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3M WINS SUIT OVER MILITARY-ISSUED EARPLUGS. JURY SAYS THEY A federal jury in Florida sided with Maplewood-based manufacturer 3M that the company’s product did not cause hearing loss for a veteran who used them while serving in the military. The trial FATHER HOSPITALIZED AFTER NEAR-DROWNING IN MOORE LAKE Authorities say a man who was trying to help his children get back to shore at Moore Lake in Fridley was found unresponsive Sunday night. Authorities were called about 5:13 ONE DEAD, TWO INJURED IN HAM LAKE CRASH INVOLVING PAIR OF One motorist was killed and two were injured Friday afternoon in a crash in Ham Lake. According to the Anoka County sheriff’s office, about 3 p.m., police responded to the intersection of Min ST. PAUL NEWS, SPORTS AND THINGS TO DO St. Paul news -- including crime, politics, education, business, sports, entertainment and things to do -- from the Pioneer Press. MINNESOTA SPORTS NEWS Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Wild, Gophers Sports, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota United, east metro high schools and more sports news. Includes Charley Walters' columns. LUIS ARRAEZ, BYRON BUXTON, MAX KEPLER NEARING RETURNS When the Twins began the season on April 1, their Opening Day outfield consisted of Luis Arraez, Byron Buxton and Max Kepler. Lately, the Twins have often been trotting out a pair of highly touted ST. PAUL CHARTER SCHOOL LOSES $4.3M WITH ILLEGAL A St. Paul charter school last school year invested $5 million in a New Jersey hedge fund, in violation of state law, and most of that money may be lost forever. Auditors working to close the BROADWAY @ THE ORDWAY RETURNS IN NOVEMBER WITH FIRST OF Broadway @ the Ordway returns in November with first of four touring shows. The lights are returning to St. Paul’s Ordway Center for the

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3M WINS SUIT OVER MILITARY-ISSUED EARPLUGS. JURY SAYS THEY A federal jury in Florida sided with Maplewood-based manufacturer 3M that the company’s product did not cause hearing loss for a veteran who used them while serving in the military. The trial FATHER HOSPITALIZED AFTER NEAR-DROWNING IN MOORE LAKE Authorities say a man who was trying to help his children get back to shore at Moore Lake in Fridley was found unresponsive Sunday night. Authorities were called about 5:13 ONE DEAD, TWO INJURED IN HAM LAKE CRASH INVOLVING PAIR OF One motorist was killed and two were injured Friday afternoon in a crash in Ham Lake. According to the Anoka County sheriff’s office, about 3 p.m., police responded to the intersection of Min LOCAL NEWS | PIONEER PRESS News from St. Paul; its suburbs; the MN State Capitol. From breaking news to investigations, light-hearted to hard-hitting, read about the things that matter to you. RASH OF MASS SHOOTINGS STIRS US FEARS HEADING INTO SUMMER Two people were killed and at least 30 others wounded in mass shootings overnight in three states, authorities said Saturday, stoking concerns that a spike in U.S. gun violence could continue into LUIS ARRAEZ, BYRON BUXTON, MAX KEPLER NEARING RETURNS When the Twins began the season on April 1, their Opening Day outfield consisted of Luis Arraez, Byron Buxton and Max Kepler. Lately, the Twins have often been trotting out a pair of highly touted MUDCAT GRANT, STAR FOR TWINS’ FIRST WORLD SERIES TEAM 2 hours ago · Jim “Mudcat” Grant, the first Black 20-game winner in the American League and a key part of Minnesota’s first World Series team in 1965, has died. He was 85. The Twins announced

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MAPLEWOOD BOY FATALLY SHOT NEAR WOODBURY GRADUATION PARTY A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot Saturday night near a graduation party in Woodbury. Family identified the teenager as Demaris Ekdahl of Maplewood. “They took BONNIE BLODGETT: HEAT AND HYDRATION AND WHAT TO DO FOR 2 hours ago · We seem to be in for a blistering hot summer. I’ve collected some thoughts on that, with gardeners in mind. Heat isn’t the half of it when it comes to plants under stress in weather like

