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'Relieved': US health workers start getting COVID-19 vaccine

'Relieved': US health workers start getting COVID-19 vaccine

The largest vaccination campaign in U.S.
Artists, activists rush to save Black Lives Matter murals

Artists, activists rush to save Black Lives Matter murals

INDIANAPOLIS — Neither woman could bring themselves to watch the video of George Floyd’s final moments, his neck pinned under a Minneapolis police officer’s knee.
Review: The theft of a fresco leads to a tension-filled yarn

Review: The theft of a fresco leads to a tension-filled yarn

“Fool Me Twice,” by Jeff Lindsay (Dutton) Riley Wolfe has surely met his match in “Fool Me Twice,” the second novel in Jeff Lindsay’s series about the self-proclaimed world’s greatest thief. This time, his target is Raphael’s “The Liberation of St.
Justin Bieber, UK health workers team up for charity song

Justin Bieber, UK health workers team up for charity song

LONDON — Justin Bieber has teamed up with a choir of London medical staff to record a special charity Christmas single.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 20-26

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 20-26

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 20-26: Dec. 20: Actor Tommy Cole (“The Mickey Mouse Club”) is 79. Drummer Bobby Colomby of Blood, Sweat and Tears is 76. Former Kiss drummer Peter Criss is 75. Musician Alan Parsons is 72.
Six Canadian acts streaming shows over the holiday season

Six Canadian acts streaming shows over the holiday season

With concert halls across Canada mostly closed due to COVID-19, some musicians are celebrating the holiday season by offering ticketed streaming events.
Swiss express regret over illegal adoptions from Sri Lanka

Swiss express regret over illegal adoptions from Sri Lanka

BERLIN — The Swiss government acknowledged Monday that authorities in the Alpine nation had failed to prevent the illegal adoptions of children from Sri Lanka up until the 1990s.
‘Dark Knight,’ ‘Grease’ added to National Film Registry

‘Dark Knight,’ ‘Grease’ added to National Film Registry

LOS ANGELES — This year's inductees into the National Film Registry include a record number of female directors and filmmakers of colour as well as a new crop of movies ranging from a silent short film thriller, classic musicals and an acclaimed Batm
Sanitizing Santa, isolating elves: parents add pandemic themes to Christmas magic

Sanitizing Santa, isolating elves: parents add pandemic themes to Christmas magic

Valeria Melia felt a tug on her heartstrings when her daughter asked if the pandemic would force Santa Claus to cancel his visit to their Toronto home this year.
John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89

John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89

LONDON — John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89.
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