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ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A leftist challenger won Croatia's highly contested presidential election on Sunday, beating a conservative incumbent — a rare victory by a liberal in recent votes in Central Europe.

BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. military presence in the Middle East was thrown into jeopardy Sunday, as Iraq's parliament voted to expel U.S. troops from their country while the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said the U.S. military across the region “will pay the price” for killing a top Iranian general.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An aquarium and an engineering firm in Massachusetts are partnering on a project to better protect whales by monitoring them from space.

NEW YORK (AP) — What will watching TV be like in the 2020s? Amid new gadgets and glitz, the CES tech show in Las Vegas aims to offer some answers, many of which boil down to more streaming and more efforts to glue you to your phone.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Al-Shabab extremists overran a key military base used by U.S. counterterror forces in Kenya before dawn Sunday, destroying U.S. aircraft and vehicles, Kenyan authorities said. It was the al-Qaida-linked group's first attack against U.S. forces in the East African country, and the military called the security situation “fluid” several hours after the assault.

NEW YORK (AP) — More than two years after a wave of sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein ushered in the #MeToo movement, the disgraced movie mogul faces another reckoning: a criminal trial that could him put him behind bars for the rest of his life.

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — At least five people were killed and dozens were injured in a crash early Sunday involving multiple vehicles on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, a transportation official said.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Soldiers and health workers sprayed Indonesia's capital with disinfectant on Sunday to fend off possible diseases spread by massive flooding that has killed 60 people and affected hundreds of thousands.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The al-Shabab extremist group attacked a military base used by U.S. and Kenyan troops in coastal Kenya early Sunday, with U.S. aircraft and vehicles destroyed, Kenyan authorities said. Kenya's military said the pre-dawn breach was repulsed and at least four attackers were killed.

Welcome to All In — a column dedicated to women and girls in sports.

All In will provide a guide to learning about and watching women athletes perform  — locally, nationally and internationally — in person, on television and online.

We have a big year ahead on the local and national stage. It’s an Olympic year. In 2020, sports fans will cheer for women wearing Team USA jerseys competing July 24-Aug.9 in Japan. The  U.S. women’s softball team will be back competing in the Olympics for the first time since 2008. Читать дальше...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's justice minister on Sunday called the flight of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn as he awaited trial on financial misconduct charges inexcusable and vowed to beef up immigration checks.

Chicago

Jayson Tatum scored 28 points, Gordon Hayward added 24 and the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 111-104 on Saturday night.

The Celtics hung on for their eighth win in nine games after a 16-point lead dwindled to three in the fourth quarter. Tatum hit a 3-pointer with just more than a minute left to bump the lead to seven, and the Atlantic Division leaders came out on top after rallying from 18 down to beat Atlanta on Friday.

Jaylen Brown scored 19 for the Celtics... Читать дальше...

Bethlehem nipped rival Saratoga Springs 3-2 in overtime on Saturday in a boys' ice hockey clash at Bethlehem YMCA.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Funeral services were held Saturday for a Louisiana sports reporter and a pilot who died last week in a plane crash in Lafayette.

Actor Bradley Cooper is 45. Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale is 92. Actor Robert Duvall is 89. Juan Carlos, former King of Spain, is 82. Former talk show host Charlie Rose is 78. Actress-director Diane Keaton is 74. Actor Ted Lange is 72. Musician George "Funky" Brown is 71. Actress Pamela Sue Martin is 67. Actor Clancy Brown is 61. Singer Iris Dement is 59. Actress Suzy Amis is 58. Actor Ricky Paull Goldin is 55. Musician Kate Schellenbach is 54. Actor Joe Flanigan is 53. Talk show host/dancer-choreographer Carrie Ann Inaba is 52. Читать дальше...

Pop singer Pink says she is donating $500,000 to help fight the deadly wildfires that have devastated parts of Australia.

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Hundreds of U.S. soldiers deployed Saturday from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Kuwait to serve as reinforcements in the Middle East amid rising tensions following the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Demonstrators in dozens of cities around the U.S. gathered Saturday to protest the Trump administration's killing of an Iranian general and decision to send thousands of additional soldiers to the Middle East.

Vestal

Not often can a basketball team allow an opposing player to score 22 points and still applaud its defensive effort.

The University at Albany, and in particular Malachi de Sousa and Antonio Rizzuto, could take a bow Saturday afternoon.

UAlbany opened its America East schedule with a 74-62 road victory over Binghamton, and the key was keeping the Bearcats' best player, Sam Sessoms, in check.

Sessoms, the conference's reigning Rookie of the Year, got 10 of his points in the final 51/2 minutes... Читать дальше...

Siena (6-5 overall, 2-0 MAAC) is on a four-game winning streak after sweeping its homestand at Times Union Center. But while the Saints are 6-0 on South Pearl Street, they're 0-5 in away games this season.