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'Parasite' wins Best Picture at 92nd Academy Awards

The most glamorous night in movies was Sunday: the 92nd Academy Awards. The first award of the night, supporting actor, went to Brad Pitt. His role in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," landed him his first, yes first, acting Oscar. Laura Dern also won her first Oscar, as supporting actress for "Marriage Story." South Korean film "Parasite" won four awards including best picture, beating out "Joker" and "1917."

2 New York police officers shot in 'assassination attempts'

An ex-con was taken into custody Sunday in New York City after two police officers were wounded less than 12 hours apart in shootings described as "assassination attempts" by the mayor and police commissioner. Mayor Bill de Blasio, speaking at a news conference Sunday, said a police lieutenant was in stable condition after being wounded Sunday morning. The officer shot Saturday night was expected to be released from a hospital sometime Sunday, the mayor added. De Blasio called any attack targeting a police officer "an attack on all of us. It's intolerable and we will not accept it." 

Sanders leads polls ahead of New Hampshire primary, while Buttigieg climbs and Biden nosedives

Sen. Bernie Sanders continues to lead in polling ahead of New Hampshire's primary Tuesday while former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has surged into second place. The polls show Buttigieg has growing support from New Hampshire voters while former Vice President Joe Biden has tumbled in recent Granite State polls. The results from Iowa's caucuses last week are still not official after delays and inconsistencies with the vote count, but Buttigieg's strong finish there appears to have given his campaign a bounce heading into New Hampshire. Buttigieg and Sanders have both declared victory in that unsettled contest, which is undergoing a precinct review state Democrats said will be completed Monday. 

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Coronavirus death toll reaches 814, first American fatality reported in China

The death toll from the coronavirus in mainland China has climbed to 814, according to officials, with a 60-year-old U.S. citizen becoming what appears to be the first American fatality from the global virus outbreak. The American victim, who was not identified, died on Wednesday after being diagnosed with the coronavirus in Wuhan, according to the U.S. Embassy. In the U.S., another group of 201 American evacuees from Wuhan arrived at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, to drop off 53 people for a two-week quarantine. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said the U.S. had brought more than 800 Americans from Wuhan in recent days.

Nancy Pelosi: Alexander Vindman's 'shameful' firing a 'brazen act of retaliation' by President Trump

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed President Donald Trump for the abrupt removal of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman on Friday, who served on the National Security Council and provided damning testimony during the impeachment inquiry. "President Trump is impeached forever," Pelosi said. "The shameful firing of Colonel Vindman was a clear and brazen act of retaliation that showcases the President’s fear of the truth." Also Friday, Trump fired Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland from Brussels. Both Vindman and Sondland provided key testimony into Trump's alleged pressuring of Ukraine's government to open investigations into domestic political rivals and leveraging of military aid money to do so.

XFL kicks off inaugural 10-week regular season

The XFL's inaugural season kicked off Saturday, marking the start of yet another professional football league in the United States. To casual football fans, this league — like the now-defunct Alliance of American Football before it — might at first appear to be a novelty, with new teams, new logos and unfamiliar rules. But to the hundreds of players  who make up the XFL, it represents one more — and perhaps one last — chance at pro football. The DC Defenders beat the Seattle Dragons, 31-19, in the first game of the 2020 XFL season. Here are five things we learned from this weekend's XFL's openers.

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This is a compilation of stories from across the Paste BN Network. Contributing: Associated Press.

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