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Mara the elephant to leave Argentina for Brazil sanctuary

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Mara listens to her trainer say "up, down, blow," obediently raising her trunk so a saline solution can be introduced, then lowering it and expelling the liquid into a bag fo...

Jan 16, 2020

Bangladesh says once-submerged island ready for Rohingya

DHAKA, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi island regularly submerged by monsoon rains is ready to house 100,000 Rohingya refugees, but no date has been announced to relocate people from the crowded and squali...

Jan 16, 2020

Grammys CEO Deborah Dugan put on 'administrative leave'

NEW YORK - The Recording Academy has placed Deborah Dugan, its president and CEO of just six months, on administrative leave following an allegation of misconduct by a senior leader at the organizatio...

Jan 16, 2020

Ex-Trump aide Michael Flynn seeks to withdraw guilty plea

WASHINGTON - Former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn filed court papers Tuesday to withdraw his guilty plea, saying federal prosecutors had acted in "bad faith" and broken ...

Jan 16, 2020

Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign-stealing scandal

BOSTON - Alex Cora has already been identified as a ringleader in an illegal system of sign stealing when he was with the Houston Astros. The Red Sox didn't wait to see what punishment Major League Ba...

Jan 16, 2020

NBC hopes 'free' makes Peacock stand out in streaming era

NEW YORK - NBCUniversal is launching a new streaming service that will have a large part available for free, an approach it hopes will resonate with people who aren't interested in traditional TV. The...

Jan 16, 2020

Student fatally shot at Texas high school; suspect arrested

BELLAIRE, Texas - A 19-year-old student was shot to death Tuesday at a Texas high school, and a suspect was arrested hours later, officials said. Grenita Lathan, interim superintendent of the Houston ...

Jan 16, 2020

Starbucks, home of the $4 latte, is moving into poor areas

DETROIT - Starbucks has a point to prove: There's more to the company than selling $4 lattes to rich people. The Seattle-based coffee giant that has cultivated a reputation for being socially responsi...

Jan 16, 2020

Rep. Ayanna Pressley goes public with alopecia and baldness

NEW YORK - Rep. Ayanna Pressley, whose hair twists have been an inspiration to young girls and part of her personal identity and political brand, said Thursday that she has gone bald due to the auto i...

Jan 16, 2020

Labor Department limits news outlets' use of embargoed data

WASHINGTON - The Labor Department will begin restricting news organizations' use of economic data by barring computers from the rooms where reporters receive such data before its public release, depar...

Jan 16, 2020