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Annette Bening gives Gloria Grahame a nobility rarely shown to faded Hollywood actresses in “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool,” a tender if generic portrait of aged glamour. Based on the 1986 memoir by Peter Turner, Paul McGuigan’s film joins the dubious movie genre about close encounters with Hollywood royalty. In films like “My Week

PHILADELPHIA — Before they tackle rest vs. rust, the Philadelphia Eagles have to approach rest vs. reps. With the NFC’s No. 1 seed secured, the Eagles (13-2) have nothing to gain against the Dallas Cowboys (8-7) on Sunday other than playing for a franchise-record 14th win. But coach Doug Pederson can’t really rest all his

NEW YORK — The Latest on U.S. cities suing the Department of Defense (all times local): 3:40 p.m. A Pentagon official says he can’t comment on a lawsuit filed by three large U.S. cities that says the military failed to properly use the national background check system for guns. New York City, San Francisco and

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Casey Mittelstadt and Kieffer Bellows each scored two goals, Joseph Woll made 17 saves and the United States began its title defense at the world junior hockey championship with a 9-0 victory over Denmark on Tuesday night. In other preliminary-round games, the Czech Republic upset Russia 5-4, Sweden beat Belarus 6-1 and

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Filip Zadina and Filip Chytil scored second-period goals for the Czech Republic in a stunning 5-4 victory over Russia in the opening game of the world junior hockey championships on Tuesday. Russia has medaled at the past seven world juniors while the Czech Republic has not reached the medal round since 2005.

HOBART, Australia — A protest could change the result of the line honors winner in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race after eight-time champion Wild Oats XI crossed the finish line first Wednesday in a tight duel with LDV Comanche over the final three hours. Wild Oats XI crossed the line at Constitution Dock in

HOBART, Australia — Super maxi LDV Comanche held a big lead and was well inside a record pace in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race early Wednesday. The line honors favorite established a buffer of nearly 15 nautical miles over rival super maxi Wild Oats XI just over 18 hours into the race. LDV Comanche

NEW HARMONY, Utah — The Latest on a deputy rescuing a boy from a frozen Utah pond (all times local): 5 p.m. A southern Utah sheriff’s deputy who punched through a frozen pond on Christmas Day to rescue a drowning 8-year-old boy says authorities believe the boy was in the cold water for about 30

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa — South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel had Zimbabwe in serious trouble on the first day of their four-day, day-night test on Tuesday, taking 3-20 as the tourists struggled to 30-4 under lights. South Africa declared on 309-9 after opting to bat first, and forced the Zimbabwe top order to face

SEATTLE — All the built-in excuses were there for the Seattle Seahawks if they fell short. Too many injuries. Too much inconsistency. Those factors still may end up being the story of Seattle’s season if it’s unable to find a way into the playoffs for a sixth straight year. But the chances at the postseason

LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool handed struggling Swansea an expected 5-0 thrashing in the English Premier League on Tuesday. The win kept Liverpool in the top four, a point ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham. However, Juergen Klopp’s side was 17 points adrift of leader Manchester City, which plays Newcastle on Wednesday. Having fired Paul Clement a week

No one wants to be caught off-guard when it comes to their finances. So The Associated Press asked several experts to share their opinion on what will happen with some key issues in 2018 that will directly impact your personal financial well-being. Here’s a look at their forecasts: Q. What should I expect from gas

NEW YORK — Wall Street is forecasting another year of gains for stocks in 2018, even as worries rise that the end may be nearing for one of the market’s greatest runs in history. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index has nearly quadrupled since the dark days of early 2009, and this bull run of

LAWRENCE, Ind. — Authorities say an armed robbery and carjacking suspect has died after exchanging gunshots with suburban Indianapolis police officers. Lawrence Deputy Police Chief Gary Woodruff says no officers were injured in the Tuesday afternoon confrontation. Woodruff says Lawrence officers began chasing the man’s car after the reported armed robbery of a small business.

LAS VEGAS — UNLV forward Shakur Juiston has been named the Mountain West Conference men’s basketball player of the week after averaging a double-double in a pair of victories over Mississippi Valley State and Northern Colorado. The junior from Newark, N.J. scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Rebels defeated Northern

MADISON, Wis. — No. 6 Wisconsin develops quality running backs as if it’s an automobile assembly line. A new version comes out every few years or so, but production rarely tails off. Freshman Jonathan Taylor is the latest star to emerge at Wisconsin (12-1), where the ground game traces its roots to the 1990s and

WASHINGTON — Redskins coach Jay Gruden said that quarterback Kirk Cousins would start Sunday’s season finale at the New York Giants despite the potential of an injury and no postseason ramifications involved. “There’s no thought to that at all,” Gruden said on a conference call two days after the Redskins’ 27-11 win over the Denver

iBook charts for week ending December 24, 2017: (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher : iBooks US Bestseller List – Paid Books 1. Darker by E L James – 9780385543989 – (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 2. Origin by Dan Brown – 9780385542692 – (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 3. The Rooster Bar by John

MILWAUKEE — Harley-Davidson is placing a renewed emphasis on teaching people to ride as part of its efforts to attract more customers. The Milwaukee-based company’s decision to expand the number of dealerships with a Harley “Riding Academy” comes as the industry grapples with years of declining sales and an aging customer base. The program launched

NEW YORK — Construction has been temporarily suspended on a Greek Orthodox church destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks. A statement posted earlier this month on the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America says the stoppage was ordered by the construction company. It comes amid financial difficulties and questions over how funds have

WEST BROMWICH, England — Alan Pardew was still without a win as West Bromwich Albion manager after a goalless draw against Everton on Tuesday left his side in the English Premier League relegation zone. West Brom’s winless run started long before Pardew replaced Tony Pulis in late November, and was up to 18 league games.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Playing their best football at just the right time, the Baltimore Ravens need only to beat Cincinnati at home on Sunday to reach the playoffs for the first time in three years. Baltimore has won five of six, the lone flaw in that stretch a 39-38 defeat against AFC North champion

ATLANTA — Rapper T.I. spent Christmas eve spreading holiday cheer among some single mothers, helping them with their last-minute shopping for gifts. In a video T.I. posted on social media, the Grammy-winning artist entered an Atlanta-area Target on Sunday and called for all single mothers present to follow him. He strolled through the store alongside

WATFORD, England — Watford came from behind to beat Leicester 2-1 and seal a first English Premier League win in seven games on Tuesday. A tap-in from Molla Wague in his first league start, and against his former club, plus an own goal from Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel canceled out Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez’s opener.

Ernie Els says he received an invitation to Augusta National for the first week in April. It just wasn’t an invitation to play in the Masters. Els had to clarify a tweet from Sunday that said: “Thank you for a Great Xmas present! @TheMasters Can’t wait!” That led several media sites to post stories that