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By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Seattle 4½ 4½ (45½) at NEW ENGLAND NBA Tuesday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at DETROIT 4½ (226½) Denver New York 13½ (226½) at WASHINGTON at INDIANA 4½ (236½) Utah at MIAMI 4½ (239½) Atlanta LA Lakers 8½ (222½) at BROOKLYN Boston 7½ (223½) at

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Conservative populist Laura Fernández wins Costa Rican presidency, preliminary results show

By JAVIER CÓRDOBA Associated Press SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Conservative populist Laura Fernández won Costa Rica ‘s presidency, promising to continue the aggressive reorienting of the Central American nation’s politics started by her political sponsor, outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves. Preliminary and partial results showed the Costa Rican president’s handpicked successor captured the win

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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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Music’s biggest stars use the Grammys stage to protest Trump’s immigration crackdown

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press Entertainment’s 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. Pushback from music’s biggest stars was visible Sunday from the Grammys red carpet and throughout the telecast. Activists spent the

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Music’s biggest stars use the Grammys stage to protest Trump’s immigration crackdown

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press Entertainment’s 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. Pushback from music’s biggest stars was visible Sunday from the Grammys red carpet and throughout the telecast. Activists spent the

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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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