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In this Feb. 21, 2015 file photo, an Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

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EXPLAINER: What’s changed with Oscar's best picture category
By LINDSEY BAHR - AP Film Writer
Fri,02/04/22-1:01PM , 205 Reads
The Academy Awards change more than the public might realize.
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FILE —Retired New York City Police Officer Frank Serpico speaks to reporters after a rally to show support for Colin Kaepernick, Aug. 19, 2017, in New York. More than 50 years after he testified about endemic corruption in the NYPD, the department finally recognized his service and injury in the line of duty with an official certificate and inscribed medal of honor. The former undercover detective, now 85, received the honor in the mail on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022., the New York Daily News reported. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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NYPD honors whistleblower Frank Serpico — 50 years late
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fri,02/04/22-11:53AM , 208 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 50 years after Frank Serpico testified about endemic corruption in the New York Police Department, the department finally recognized his service and injury in the line of duty with an official certificate and inscribed medal of honor.
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Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, left, stands with her lawyer Michael Avenatti during a news conference outside federal court in New York, April 16, 2018. Avenatti was convicted Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, by a jury on charges that he cheated porn actor Stormy Daniels out of nearly $300,000 she was supposed to get for writing a book about an alleged tryst with former president Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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Michael Avenatti convicted of stealing from Stormy Daniels
By TOM HAYS AND LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press
Fri,02/04/22-11:36AM , 146 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday of cheating porn actor Stormy Daniels out of nearly $300,000 she was supposed to get for writing a book about an alleged tryst with former President Donald Trump.
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This photo combo shows Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during the State Opening of Parliament, London, in April, 1966 on the left and Nov. 15, 2006, on the right. Queen Elizabeth II will mark 70 years on the throne Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 an unprecedented reign that has made her a symbol of stability as the United Kingdom navigated an age of uncertainty. (AP Photo, Arthur Edwards, Pool, File)

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Elizabeth the Steadfast: Queen marks 70 years on throne
By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press
Fri,02/04/22-1:25AM , 358 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor wasn’t born to wear the crown. But destiny intervened.

The woman who became Queen Elizabeth II will mark 70 years on the throne Sunday, an unprecedented reign that has made her a symbol of stability as the United Kingdom navigated an age of uncertainty.
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