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of 2021, committing

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requirement

MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIES AND EVENTS TAKING PLACE ACROSS Memorial Day is Monday, May 31, and there will be a number of events across the Twin Cities metro area to honor those who died while serving in the military. Here’s a look: Afton: 11:15 a.m OLMSTED COUNTY FAIR BOARD TO MEET OVER HIP-HOP SHOW The Olmsted County Fair Board plans to meet this week to discuss the upcoming performance of Twin Cities hip-hop artist Prof at the

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of 2021, committing

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requirement

MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIES AND EVENTS TAKING PLACE ACROSS Memorial Day is Monday, May 31, and there will be a number of events across the Twin Cities metro area to honor those who died while serving in the military. Here’s a look: Afton: 11:15 a.m OLMSTED COUNTY FAIR BOARD TO MEET OVER HIP-HOP SHOW The Olmsted County Fair Board plans to meet this week to discuss the upcoming performance of Twin Cities hip-hop artist Prof at the

fairgrounds in

NORTHBOUND 1-35W IN BURNSVILLE CLOSED JUNE 4-7 Northbound Interstate 35W between the I-35E and I-35W split in Burnsville and 106th Street in Bloomington will close this weekend for construction, beginning LOCAL NEWS | PIONEER PRESS News from St. Paul; its suburbs; the MN State Capitol. From breaking news to investigations, light-hearted to hard-hitting, read about the things that matter to you. OBITUARIES – TWIN CITIES Karin Larson, business-savvy benefactor to Twin Cities institutions, dies in California at 82. By Deanna Weniger. May 8, 2021 at 3:53 p.m. LETTERS: SO, ST. PAUL SCHOOLS, AN ‘A’ IS EQUAL TO A ‘D 18 hours ago · Students arrive for in-person learning April 14, 2021, at Harding High School in St. Paul for the first time since March 2020 when the school closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. DUMP TRUCK CRASHES INTO AMBULANCE IN NORTHERN MINN 14 hours ago · A 51-year-old EMS worker and a 17-year-old patient both died in a crash between a dump truck and ambulance Tuesday morning in Itasca County, and the WEDDING BOOM IS ON IN THE US AS VENDORS SCRAMBLE TO KEEP UP 14 hours ago · NEW YORK (AP) — Couples in the U.S. are racing to the altar in a vaccination-era wedding boom that has venues and other vendors in high demand. With restrictions on VIKINGS ANNOUNCE SIGNING OF CORNERBACK AMARI HENDERSON 1 day ago · The Vikings have had success with players who try out at rookie minicamps. They hope that trend will continue. The team on Tuesday announced the signing of TRY NEW ROSEVILLE RESTAURANT MI-SANT FOR BANH MI AND 17 hours ago · A really good banh mi is one of my favorite lunchtime treats. So when I heard about Mi-Sant, a new Roseville restaurant specializing in banh mi, croissants and other Vietnamese items, I MINNESOTA WOMAN KILLED AFTER HITTING ELK IN COLORADO 1 day ago · CASTLE PINES, Colo. (AP) — A Minnesota woman is dead after she hit an elk in Colorado. KCNC-TV reported that 18-year-old Kendra Durnan of Buffalo GLOBAL STING BEGAN BY CREATING MESSAGE SERVICE FOR CROOKS 1 day ago · SAN DIEGO (AP) — When the FBI dismantled an encrypted messaging service based in Canada in 2018, agents noticed users moving to other networks. Instead of following their tracks to DEAR ABBY: MOTHER CAN’T STAND DAUGHTER’S ‘ZERO PERSONALITY 18 hours ago · DEAR ABBY: My college senior daughter, “Lisa,” insists on inviting her “significant other” to every holiday and to our home when she’s on break. This is Lisa’s first girl/girl

