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NEW YORK (AP) — A pair of prototype Nikes worn by Kanye West during his performances of “Hey Mama” and “Stronger” at the Grammy Awards in 2008 has shattered the record for a pair of sneakers ever sold. Sotheby's announced…

A new book for kids details the history of their favorite foods. Kim Zachman's “There's No Ham in Hamburgers” offers a fun-filled look at the science and geographic origins of everything from burgers to chocolate. The book covers both fact and fiction dating back thousands of years. Zachman includes peanut butter, ice cream, chicken nuggets and all that sugary cereal parents love to hate. The Roswell, Georgia, mom of two spent a year researching her book. She combed the record for the big personalities and hidden stories in kid foods. The book is intended for readers ages 8 to 12.  

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s market regulator said Monday it has launched a probe into suspected monopolistic behavior by food delivery firm Meituan. The investigation comes amid increased scrutiny of internet companies suspected of anti-competitive practices. The State Administration for…

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A closely watched indicator of German business outlooks barely rose in April as the third wave of coronavirus infections held back optimism about the pace of post-pandemic recovery. The Ifo index published Monday crept up to…

Chloé Zhao’s history-making Oscars sweep, winning best director and best picture, is being met with a muted response in her country of birth, and even censorship. Zhao’s “Nomadland” is the second film directed by a woman to win a best picture Oscar. She is the first woman of color and second woman ever to win the Oscars for best director. Yet, in China, where Zhao was born, her history-making success has not been trumpeted. State media in China remained silent with only old mentions of the Oscars themselves. In contrast, South Korea’s Youn Yuh-jung was being celebrated for her best supporting actress win.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Normally, trying to get the two sides on ethnically divided Cyprus to sit down for yet another round of talks is preceded by plenty of well-wishing and messages of hope that perhaps this time a peace…

Stephen Curry scored 37 points and set an NBA record for 3-pointers in a month at 85, leading the Golden State Warriors past the Sacramento Kings 117-113. Kelly Oubre Jr.’s jumper with 1:42 left put Golden State ahead 112-111 before Richaun Holmes missed two free throws at the 1:25 mark, then Draymond Green scored moments later. Curry shot 11 of 21 with seven more 3-pointers after the two-time MVP rolled his right ankle during Friday’s win against Denver but didn’t consider it serious or seem hobbled. His April total surpassed James Harden’s NBA record of 82 in November 2019. 

It may have been the most abrupt ending since that cut-to-black final shot of “The Sopranos.” TV audiences expecting an emotional finale crowning the late Chadwick Boseman as best actor were left to ponder a huge upset, an absent winner, and a quick “see ya” from the Oscars. It was one more unusual moment in the most unusual of  Oscar telecasts. Some of it was good: red-carpet glamour was back. And though some nominees weren’t able to attend in person, it was truly heartening to see those who were. The nominees represented a huge advance in diversity, but one oft-predicted outcome was not meant to be: a sweep of the acting categories by actors of color.

Bay Area baseball is off to some start this season. The Oakland Athletics reeled off 13 straight wins and lead the AL West, even after their run was snapped by Baltimore on Sunday. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Giants have quietly played pretty well themselves. Although the Dodgers and Padres have received more attention in the NL West, the Giants are second in that division at 14-8 — the same record as the A’s.

Youn Yuh-jung, the feisty grandmother in “Minari,” has won the best supporting actress award at the Oscars. She’s the second Asian actress to win in the category, more than six decades after Japanese-born Miyoshi Umeki earned the trophy for 1957’s “Sayonara.” The first Korean woman to be nominated for an Oscar, Youn’s victory comes one year after academy voters snubbed the South Korean cast of best picture winner “Parasite.” Youn plays Soon-ja, a card-playing grandmom with a knack for swearing, who’s moved from Korea to join her daughter and son-in-law in his seemingly quixotic quest to trade dispiriting work in California for farming in Arkansas. 

Shelby Delaney, an ICU nurse, has depended on Stephen Curry’s “I Can Do All Things” go-to motivational verse so many times over the years. It is written inside the No. 30 jersey of Curry’s that she has worn beneath her scrubs day after day to get through each daunting moment of the pandemic.  Last spring, Curry made a FaceTime call to Delaney and her colleagues at Oakland’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. Delaney had it on again as she and husband Robert Crowley sat on the floor for Golden State’s game against Sacramento. A season ticket holder who couldn’t attend gifted them the seats.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Daniel Kaluuya used a lead role to win a best supporting actor Oscar. He’ll take it. Kaluuya won his first Academy Award on Sunday night for playing one of the two title roles in “Judas and…

Limited to a total of one hit in an entire doubleheader, Freddie Freeman and the Braves try to do better with the bats when they begin a set against the Cubs. Freeman got Atlanta’s only hit in Sunday’s pair of seven-inning shutouts by Arizona. He singled in the sixth off Zac Gallen in the opener, then Madison Bumgarner pitched a no-hitter in the second game. Bumgarner’s gem won’t go into the official list of Major League Baseball no-hitters — MLB’s eight-man committee on statistical accuracy decided in 1991 that a no-hitter was a game of nine or more innings that ended with no hits.