandemic is remaking Hollywood traditions, AMC Theatres and Universal Studios on Tuesday announced an agreement for a shortened theatrical window, with the studio's fil...

Jul 28, 2020

Baseball season teeters, while states resist mask rules

JACKSON, Miss. - The baseball season descended deeper into crisis Tuesday, states such as Mississippi and South Carolina cast about for more hospital beds, and governors in some of the hardest-hit pla...

Jul 28, 2020

Venice Film Festival unveils selections for September fete

The American frontier drama "The World to Come," the Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren comedy-drama "The Duke," Gia Coppola's "Mainstream," and the Shia LaBeouf and Vanessa Kirby drama "Pieces of a Woman...

Jul 28, 2020

Rembrandt self-portrait sells for $18.7 million at Sotheby's

LONDON - A self-portrait by Rembrandt sold for 14.5 million pounds ($18.7 million) at a Sotheby's virtual auction Tuesday. The house said that was a new record for a self-portrait by the Dutch master ...

Jul 28, 2020

Barr condemns 'rioters' in much-anticipated House testimony

WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr defended the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America, saying on Tuesday "violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitima...

Jul 28, 2020

Partial list of Emmy nominees in top categories

LOS ANGELES - Partial list of nominees for the annual prime-time Emmy Awards, announced Tuesday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. For the complete list, visit Emmys.com: BREAKING LIST:...

Jul 28, 2020

In reversal, CES gadget show won't be in-person after all

NEW YORK - CES, one of the world's biggest technology conferences, will be a virtual event in January due to the coronavirus pandemic, a reversal from May when organizers said it would go on as a smal...

Jul 28, 2020