romance

ST. PAUL NEWS, SPORTS AND THINGS TO DO St. Paul news -- including crime, politics, education, business, sports, entertainment and things to do -- from the Pioneer Press. MINNESOTA SPORTS NEWS Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Wild, Gophers Sports, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota United, east metro high schools and more sports news. Includes Charley Walters' columns. US DEATHS FROM HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES CLIMBED AMID 5 minutes ago · In raw numbers, there were about 32,000 more heart disease deaths than the year before. Diabetes deaths rose to 24.6 per 100,000 last year, from 21.6 in 2019. BIDEN OPENS OVERSEAS TRIP DECLARING ‘UNITED STATES IS BACK 9 minutes ago · MILDENHALL, England (AP) — President Joe Biden opened the first overseas trip of his term Wednesday with a declaration that “the United States is BORDER PROTECTION HELICOPTER TEAM UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR 43 minutes ago · GRAND FORKS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is investigating the actions taken by a CBP helicopter deployed from Grand Forks to a Line 3 VIKINGS’ KIRK COUSINS VOWS TO BE AN ‘OPEN BOOK’ FOR ROOKIE 21 minutes ago · Vikings’ Kirk Cousins vows to be an ‘open book’ for rookie Kellen Mond The veteran quarterback also has been pouring over old film to see how he can get better CHET HOLMGREN NAMED GATORADE BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE 8 minutes ago · The legend of Chet Holmgren continues to grow. After establishing himself as the No. 1 boys basketball recruit in the Class

of 2021, committing

MEDITERRANEAN-INFLUENCED CARDAMOM COMING TO WALKER ART 38 minutes ago · The Walker Art Center’s restaurant space is changing hands again. The space currently occupied by Esker Grove will become Cardamom, a casual restaurant influenced by HENRY SIBLEY NAME IS OUT. HERE ARE FIVE OPTIONS BEING West St. Paul and Mendota Heights residents are being asked to choose among five options for the renaming of Henry Sibley High School.

Residents of the

MICHAEL MCGOUGH: REVERSING ROE V. WADE WOULD BE WRONG, BUT The claim that the court is “anti-democratic” doesn’t mesh neatly with the argument that it needs to be expanded to preserve or reinstate Roe v. Wade. ST. PAUL NEWS, SPORTS AND THINGS TO DO St. Paul news -- including crime, politics, education, business, sports, entertainment and things to do -- from the Pioneer Press. MINNESOTA SPORTS NEWS Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Wild, Gophers Sports, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota United, east metro high schools and more sports news. Includes Charley Walters' columns. US DEATHS FROM HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES CLIMBED AMID 5 minutes ago · In raw numbers, there were about 32,000 more heart disease deaths than the year before. Diabetes deaths rose to 24.6 per 100,000 last year, from 21.6 in 2019. BIDEN OPENS OVERSEAS TRIP DECLARING ‘UNITED STATES IS BACK 9 minutes ago · MILDENHALL, England (AP) — President Joe Biden opened the first overseas trip of his term Wednesday with a declaration that “the United States is BORDER PROTECTION HELICOPTER TEAM UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR 43 minutes ago · GRAND FORKS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is investigating the actions taken by a CBP helicopter deployed from Grand Forks to a Line 3 VIKINGS’ KIRK COUSINS VOWS TO BE AN ‘OPEN BOOK’ FOR ROOKIE 21 minutes ago · Vikings’ Kirk Cousins vows to be an ‘open book’ for rookie Kellen Mond The veteran quarterback also has been pouring over old film to see how he can get better CHET HOLMGREN NAMED GATORADE BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE 8 minutes ago · The legend of Chet Holmgren continues to grow. After establishing himself as the No. 1 boys basketball recruit in the Class

of 2021, committing

MEDITERRANEAN-INFLUENCED CARDAMOM COMING TO WALKER ART 38 minutes ago · The Walker Art Center’s restaurant space is changing hands again. The space currently occupied by Esker Grove will become Cardamom, a casual restaurant influenced by HENRY SIBLEY NAME IS OUT. HERE ARE FIVE OPTIONS BEING West St. Paul and Mendota Heights residents are being asked to choose among five options for the renaming of Henry Sibley High School.

