Oscar nominations 2016: The complete guide to snubs and surprises and other top stories.

• Oscar nominations 2016: The complete guide to snubs and surprises

  

  Clockwise from top: The case of “Straight Outta Compton,” Tom Hardy in “The Revenant” and Alicia Vikander in “Ex Machina.” (Courtesy of AP)You can’t talk about awards nominations without getting up in arms about who got shafted and which contenders no one saw coming. So let’s get down to business.[Oscar nominations 2016: Complete list of nominees; ‘The Revenant’ leads with 12]Snub:“Carol”Todd Haynes’s movie got six nominations, so it’s not like the Academy completely overlooked the movie. And ye..

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• 49ers hire ex-Eagles coach Chip Kelly

  

  (Patric Schneider/AP)Chip Kelly found a new employer on Thursday. The 52-year-old, who the Philadelphia Eaglesfired in December, is now the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. Team chief executive Jed York made the announcement on Twitter. Kelly will be the team’s 20th head coach.He was said to be competing for the position with former Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan.Kelly replaces Jim Tomsula, who in his two seasons as coach could not land the team a playoff berth...

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• Scott Gomez joins Hershey Bears on a professional tryout contract

  

  St. Louis Blues center Scott Gomez (93) and Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin (91) skate for the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)Forward Scott Gomez, who won two Stanley Cups with the New Jersey Devils in 2000 and 2003, has been signed to a professional tryout agreement by the Washington Capitals’ American Hockey League affiliate in Hershey, the team announced.In 21 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, the 36-year-old ..

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• Actor Alan Rickman has died at age 69

  

  British actor Alan Rickman has died aged 69. (AP)Alan Rickman, the beloved British actor whose many film and stage roles earned him generations of fans, has died at the age of 69, his family confirmed to theGuardianand the BBC. Rickman had cancer, his family told multiple outlets.The short family statement, printed by theBBC,said that Rickman died “surrounded by family and friends.”Many knew Rickman best in recent years for his film portrayal of Professor Severus Snape in the “Harry Potter” film..

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• Rowdy jubilation as $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot winners reported ...

  

  Social video captured the huge celebration at the 7-Eleven in Chino Hills, Calif., where one of the winning Powerball tickets was sold. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)CHINO HILLS, CALIF. — In a crowded parking lot and a packed 7-Eleven store on the corner of Chino Hills Parkway and Pipeline Avenue in suburban Los Angeles, residents and Powerball lottery players were chanting: “Chino Hills! Chino Hills! Chino Hills!”This 7-Eleven, owned by Balbir Atwal, sold one of the winning tickets in Wedne..

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