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It's no new big news that we're living in an era of distraction. States are trying to clamp down on cell phones in schools , social media has been called a health risk for kids and some are trying undergo various “digital detox” practices.

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Sunday and predicted six more weeks of wintry weather, his top-hatted handlers announced to a raucus, record-sized crowd at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania.

This year the world will mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, when Japan formally surrendered to the Allies and ended the horrors of World War II.

Ben Packard was 12 when he saw his brother Nick sneak out the door of their grandparents’ lake house in the middle of a frigid Minnesota winter night. Nick never returned and Ben was the last person to see him.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé won album of the year for “Cowboy Carter” at Sunday's Grammys, delivering her — at last — the show’s elusive top award.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 9-15: Feb. 9: Actor Janet Suzman is 86. Actor-turned-politician Sheila James Kuehl (“The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis”) is 84. Singer Carole King is 83. Singer Barbara Lewis is 82. Actor Joe Pesci is 82.

PARIS (AP) — A Paris court found a filmmaker guilty of sexual assault on French actor Adèle Haenel when she was between 12 and 15 in the early 2000s, in the country’s first big #MeToo trial.

NEW YORK (AP) — The new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature i s a prolific, best-selling author of children's books who hopes to use his two-year term to promote the wonders of picture stories.

PARIS (AP) — A Paris court has found a filmmaker guilty of sexual assault on French actor Adele Haenel when she was between 12 and 15 in the early 2000s, in the country’s first big MeToo trial.

All eyes at the Grammy Awards were on whether the most-nominated artist in the history of the telecast would finally walk away with the coveted album of the year trophy. She did. “We finally saw it happen,” host Trevor Noah said, almost in relief.