Residents of the

MICHAEL MCGOUGH: REVERSING ROE V. WADE WOULD BE WRONG, BUT The claim that the court is “anti-democratic” doesn’t mesh neatly with the argument that it needs to be expanded to preserve or reinstate Roe v. Wade. LOCAL NEWS | PIONEER PRESS News from St. Paul; its suburbs; the MN State Capitol. From breaking news to investigations, light-hearted to hard-hitting, read about the things that matter to you. AS ST. PAUL POCKETS FIRST $83 MILLION IN FEDERAL ARP FUNDS As unprecedented federal relief funds roll in for states, cities, counties and school districts across the country, St. Paul Deputy Mayor Jaime Tincher envisions creating a three-person rapid US DEATHS FROM HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES CLIMBED AMID 5 minutes ago · In raw numbers, there were about 32,000 more heart disease deaths than the year before. Diabetes deaths rose to 24.6 per 100,000 last year, from 21.6 in 2019. VIKINGS’ KIRK COUSINS VOWS TO BE AN ‘OPEN BOOK’ FOR ROOKIE 21 minutes ago · Vikings’ Kirk Cousins vows to be an ‘open book’ for rookie Kellen Mond The veteran quarterback also has been pouring over old film to see how he can get better BIDEN OPENS OVERSEAS TRIP DECLARING ‘UNITED STATES IS BACK 9 minutes ago · MILDENHALL, England (AP) — President Joe Biden opened the first overseas trip of his term Wednesday with a declaration that “the United States is CHET HOLMGREN NAMED GATORADE BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE 8 minutes ago · The legend of Chet Holmgren continues to grow. After establishing himself as the No. 1 boys basketball recruit in the Class

of 2021, committing

OBITUARIES – TWIN CITIES Obituary: Stillwater grocer Len Nelson, 88, was the ‘soul’ of Len’s Family Foods MEDITERRANEAN-INFLUENCED CARDAMOM COMING TO WALKER ART 38 minutes ago · The Walker Art Center’s restaurant space is changing hands again. The space currently occupied by Esker Grove will become Cardamom, a casual restaurant influenced by MINNESOTA PRISONS SERGEANT SENTENCED FOR TRADING MCDONALD 33 minutes ago · A Minnesota corrections sergeant was sentenced to 120 days jail and 7 years probation Wednesday for trading McDonald’s for sex with an inmate. Randy Beehler, 54, of WILD HIRE FORMER STANLEY CUP EXEC RAY SHERO AS NEW SENIOR 2 hours ago · Originally born in St. Paul, Shero, 58, was the general manager of the Penguins from 2006-14. He most recently served as the general manager of ST. PAUL NEWS, SPORTS AND THINGS TO DO St. Paul news -- including crime, politics, education, business, sports, entertainment and things to do -- from the Pioneer Press. LOCAL NEWS | PIONEER PRESS News from St. Paul; its suburbs; the MN State Capitol. From breaking news to investigations, light-hearted to hard-hitting, read about the things that matter to you. MINNESOTA SPORTS NEWS Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Wild, Gophers Sports, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota United, east metro high schools and more sports news. Includes Charley Walters' columns. TEXANS WANTED KELLEN MOND, BUT VIKINGS BEAT THEM TO THE 8 hours ago · Quarterback Kellen Mond will play next season for the Vikings, 1,250 miles north of his hometown of San Antonio. For an instant, though, it looked as if he might have stayed in his native

Texas

OBITUARIES – TWIN CITIES Karin Larson, business-savvy benefactor to Twin Cities institutions, dies in California at 82. By Deanna Weniger. May 8, 2021 at 3:53 p.m. MINNESOTA'S LAKE VERMILION SETS VOLUNTARY WALLEYE LIMIT The coalition also is asking that those two walleyes be between 12 and 18 inches, with all others released. State regulations allow anglers to keep four walleyes under 20 inches with one allowed WOODBURY WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER REPORTEDLY CHASING CHILDREN Two young Woodbury children were injured, one of them seriously, after being chased by a woman believed to be their mother early Wednesday morning. The woman was later arrested by Woodbury police. CONTACT THE PIONEER PRESS CONTACT THE PIONEER PRESS 1 West Water St. Suite 200 St. Paul, MN 55107 651-222-1111 CUSTOMER SERVICE To start/stop delivery, report a

