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The Academy Awards will have four award categories not aired live in the broadcast this year, which is drawing criticism from members of the movie industry.

Academy Defends Decision Not To Present 4 Awards Live

Some Hollywood luminaries have criticized truncating the broadcast of awards for best cinematography, film editing, live action short, and makeup and hairstyling. Some parts will be shown later.

A doctor attends to a victim, who had consumed bootleg liquor, at a hospital in Jorhat in northeastern state of Assam, India on Saturday. Scores of people have died and at least another 200 have been hospitalized after drinking tainted liquor in two separate incidents in India's remote northeast, authorities said.

Bootleg Liquor Kills At Least 150 In India's Latest Mass Alcohol Poisoning

Indian authorities say at least 150 people have died and 200 others are hospitalized after drinking tainted alcohol. About 100 people died from the same thing in a nearby state earlier this month.

Glenn Close (L) accepts award for Best Actress for "The Wife" from Michael Douglas onstage at AARP The Magazine's 18th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on Feb. 4, 2019 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

GREAT PERFORMANCES: Movies For Grownups Awards With AARP The Magazine

Airs Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

A volunteer holds up a "Hush Y'all" sign at an LPGA golf tournament in 2012 in Mobile, Ala.

Y'all Heard? An Argument For The Great Southern Pronoun

In the book Speaking of Alabama, an essay by linguistics professor Catherine Davies calls "y'all" a speech "improvement" — at least when referring to the plural second person.

The Russian Justice Ministry has issued a proposal to exempt officials from corruption charges under certain conditions.

Russia Proposes Easing Laws On Corruption, Saying It's Unavoidable Sometimes

The proposed rule from the Justice Ministry says officials and public figures could be exempt if "objective circumstances" made it impossible for them to comply with corruption laws.

Union Pacific Locomotive 4141 will transport the remains of President George H. W. Bush, along with his family and friends, from Spring to College Station. He will be buried at his presidential library at Texas A&M University.

Aboard The 4141 Train, Bush To Get Final Ride Through Texas Countryside

Union Pacific Locomotive 4141 will take Bush's body to College Station, Texas on Thursday. He will be laid to rest at the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library Center at Texas A&M University.

President Trump speaks at Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio, on Wednesday. His speech included a five-minute attack on the late Sen. John McCain of Arizona.

Among False Claims, Trump Attacked McCain For Failing Veterans

President Trump's attack on the late Sen. John McCain included an inaccurate claim about McCain's role in reforming the VA. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., called Trump's remarks "deplorable."

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, shown here at a news conference last month, is under scrutiny for comments she made on Twitter on Sunday.

Trump Calls On Rep. Ilhan Omar To Resign Over Remarks Criticized As Anti-Semitic

"Anti-Semitism has no place in the United States Congress," President Trump said. "I think she should either resign from Congress or she should certainly resign from the foreign affairs committee."

A break-in occurred at the North Korean Embassy in Madrid on Feb. 22, Spanish authorities say. A judge now says the assailants flew via Portugal to the U.S.

North Korean Embassy Attack Suspects Fled To U.S., Spanish Court Says

A Spanish judge said the alleged attackers offered stolen hard drives and other materials to the FBI.

'Brave, Not Perfect' Speaks To The Scarcity Of Women In Tech

In a new book, Reshma Saujani of Girls Who Code joins a chorus of voices warning of devastating consequences if girls don't partake in tech — and suggesting girls should be encouraged to take risks.

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