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#MeToo prosecutors deploy experts early to thwart defence

When his trial opens in the coming days, Harvey Weinstein's defence team is expected to go on the offensive against the women who have accused him of rape and sexual assault, in part by questioning if...

Jan 20, 2020

James Dean revival spurs debate on raising the digital dead

LOS ANGELES - The men bringing James Dean back to life for a forthcoming film are aiming not just to give his digital likeness a role, but a whole new career. Dean's planned appearance in the Vietnam ...

Jan 20, 2020

Crimes? Impeachment prosecutors, defence lay out arguments

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's defence team and the prosecutors of his impeachment are laying out their arguments over whether his conduct toward Ukraine warrants his removal from office. Trump...

Jan 20, 2020

Prince Harry: 'Powerful media' is why he's stepping away

LONDON - Prince Harry took aim at the journalists who have dissected his life since the day he was born as he expressed regret for the way he has had to step down from royal duties. In a personal spee...

Jan 20, 2020

IMF: Low rates and reduced trade tension to aid world growth

WASHINGTON - Low interest rates and reduced trade tensions will likely buoy the global economy over the next two years and help nurture steady if modest growth. That's the view of the International Mo...

Jan 20, 2020

China counts sharp rise in coronavirus cases, 2 in Beijing

BEIJING - China reported Monday a sharp rise in the number of people affected in a pneumonia outbreak caused by a new coronoavirus, including the first cases in the capital. The outbreak started in th...

Jan 19, 2020

'Downton Abbey' creator's new TV show is painfully accurate

PASADENA, Calif. - The period costumes of a Julian Fellowes drama can be excruciatingly accurate, as an actress in his new series "Belgravia" discovered. The Epix drama from "Downton Abbey" creator Fe...

Jan 19, 2020

Prince Harry: 'No other option' but to cut royal ties

LONDON - Prince Harry said Sunday that he felt "great sadness" but found "no other option" to cutting almost all of his and his wife Meghan's royal ties in the hopes of achieving a more peaceful life....

Jan 19, 2020

Mahomes' feet, arm, lift Chiefs to Super Bowl over Titans

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Arrowhead Stadium rocked to Whitney Houston's "I Want To Dance With Somebody.'' Kansas City fans' half-century wait to boogie in the Super Bowl is over - in great part due to their ...

Jan 19, 2020

2 more Puerto Rico officials fired after warehouse break-in

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Gov. Wanda Vzquez fired the heads of Puerto Rico's housing and family departments Sunday in the latest fallout over the discovery of a warehouse filled with emergency supplies ...

Jan 19, 2020