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Before Vonn’s crash, Iranian coach called the skier her ‘superhero’ — and hoped to get her pin

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Before U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn’s devastating crash on Sunday while racing on a badly injured left knee, Iran’s Alpine women’s skiing coach shared words of admiration for the American. “She’s my superhero,” Mitra Kalhor told The Associated Press in the Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Village

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‘Melania’ falls steeply and ‘Send Help’ holds steady at No. 1 on a quiet weekend in theaters

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood largely ceded attention to football over a slow box-office weekend, with the survival thriller “Send Help” repeating as No. 1 in ticket sales and the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” falling sharply in its second weekend. Super Bowl weekend is typically one of the lowest

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Venezuela frees several opposition members after lengthy politically motivated detentions

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government on Sunday released from prison several prominent opposition members, including one of the closest allies of Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado, after lengthy politically motivated detentions. Their releases come as the government of acting President Delcy Rodríguez faces mounting pressure to

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College Basketball Scores

Sunday, Feb. 8 EAST Case Western Reserve 73, Brandeis 67 Emory 97, University of Chicago 94 New York University 70, Carnegie Mellon 68 Roberts Wesleyan 69, Mercy 57 Rochester 76, Washington (MO) 72 Texas Tech 70, West Virginia 63 USC 77, Penn State 75 Wesleyan (CT) 83, Bates 61 Yeshiva 79, Manhattanville 57 SOUTH Memphis

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UK leader’s chief of staff quits over appointment of Mandelson as ambassador despite Epstein ties

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ’s chief of staff resigned Sunday over the furor surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Morgan McSweeney said he took responsibility for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson, 72, to

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NBA Glance

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 34 19 .642 — Boston 34 19 .642 — Toronto 32 22 .593 2½ Philadelphia 30 22 .577 3½ Brooklyn 14 37 .275 19 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 27 24 .529 — Miami 28 26 .519 ½ Atlanta 26

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Meloni condemns anti-Olympics actions in Milan, calling demonstrators ‘enemies of Italy’

By STEFANIE DAZIO and GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni condemned recent anti-Olympics protests in Milan and alleged sabotage of train infrastructure, calling those responsible “enemies of Italy and Italians” early Sunday. The protesters “demonstrate ‘against the Olympics,’ causing these images to end up on televisions around the world. After

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Baghdad traders protest new customs tariffs as Iraq wrestles with shrinking oil revenues

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of traders and customs clearance company owners protested in central Baghdad on Sunday, demanding that Iraq’s government reverse recently imposed customs tariffs that they say have sharply increased their costs and disrupted trade. The new tariffs that came into effect on Jan. 1 were imposed as

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Sunday, Feb. 08. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Sunday, Feb. 08. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Sunday, Feb. 08. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Sunday, Feb. 08. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

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AP-Scorecard

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final New York 111 Boston 89 Final Miami 132 Washington 101 Final Toronto 122 Indiana 104 Final L.A. Clippers 115 Minnesota 96 ___ NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Seattle at New England 6:30 p.m. ___ TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Final (2)Michigan 82 Ohio State

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