COVID-19 booster drive is faltering in the U.S.
NEW YORK — The COVID-19 booster drive in the U.S. is losing steam, worrying health experts who have pleaded with Americans to get an extra shot to shore up their …
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Canada’s performing arts sector ravaged by COVID-19 shutdowns: Statistics Canada
TORONTO — Widespread capacity limits, venue closures and other government-mandated COVID-19 safety measures left Canada’s performing arts sector facing a major financial downfall in 2020. A report this week from …
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Prosecutors show video of George Floyd’s last day
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Prosecutors at the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights played videos Tuesday that showed the Black man …
Read MoreJury awards Cardi B US$1.25M in defamation lawsuit
ATLANTA — A federal jury in Atlanta has awarded US$1.25 million to Cardi B in a defamation lawsuit against a celebrity news blogger who she says posted videos falsely stating …
Read MoreCanadian border agency issues new scam warning
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has issued a new scam warning. According to the agency, scammers posing as CBSA officials are using emails, websites, text messages and telephone calls …
Read MoreHowie Mandel urges pal Jay Leno to air ‘Tonight Show’ laundry
LOS ANGELES — Howie Mandel has a bone to pick with his longtime friend Jay Leno. On the podcast "Howie Mandel Does Stuff," he tells Leno he should have publicly …
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Prosecutor: Killings of Canadians in Mexico due to gang debt
MEXICO CITY — A prosecutor in Mexico said Tuesday the killing of two Canadians at a Caribbean coast resort last week was motivated by debts between international gangs apparently dedicated …
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Alec Baldwin seeks dismissal of civil suit over fatal ‘Rust’ shooting
LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for Alec Baldwin and other producers of the movie "Rust" are asking a court to dismiss a civil lawsuit filed by a script supervisor who was …
Read MoreAt Sundance, documentaries resurrect lost eras of music
NEW YORK — Can a music scene still develop the way grunge did in 1990’s Seattle or hip-hop did in the Bronx in the 1970s? Or has the digital makeover …
Read MoreAvenatti now representing himself in case vs. Stormy Daniels
NEW YORK — Once-prominent California attorney Michael Avenatti took over representation of himself Tuesday at his latest criminal trial, setting the stage for him to directly confront former client and …
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