Grammy Awards move ceremony to Las Vegas site in early April
LOS ANGELES — The 2022 Grammy Awards will shift to an April show in Las Vegas after recently postponing the ceremony due to rising COVID-19 cases because of the Omicron …
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‘Pure evil’: How the pandemic has given rise to online child exploitation, livestreamed abuse
The COVID-19 pandemic, with its lockdowns and travel restrictions, has seen millions of Canadian children staying at home and spending more time than usual online, where they are more vulnerable …
Read More‘Harder They Fall,’ ‘Insecure,’ H.E.R. nab NAACP awards noms
LOS ANGELES — Netflix could be a dominant force at next month’s NAACP Image Awards. The streaming giant on Tuesday emerged with a leading 52 nominations including the film "The …
Read MoreBig voting bill faces defeat as 2 Dems won’t stop filibuster
WASHINGTON — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital for protecting democracy appeared headed for defeat as the Senate churned into debate Tuesday, a devastating setback …
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Israel evicts Palestinians from disputed Jerusalem property
JERUSALEM — Israeli police on Wednesday evicted Palestinians from a disputed property in a flashpoint Jerusalem neighborhood and demolished the building, leaving some 15 people homeless on a cold, rainy …
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Organizer of Sunwing trip is back in Montreal — and got ticketed for breaking curfew
After a nearly three-week saga, the organizer of the ill-fated Sunwing trip to Mexico is back in Quebec — and was ticketed on his way from the border, since he …
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U.K.’s Boris Johnson defies calls to quit as ouster bid gathers pace
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defied calls to resign in a feisty performance Wednesday in Parliament — but it may be too little to prevent a push by …
Read MoreBulgarian president takes oath of office for second term
SOFIA, BULGARIA — Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has taken the oath of office for his second term. Radev is the country’s fifth democratically elected president. He was sworn in Wednesday …
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New York AG says Donald Trump’s company misled banks, tax officials
NEW YORK — The New York attorney general’s office late Tuesday told a court its investigators have uncovered evidence that former U.S. President Donald Trump’s company used "fraudulent or misleading" …
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Tracking Biden’s 1st-year progress delivering on promises
WASHINGTON — During his first year in office, U.S. President Joe Biden took action on a number of his key campaign promises, from rebuilding U.S. alliances globally to distributing vaccines …
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