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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Stanley Cup contenders aren’t waiting until the NHL trade deadline day to shore up depth for what they hope is a long playoff run. The league-leading Florida Panthers got deeper on the wing on Wednesday by acquiring Vladimir Tarasenko from Ottawa, Connor McDavid’s Edmonton Oilers added a pair of

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in Newark, California, on four counts of federal trade

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — With just a few days to go until the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday, the show’s producers are feeling good about what they’ve put together. The nominees are some of the best the Oscars have seen, including some true blockbusters like “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie.” Ryan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology while working with China-based companies.

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Stanley Cup contenders aren’t waiting until the NHL trade deadline day to shore up depth for what they hope is a long playoff run. The league-leading Florida Panthers got deeper on the wing on Wednesday by acquiring Vladimir Tarasenko from Ottawa, Connor McDavid’s Edmonton Oilers added a pair of

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury began deliberations on whether a movie weapons supervisor should be held to blame in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of a Western movie, after attorneys delivered closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With Rhode Island this week becoming the seventh U.S. state to launch internet gambling, industry panelists at an online gambling conference predicted Wednesday that several additional states would join the fray in the next few years. Speaking at the Next.io forum on internet gambling and sports

By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When director Peter Farrelly set out to make what became the genre-defining rom-com “There’s Something About Mary” more than 25 years ago with his brother, Bobby, he knew it might take some convincing for a studio to open the purse strings for a boundary-pushing comedy. “People

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer For those who have led unsuccessful labor movements involving NCAA athletes, the vote by Dartmouth men’s basketball players to unionize felt momentous — even if they are still a long way from forming the first union in college sports. In a 13-2 vote in a building on

By ROBERT YOON and MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press was able to declare President Joe Biden the winner of a near clean sweep of Democratic Super Tuesday contents based largely on initial vote results that showed him winning about nine out of every 10 votes in almost every contest. The

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Michael Barkley advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 5th Congressional District.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Raul Ruiz advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 25th Congressional District.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Michelle Steel advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 45th Congressional District.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Robert Garcia advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 42nd Congressional District.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Zoe Lofgren advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 18th Congressional District.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Norma Torres advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 35th Congressional District.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Sydney Kamlager advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 37th Congressional District.

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey secured a U.S. Senate showdown with Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff on a shoestring budget and with a wispy campaign schedule, but he now faces a daunting question: What’s next? Garvey, a perennial All-Star who played for the Los

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Will Rollins advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 41st Congressional District.