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Eiffel Tower operator warns the landmark is closed as strike turns visitors away for a second day

PARIS (AP) — A strike at the Eiffel Tower over poor financial management turned away visitors on Tuesday for the second consecutive day. The 330-meter (1,083-foot) landmark in central Paris has seen soaring sightseer numbers in the lead-up to the Olympics in the French capital. Tourists planning to visit the Eiffel Tower were warned on its website that the monument …

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Tuesday’s Time Schedule

All Times EST Tuesday, Feb. 20 NHL Dallas at NY Rangers, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m. NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Florida, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Colorado, 9 p.m. Nashville at Vegas, 10 p.m. Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. TOP 25 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL No. 1 UConn at …

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The Vatican’s problematic process to address clergy sex abuse cases, explained

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One afternoon in mid-December, Pope Francis had a meeting that wasn’t on his official agenda or otherwise recorded, that underscored the utter dysfunction of the Catholic Church’s response to the global clergy sex abuse scandal. In the main reception room of the Vatican hotel where he lives, Francis met for more than an hour with a …

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