JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's culture minister has threatened to pull funding for a major arts festival over performances with full frontal nudity, saying such displays harmed "Israel as a Jewish and democratic state."
Miri Regev told the Israel Festival in a letter that she will withdraw funding for the three-week ...
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MADRID (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo has saved his best for last.
Ronaldo enters the Champions League final playing his best soccer of the season, peaking at the right time as Real Madrid gets ready to take on Juventus on Saturday in Cardiff, Wales.
"I feel good," Ronaldo said before traveling ...
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ZURICH (AP) - Confederations Cup host Russia has dropped two places to No. 63 team in the new FIFA rankings.
Russia opens the eight-nation event against No. 95 New Zealand, the Oceania champion, on June 17 in St. Petersburg.
Top-ranked Brazil and No. 2 Argentina did not qualify for the ...
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BAKER, La. (AP) - A Louisiana high school damaged by catastrophic flooding will be renovated as its school board has approved a contract for the job.
The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/2rdMTAh ) the Baker School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved New Orleans-based Manning Architects to renovate Baker High School after buildings ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Legendary country singer Alan Jackson is going to play a free outdoor concert Saturday in Music City in advance of the Nashville Predators first home game in the 2017 Stanley Cup Final.
The Grammy Award-winning singer and newest member of the Country Music Hall of Fame ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Terry Crisp sorely wishes that he and fellow broadcaster Pete Weber had recorded their "Hockey 101" sessions from the early days of the Nashville Predators.
The expansion franchise had tapped the original broadcast team to teach hockey rules in a market where fans knew what a ...
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Some predictions see the NBA Finals ending quickly. A video game simulation has them going the distance.
All seem to agree on the Golden State Warriors winning.
Beaten last year by Cleveland's historic comeback, the Warriors will try to avenge that defeat and get back on top when they face ...
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