By NEBI QENA and YURAS KARMANAU KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces pounded areas around Ukraine’s capital and another city overnight, regional leaders said Wednesday, just hours after Moscow pledged to scale back military operations in those places. The shelling further tempered optimism about any progress in talks aimed at ending the punishing war. Russia…
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The famed bayou ambiance and waterside setting of Disneyland’s Blue Bayou restaurant has been temporarily hidden behind construction walls as the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction undergoes a seasonal refurbishment. The Blue Bayou restaurant in New Orleans Square at the Anaheim theme park will close for refurbishment beginning on April 21, according to Disneyland officials.…
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The Grammy Awards, which return Sunday from Las Vegas, honor the very best of music, the songs and albums and performances that will endure for decades to come. At least, in theory, that is. In reality? Eh, not so much. Queen, Run-DMC, Jimi Hendrix and ABBA are pretty good, right? The Rock and Roll Hall…
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My adult son Cheetah Boy has a new routine these days. It starts around 3 every morning, when our new Siamese cat begins to yowl for attention. The yowls get progressively louder and more insistent, taking on a bullying tone, until finally my son does get up — to go sleep on the couch. The…
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By Marni Jameson Forget sizing people up by their clothes, cars, or careers. You want to know someone? Look at their books. What people choose to fill their minds and souls with tells you all you need to know: what they like, where they’ve been, what they know, what they want to know, and what…
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By Sandee LaMotte | CNN Eating avocados reduced the risk of heart attacks in both men and women, including when eaten in place of butter, cheese or processed meats, a new study found. Cardiovascular disease is a leading killer worldwide, taking nearly 18 million lives every year, according to the World Health Organization. In the…
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The momentum swings in the race among the top four seeds at the Eastern Conference seemingly come in 48-minute increments. Tuesday night, it was the drama of the Bucks’ victory over the 76ers. Wednesday night, Heat at Celtics. And on it will go until the April 10 close of the regular season, seedings seemingly changing…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — The Angels enjoyed their only off day of the shortened spring training on Wednesday, just more than a week before their April 7 regular-season opener. The break provides a good opportunity to answer some of your questions, starting with the most basic. Q: What’s the roster looking like? (Ty) Buttrey starting in…
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There was no making phone calls, no perusing documents, no pounding away on my keyboard. Instead, there was a firesuit and a helmet and shoulder straps. My office chair was replaced by a race car — and deadline pressure swapped for an altogether foreign kind of adrenaline. Tuesday, March 29, wasn’t a normal day at…
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Dwyane Wade had been there before, anger boiling over at Erik Spoelstra and seemingly all those around him on the Miami Heat bench. So as the franchise icon watched Jimmy Butler simmer last week, he smiled and then reached out to his former coach. “Well, I text Spo right after that and said, ‘It looks…
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