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By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Seattle 4½ 4½ (45½) at NEW ENGLAND NBA Monday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG Houston 5½ (218½) at INDIANA at CHARLOTTE OFF (OFF) New Orleans Minnesota 7½ (227½) at MEMPHIS at LA CLIPPERS 2½ (220½) Philadelphia COLLEGE BASKETBALL Monday FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN

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Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers’ backlash

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest proposal to upturn the storied venue since returning to the White House. Trump’s announcement on social media

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The Grammys bring more celebrity pushback to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press Awards season has coincided with the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis, forcing artists to decide whether and how to join the growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdowns. Those questions again surfaced Sunday as music’s biggest stars walked the red carpet at the Grammys. Activists spent the week pressing

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The Grammys bring more celebrity pushback to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press Awards season has coincided with the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis, forcing artists to decide whether and how to join the growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdowns. Those questions again surfaced Sunday as music’s biggest stars walked the red carpet at the Grammys. Activists spent the week pressing

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Mayor of Portland, Oregon, demands ICE leave the city after federal agents gas protesters

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, demanded U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leave his city after federal agents launched tear gas at a crowd of demonstrators — including young children — outside an ICE facility during a weekend protest that he characterized as peaceful. Witnesses said agents deployed tear gas, pepper balls

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Sports on TV for Monday, Feb. 2

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Feb. 2 AUTO RACING 11 a.m. FS2 — NASCAR Cup Series: Practice and Qualifying, Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, N.C. 4:30 p.m. FOX — NASCAR Cup Series: Last Chance Qualifying Race, Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, N.C. 6 p.m. FOX — NASCAR Cup

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Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Iranian drama ‘It Was Just an Accident’ arrested in Tehran

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer One of the Oscar-nominated screenwriters of the Iranian drama “It Was Just an Accident” has been arrested in Tehran just weeks before the Academy Awards. Representatives for the film on Sunday said that Mehdi Mahmoudian was arrested Saturday. No details on the charges against Mahmoudian were available. But his

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College Basketball Scores

Sunday, Feb. 1 EAST Bates 89, Middlebury 71 Brandeis 90, Case Western Reserve 79 Duquesne 76, Rhode Island 61 Marist 58, Niagara 46 Merrimack 75, Sacred Heart 58 Mount St Marys 72, Manhattan 65 New York University 74, Carnegie Mellon 63 Penn State 77, Minnesota 75 Purdue 93, Maryland 63 Quinnipiac 72, Fairfield 65 Rider

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‘Melania,’ panned by some film critics, opens with strong ticket sales for a documentary

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Promoted by President Donald Trump as “a must watch,” the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” debuted with a better-than-expected $7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The release of “Melania” was unlike any seen before. Amazon MGM Studios paid $40 million for the

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