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LONDON (AP) — Britain officially leaves the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum.

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) — Boaters leaped into the water to escape an explosive fire that consumed at least 35 vessels docked along the Tennessee River early Monday. Authorities said there were fatalities as seven people were sent to hospitals and seven others were initially reported missing.

LONDON (AP) — Britain faces a crucial choice on Tuesday over whether to allow China's Huawei Technologies to build its next-generation wireless networks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is mustering governmental muscle as it tries to turn out Republican voters next month in early voting Iowa.

University at Albany sophomore guard Cameron Healy has been selected the America East's Player of the Week, the school announced Monday.

CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed into a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers.

NEW DELHI (AP) — India said Monday it plans to sell its entire stake in the national carrier Air India to shore up falling revenues and privatize the airline, after an initial attempt last year failed to attract a single bidder.

CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others were killed Sunday when their helicopter plunged into a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California, his sudden death at age 41 touching off an outpouring of grief for a star whose celebrity transcended basketball.

San Diego

Marc Leishman couldn't miss whether it was for birdie for par, racing from four shots behind with a 7-under 65 and winning the Farmers Insurance Open when Jon Rahm couldn't match his eagle putt from three years ago.

Leishman ran off five birdies on the front nine to seize control Sunday over a fast-faltering Rahm and Rory McIlroy.

Leishman matched Rahm's 65 as the lowest closing round by a winner at Torrey Pines since the South Course was beefed up ahead of the 2008... Читать дальше...

Melbourne, Australia

It made sense to Sofia Kenin that Coco Gauff would be the one getting all of the attention and generating all of the buzz.

That's only natural when Gauff is 15 and making tennis history time and time again.

"Yeah, I mean, the hype is for her. She's obviously done great stuff, of course. It's absolutely normal. Just (tried) not to let that get in my head," Kenin said. "Of course, I didn't do it for the hype. I did it for myself, because I wanted to prove... Читать дальше...

Payton Graber is a sophomore guard for the Schalmont girls' basketball team.

Chief U.S. Justice John Roberts is 65. Actor James Cromwell is 80. Musician Nick Mason is 76. Singer Nedra Talley is 74. Ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov is 72. Singer-songwriter Djavan is 71. Actress Mimi Rogers is 64. Musician Janick Gers is 63. Actress Susanna Thompson is 62. Political and sports commentator Keith Olbermann is 61. Singer Margo Timmins is 59. Actress Bridget Fonda is 56. Actor Alan Cumming is 55. Singer Tracy Lawrence is 52. Rapper Tricky is 52. Actor-comedian Patton Oswalt is 51. Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of employees are openly criticizing Amazon's record on climate change despite what they say is a company policy that puts their jobs at risk for speaking out.

Just as Thanksgiving would not be the same without turkey and stuffing, January would not be January without Matthew McConaughey turning up in a really bad movie. This is the month for bad — not regular bad, but weird bad, three-headed bad — and in recent years McConaughey has become Mr. January, with the dazzlingly awful "Gold" in 2017 and with "Serenity" just last year.