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AP-NORC poll: 3 in 4 Americans back requiring wearing masks
LOS ANGELES - Three out of four Americans, including a majority of Republicans, favour requiring people to wear face coverings while outside their homes, a new poll finds, reflecting fresh alarm over ...
Jul 23, 2020
P.A. sets civic election process into gear
Drive-thru voting, extensive social distancing and health measures, and extra staffing: those are some of the elements that will surround this year's civic elections amid the COVID-19 situation.The Ci...
Jul 23, 2020
New literary prize is $50,000 honour for best New York story
NEW YORK - A new literary award with a $50,000 cash prize will honour those best at telling a New York story. The Gotham Literary Prize, announced Thursday, came out of a conversation between business...
Jul 23, 2020
Annie Ross, jazz singer turned actor, dies at 89 in New York
LOS ANGELES - Annie Ross, a popular jazz singer in the 1950s before crossing over into a successful film career, has died. She was 89. Ross' manager, Jim Coleman, told the Washington Post that the ent...
Jul 23, 2020
Clint Eastwood sues CBD sellers over use of his name, image
LOS ANGELES - Clint Eastwood sued several companies that sell CBD supplements on Wednesday, alleging that they are falsely using his name and image to push products he would never agree to endorse. Tw...
Jul 23, 2020
Chicago Red Stars down Sky Blue 3-2 to earn berth in Challenge Cup final
SANDY, Utah - Canadian Bianca St. Georges and Rachel Hill scored early and the Chicago Red Stars held off determined Sky Blue 3-2 on Wednesday night to earn a spot in the Challenge Cup final. The Red ...
Jul 23, 2020
Amber Heard wraps up testimony in Johnny Depp libel trial
LONDON - Amber Heard insisted Thursday that she never wanted to let the world know about the years Johnny Depp allegedly abused her, as she concluded giving evidence in her ex-husband's libel case aga...
Jul 23, 2020
Saudi king, 84, undergoes surgery to remove gallbladder
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia's King Salman underwent a successful surgery that removed his gallbladder, the kingdom said Thursday, just days after being admitted to the hospital over an ...
Jul 23, 2020
Fox taking fans to the ballgame with a virtual crowd
LOS ANGELES - Fox will be taking viewers out to the ballgame by adding a virtual crowd in parks during its baseball telecasts this season. The network revealed on Thursday that it will include compute...
Jul 23, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, July 23
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on July 23, 2020: There are 112,240 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,938 confirmed (including 5,662 deaths, 50...
Jul 23, 2020
