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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that “a wind of madness is sweeping the globe,” pointing to escalating conflicts from Libya and Yemen to Syria and beyond.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A gunman who killed a woman and wounded five others on a Greyhound bus in Southern California was cursing and muttering incoherently before the attack, passengers and authorities said.

NEW YORK (AP) — A key accuser at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial returned Tuesday to the witness stand, a day after she became so upset while being questioned by the movie mogul's lawyers that the judge suspended her cross examination.

MILAN (AP) —

Italian fashion officials on Tuesday forecast a nearly 2% drop in first-half revenues due to the virus emerging from China, which also is preventing three Chinese fashion houses from traveling to Milan Fashion Week later this month.

Chinese consumers are the biggest luxury spenders in the world, including in Italy, where they represent 35% of big-ticket spenders, more than Russians, Arabs and Americans combined, according to a 2019 study by Global Blue, a tourism shopping tax refund company. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department official leading the investigation of big tech companies’ market dominance is stepping aside from the department’s Google probe because of his previous lobbying work for Google as a private attorney.

BEIJING (AP) — Global business is catching a chill from China's virus outbreak, with even the gaming industry taking a hit.

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s special representative for Libya said he hopes cease-fire talks that officially began Tuesday between the country's warring sides will reach a deal that can convince foreign powers to stop pouring in weapons and breaking an international arms embargo.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. warned Tuesday that forecasts and results were at risk because of the new virus in China, as it reported a drop in fiscal third quarter on stumbling video game, networking and film businesses.

QUEEN BESS ISLAND, La. (AP) — A Louisiana island that provides a crucial nesting ground for pelicans and other seabirds is being restored to nearly its former size after decades of coastal erosion and a devastating offshore oil spill 10 years ago.

WASHINGTON (AP) — For companies bracing for losses from China’s viral outbreak, the damage has so far been delayed, thanks to a stroke of timing: The outbreak hit just when Chinese factories and many businesses were closed anyway to let workers travel home for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday .

New York

Joe Pavelski scored power-play goals 16 seconds apart, Stephen Johns and Blake Comeau helped chase Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist and the Dallas Stars beat New York 5-3 Monday.

Johns and Comeau scored 4:04 apart in the second and Corey Perry also scored for Dallas, which earned its second straight win. Anton Khudobin stopped 33 of 36 shots.

Pavel Buchnevich and Brett Howden scored first-period power-play goals for the Rangers, and Brendan Lemieux added another on a man-advantage in the third. Читать дальше...

Cleveland

Marcus Morris Sr. scored 26 points, including a key jumper in overtime, and the New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 139-134 on Monday night.

Morris' basket from the left wing gave New York a 135-134 lead with a minute to play. He added another jumper and two free throws to help put away the game.

Kevin Love had 33 points and 13 rebounds in possibly his final home game with Cleveland.

Love, the subject of trade rumors ahead of Thursday's deadline,... Читать дальше...

Storrs, Conn.

Ruthy Hebard had 22 points and 12 rebounds and No. 3 Oregon handed fourth-ranked UConn its first loss on campus in seven years, rolling to a 74-56 victory on Monday night.

It was UConn's worst home loss since Dec. 5, 2005, when the Huskies lost to North Carolina by 23 points.

Sabrina Ionescu added 10 points, nine rebounds and nine assists for the Ducks (20-2), falling short of increasing her NCAA-record 23 triple-doubles.

UConn (19-2) hadn't lost on campus since falling to Notre Dame on Jan. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — The Yankees now have more competition in the job for backup catcher, with Erik Kratz, Josh Thole and Chris Iannetta agreeing to minor league contracts Monday.

Daytona Beach, Fla.

The sky isn't falling — or at least it doesn't feel that way — as NASCAR heads into the first of two seasons full of change.

Drivers will return to the track at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday and the season-opening Daytona 500 is Feb. 16.

"We're coming off of a very good year, I felt like last year, where we're really getting some momentum back," NASCAR chairman Jim France said. "It's exciting now, going into this coming year."

Since... Читать дальше...

At long last, you don't have to be in the room where it happens.

For all those who have been unable to afford, or even find, tickets to "Hamilton," there is going to be a solution: A filmed version of the stage performance will be distributed to movie theaters late next year.

The blockbuster musical was filmed in June 2016, during one of the last weeks when the original Broadway cast was still intact. The producers, who include the show's creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, have been sitting on the film since... Читать дальше...

Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor is 61. Actor Jerry Adler is 91. Actor Gary Conway is 84. Actor John Schuck is 80. Musician John Steel is 79. Singer Florence LaRue is 78. Former Vice President Dan Quayle is 73. Singer Alice Cooper is 72. Actress Lisa Eichhorn is 68. Actress Pamelyn Ferdin is 61. Singer Clint Black is 58. Musician Noodles is 57. Musician Dave Buchanan is 54. Actress Gabrielle Anwar is 50. Actor Rob Corddry is 49. TV personality Nicolle Wallace is 48. Boxer Oscar De La Hoya is 47. Читать дальше...

The won/loss records in the rankings are based on results through Sunday's games.

Nashville, Tenn.

Most people would say that Billy Ray Cyrus has been lucky to keep finding himself in the middle of massive pop culture moments over this three-decade long career in music and television.

Between his auspicious 1992 debut with "Achy Breaky Heart," to starring alongside his daughter Miley in the hit Disney show "Hannah Montana," to finally taking home his first Grammy trophies for the equally goofy and controversial hit "Old Town Road," lightning keeps striking for the Flatwoods... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The documentary about several women who have accused Russell Simmons of sexual abuse has found a distributor after Oprah Winfrey’s exit from the film left it in the lurch.

Two top executives at newspaper publisher Tribune are stepping down as the company deals with its largest shareholder, a hedge fund known for cutting newsroom jobs, and grapples with a decline in revenue as the print-ad business shrinks.

Health authorities are preparing for a possible pandemic as they work to contain a respiratory illness in China that's caused by a new virus. Governments are limiting travel, isolating sick people and keeping travelers returning from the affected region under quarantine to watch for symptoms.

Siena College got some impressive performances by area athletes on both the men's and women's indoor track teams at the Kane Invitational last Saturday in Ithaca.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A portrait of a robust U.S. economy is sure to take center stage Tuesday night when President Donald Trump gives his third State of the Union address. It is an economy that has proved solid and durable yet hasn't fulfilled many of Trump's promises.