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ST. PAUL NEWS, SPORTS AND THINGS TO DO St. Paul news -- including crime, politics, education, business, sports, entertainment and things to do -- from the Pioneer Press. LOCAL NEWS | PIONEER PRESS News from St. Paul; its suburbs; the MN State Capitol. From breaking news to investigations, light-hearted to hard-hitting, read about the things that matter to you. MINNESOTA SPORTS NEWS Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Wild, Gophers Sports, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota United, east metro high schools and more sports news. Includes Charley Walters' columns. TEXANS WANTED KELLEN MOND, BUT VIKINGS BEAT THEM TO THE 8 hours ago · Quarterback Kellen Mond will play next season for the Vikings, 1,250 miles north of his hometown of San Antonio. For an instant, though, it looked as if he might have stayed in his native

Texas

OBITUARIES – TWIN CITIES Karin Larson, business-savvy benefactor to Twin Cities institutions, dies in California at 82. By Deanna Weniger. May 8, 2021 at 3:53 p.m. MINNESOTA'S LAKE VERMILION SETS VOLUNTARY WALLEYE LIMIT The coalition also is asking that those two walleyes be between 12 and 18 inches, with all others released. State regulations allow anglers to keep four walleyes under 20 inches with one allowed WOODBURY WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER REPORTEDLY CHASING CHILDREN Two young Woodbury children were injured, one of them seriously, after being chased by a woman believed to be their mother early Wednesday morning. The woman was later arrested by Woodbury police. CONTACT THE PIONEER PRESS CONTACT THE PIONEER PRESS 1 West Water St. Suite 200 St. Paul, MN 55107 651-222-1111 CUSTOMER SERVICE To start/stop delivery, report a

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A year after riots, 35 of 270 impacted St. Paul businesses remain closed. It's been a gradual, uneven return to normalcy for the city's business community since the events of May 28, 2020. TEXANS WANTED KELLEN MOND, BUT VIKINGS BEAT THEM TO THE 8 hours ago · Quarterback Kellen Mond will play next season for the Vikings, 1,250 miles north of his hometown of San Antonio. For an instant, though, it looked as if he might have stayed in his native

Texas

GLOBAL GLITCH: SWATHS OF INTERNET GO DOWN AFTER CLOUD 13 hours ago · Multiple websites went offline briefly across the globe Tuesday after an apparent outage at the cloud service company Fastly, revealing how critical GLOBAL STING: SECURE FBI-RUN MESSAGING NETWORK TRICKS 10 hours ago · THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Criminal gangs divulged plans for moving drug shipments and carrying out killings on a secure messaging system secretly run by the FBI, law enforcement

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VISITORS GET TURNED AWAY AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK 13 hours ago · Visitors get turned away at Rocky Mountain National Park, unaware of the reservations system ‘We’re going to get yelled at nonstop all day this summer,’ ranger at entry guard shack

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PROTESTERS MAINTAIN BLOCKADE AT MINNESOTA OIL PIPELINE 8 hours ago · PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — Protesters fighting a Canadian-based company’s push to replace an aging oil pipeline across northern Minnesota maintained a GLOBAL STING: FBI-RUN MESSAGING APP TRICKS ORGANIZED CRIME 11 hours ago · THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Criminal gangs divulged plans for moving drug shipments and carrying out killings on a messaging app secretly run by the FBI, law enforcement agencies said

Tuesday

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Billie Eilish arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

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Cynthia Erivo arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

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Joaquin Phoenix, left, and Rooney Mara arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

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Cynthia Erivo arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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Kaitlyn Dever arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

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Sandra Oh arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Aurora arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

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Colin Jost, left, and Scarlett Johansson arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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Colin Jost, left, and Scarlett Johansson arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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PUBLISHED: February 9, 2020 at 8:52 pm | UPDATED: February 10, 2020 at

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While pink has dominated this awards season, a range of colors were plentiful at the Oscars. Princess and other classic silhouettes were the norm as fewer stars took fashion risks. Janelle Monae was an exception, as usual, in a stunning Ralph Lauren silver dress with a hood, long sleeves and about 170,000 Swarovski crystals. A majority of men went for classic black tuxedos from a slew of top designers. Another queen of the carpet: “Little Women” nominee Florence Pugh in a tiered gown in a standout shade from Louis Vuitton. “It changes in different light,” she said. “Sometimes it’s green, sometimes it’s blue. I feel like a Tinkerbell fairy. It’s

great.”

