By JAMES ELLINGWORTH, AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — It’s the message no figure skater wants to get. At any time, an email could block them from using the music they’ve built their Olympic programs around. As the skating world grapples with a music standoff involving the lovable, mischievous Minions, U.S. champion Amber Glenn is…
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By DORANY PINEDA, Associated Press Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, found that from 2006 to 2020, long-term exposure to tiny particulates from wildfire smoke contributed to…
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Amber Glenn skates during the “Making Team USA” performance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) Gold medalist Amber Glenn takes photos with fans after the women’s free skating competition at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)…
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Meryl Streep may be making another splash in rock & roll music with her upcoming role as Joni Mitchell. The three-time Oscar winner, who starred as late-in-life rocker in 2015’s “Ricki and the Flash,” will reportedly portray the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer in Cameron Crowe’s biopic. Legendary music producer Clive Davis revealed the casting news during his annual pre-Grammy…
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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, Associated Press CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — After years of preparation and planning, the Winter Olympics are getting underway Wednesday with the first curling matches in Cortina. Curling at the historic curling stadium — eight teams in mixed doubles — began two full days before the opening ceremony for the 2026 Milan…
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By JUSTIN SPIKE BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A Hungarian court on Wednesday sentenced a German anti-fascist activist to eight years in prison for taking part in assaults against participants of a far-right rally in February 2023. Authorities allege the 25-year-old defendant, identified only as Maja T., was one of more than a dozen people who…
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By MIKE CORDER THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Russian missiles and drones have pounded Ukraine’s energy grid in recent weeks, plunging people into frozen darkness in one of the country’s coldest winters on record. Ukraine has accused Russia of illegally targeting power infrastructure during the war to deny civilians light, heating and running water. “Taking…
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MILAN (AP) — The Winter Olympics are a land of snow and frozen water — no “ice,” though, at least not at the hospitality house being hosted by U.S. sports teams in Milan for the Games. The Ice House has been officially renamed the Winter House, in a nod to the tension surrounding the U.S.…
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In 1971, guitarist Phil Manzanera was a 20-year-old rock guitarist without a band. Then, a friend showed him an ad in Melody Maker magazine for a band that needed someone just like him. “The Perfect Guitarist for Avant-Rock Group,” the ad read. “Original, creative, adaptable, melodic, fast, slow, elegant, witty, scary, stable, tricky.” Call Roxy,…
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Within the realm of Valentine’s Day gifting, you have the grocery store heart box (charming in all of its populist splendor), and then you have Bella Sophia Chocolates. Tucked away in Huntington Beach’s Pacific City Mall, this isn’t just a candy shop — it’s an atelier where cocoa beans are treated with the same reverence…
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