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    A gust of wind blows snow back at Roger Lane, a custodian at Yonkers Public School 17, as he clears a sidewalk in front of the school with a snow blower during a snow storm, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency Tuesday for all of New York's 62 counties, including New York City's five boroughs. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
    March 14, 2017 - 3:49 pm

    The Latest: Snowplows escort child needing heart transplant

    NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a strong winter storm hitting the Northeast (all times local): 3:30 p.m. A 23-month-old in need of a heart transplant has been escorted by snowplows and state police troopers through a heavy snowstorm from one hospital to another in northeastern Pennsylvania. Gov. Tom...
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    A worker plows a walkway on the Hudson River waterfront near Frank Sinatra Park, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in Hoboken, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
    March 14, 2017 - 1:50 pm

    The Latest: Strong winds fell wind turbine in Rhode Island

    NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a strong winter storm hitting the Northeast (all times local): 1:45 p.m. Strong winds have toppled a wind turbine at a Rhode Island beach. Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo says the wind knocked over the turbine at Salty Brine Beach in Narragansett on Tuesday. It's owned...
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    FILE - In this Thursday, July 28, 2016 file photo, the Palace Theatre in London shows advertising for the new Harry Potter play. Magical adventure "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" leads the race for British theater's Olivier Awards, with nominations in 11 categories including best new play it was announced on Monday, March 6, 2017. Jamie Parker, who plays an adult Harry in the two-part drama, is nominated for best actor, and there are also nominations for director John Tiffany and actress Noma Dumezweni, who plays grown-up Hermione Granger. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)
    March 06, 2017 - 10:03 am

    Harry Potter play gets 11 Olivier Awards nominations

    LONDON (AP) — Magical adventure "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" leads the race for British theater's Olivier Awards , with nominations in 11 categories including best new play. Jamie Parker, who plays a grown-up Harry in the two-part, five-hour sequel to J.K. Rowling's wizarding saga, is...
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    A model wears a creation for Elie Saab's Fall-Winter 2017/2018 ready-to-wear fashion collection presented Saturday, March 4, 2017 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
    March 04, 2017 - 2:06 pm

    Paris gets Hadid-mania, as Saab and Mugler channel dark, 80s

    PARIS (AP) — It was designer Elie Saab's first collection since his coup of dressing Meryl Streep for the Oscars following the actress' high-profile spat with Chanel. The deep blue embellishments of Streep's lauded Oscars gown were picked up again in Saturday's fall-winter Paris show, inspired by...
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    A model wears a creation for Elie Saab's Fall-Winter 2017/2018 ready-to-wear fashion collection presented Saturday, March 4, 2017 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
    March 04, 2017 - 12:35 pm

    Paris gets Hadid-mania, as Saab and Mugler channel dark, 80s

    PARIS (AP) — It was designer Elie Saab's first collection since his coup of dressing Meryl Streep for the Oscars following the actress' high-profile spat with Chanel. The deep blue embellishments of Streep's lauded Oscars gown were picked up again in Saturday's fall-winter Paris show, inspired by...
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    FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2017 file photo, Viola Davis poses in the press room at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Davis will be presented with the Harvard Foundation 2017 Artist of the Year Award. The actress will accept her arts medal at a ceremony Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Harvard’s Cultural Rhythms Festival in Cambridge, Mass. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
    March 04, 2017 - 1:02 am

    Another award for Viola Davis: Harvard 'Artist of the Year'

    CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Fresh from her best supporting actress Oscar win for her role in "Fences," Viola Davis is set to receive the Harvard Foundation 2017 Artist of the Year Award. Davis will accept her arts medal at a ceremony Saturday at Harvard's Cultural Rhythms Festival. In addition to the...
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    March 03, 2017 - 10:42 pm

    Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:

    ATTORNEY GENERAL-RUSSIA-GRASSLEY Sessions to amend testimony regarding Russian contacts WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans on Monday to provide amended testimony regarding his contacts with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. during the presidential election. In a statement Friday,...
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    March 03, 2017 - 8:44 pm

    Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:

    ATTORNEY GENERAL-RUSSIA-GRASSLEY UPDATE: Sessions to amend testimony regarding Russian contacts WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans on Monday to provide amended testimony regarding his contacts with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. during the presidential election. In a statement...
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    March 03, 2017 - 12:47 pm

    Tenor Jonas Kaufmann cancels at Met Opera yet again

    NEW YORK (AP) — Jonas Kaufmann has canceled at the Metropolitan Opera yet again, this time nearly a year in advance. The Met says Kaufmann's agent informed the company this week that the 47-year-old German tenor will be unable to attend rehearsals and some of the early performances of the new...
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    FILE -This file image posted online on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, by the Aamaq News Agency, a media arm of the Islamic State group, purports to show a general view of the ancient ruins of the city of Palmyra, in Homs province, Syria, with the Citadel of Palmyra in the background. Syrian state media said on Thursday, March 2, 2017 that military forces have entered Palmyra in the quest to again take the town from the Islamic State group. Palmyra, home to some of the world's most prized Roman ruins, was seized again by IS in December. (Amaq News Agency via AP, File)
    March 02, 2017 - 10:38 am

    Syrian army re-enters town of Palmyra as IS defenses crumble

    BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces battling the Islamic State group re-entered Palmyra on Thursday in their quest to again take the historic town they had lost to the militants in December, state media reported. The Kremlin's spokesman said President Vladimir Putin was informed by his defense...
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