Billie Eilish, her hair bright green, was all about Chanel in a fuzzy white button down and pants, not breaking with her tradition of wearing oversize looks. “We gotta do Chanel,” she said, pointing to the brand’s baubles in her hair. “I don’t know why. It was just the vibe.” Saoirse Ronan’s look seemed confused. It had a purple skirt with a black and white top with an abundance of fabric at the waist. There was no such problem with Sandra Oh’s ecru, embroidered gown by Elie Saab with floral swirls of tulle and touches of silver thread. It was belted with a bow and suited her to a T. Brie Larson was elegant in an embellished caped gown. Charlize Theron, a star of “Bombshell,” also looked classic Hollywood in one-strap black, her hair swept back. Natalie Portman went in another direction. Her Dior cape look was embroidered with the names of women who directed movies last year but were not nominated at the 92nd Academy Awards. Who are they? The names included Lorene Scafaria (“Hustlers”), Lulu Wang (“The Farewell”), Greta Gerwig (“Little Women”), Marielle Heller (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”), Melina Matsoukas (“Queen & Slim”) Alma Har’el (“Honey Boy”), Céline Sciamma (“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”) and Mati Diop (“Atlantics”) The “Joker” star and run-away award winner this season, Joaquin Phoenix, accessorized his black tux with something he seems quite fond of — dark sunglasses. He walked hand in hand with girlfriend Rooney Mara, who wore a gown with black lace details and cutouts.

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sparkle.

Zazie Beetz wore two stunning diamond necklaces by Bvlgari with a custom Thom Browne look, and Billy Porter paid homage to the Cupola Room at Kensington Palace in a 24-karat bodice of gold feathers. Beetz, who co-stars in “Joker,” sparkled in two pieces from Browne, her tight top fringed at the bottom. Her necklaces were in white gold, one with round diamonds and the other a choker with an oval emerald at the center. The look was “very chic dominatrix,” Beetz said, adding: “I’m really into corsetry. It’s a very beautiful classic shape.” Also winning in the necklace department was “Little Women” director Greta Gerwig. Around her neck was a short necklace with seven emerald beads surrounded by diamonds by Bvlgari. Porter’s latest red carpet statement was custom, from British couture designer Giles Deacon. His orange silk ball skirt was printed with touches paying homage to the Cupola Room at Kensington Palace. It was the first of several looks for the “Pose” star at the Dolby

Theatre.

Norwegian singer Aurora showed up in loose pants with a tunic top and red accents. Atop her head was a crown-like head piece in a flower design with touches of green and pearl. Kaitlyn Dever, from “Booksmart,” wore an eco-conscious strapless Louis Vuitton gown in red. “There’s a lot of change to be made,” she said of saving the

planet.

The company said the custom silk satin look embroidered with Swarovski crystals and glass beads is “ethical” and “eco-responsible.” Regina King went full Hollywood in a one-strap pink gown that showed off a perfect fit. Julia Butters, the 10-year-old who appeared in “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” wore a perky shade of pink from Christian Siriano — it was custom — with a matching bag, Waad al-Kateab, co-director of the nominated, Syria-set documentary “For Sama,” used her gown for some political messaging in Arabic. Her war film tells the stories of loss, laughter and survival in

Aleppo.

The carpet kicked off with a blast of hard rain and cold just as Porter, Tamron Hall and others had arrived. Crazed staff ran around trying to keep the water off the tent with squeegees.

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Associated Press producers Marcela Isaza and Amanda Lee Myers in Los Angeles contributed to this story.

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