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4 hurt in explosion at Los Angeles-area industrial park

4 hurt in explosion at Los Angeles-area industrial park

LOS ANGELES — An explosion at an industrial park near Los Angeles on Tuesday injured four people, three of them critically, authorities said. The blast was reported at 4:45 p.m.
China not convinced by Canada's Wu-Tang Clan explanation

China not convinced by Canada's Wu-Tang Clan explanation

BEIJING — A ruckus brought by China over Canadian T-shirts bearing an altered logo of the New York hip-hop group Wu-Tang clan continued Wednesday, with China’s Foreign Ministry saying it didn’t buy Canada’s explanation that the shirts were not an ins
Cops, camaraderie, COVID, Karens: 'Pretty Hard Cases' stars on making the new dramedy

Cops, camaraderie, COVID, Karens: 'Pretty Hard Cases' stars on making the new dramedy

TORONTO — Nearly 33 years after the end of "Cagney & Lacey," the stars of the new CBC series "Pretty Hard Cases" are excited to inject a new energy into the women-detective genre.
Five Canadian scholars win $100K Killam Prize for outstanding research

Five Canadian scholars win $100K Killam Prize for outstanding research

A philosopher, a molecular pharmacologist and a political scientist are among the five Canadian researchers who will receive $100,000 apiece for outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
Mountain heartbreak: Italy has deep snow, closed ski resorts

Mountain heartbreak: Italy has deep snow, closed ski resorts

CORTINA, Italy — The granite peaks that majestically encircle the northern Italian town of Cortina d’Ampezzo glimmer with one of the most prolific snowfalls in years, a cruel joke of nature while the COVID-19 pandemic silences Italy’s winter resorts.
Review: In ‘Saint Maud,’ is a visceral psychological horror

Review: In ‘Saint Maud,’ is a visceral psychological horror

Religion and horror are hardly novel bedfellows, but writer-director Rose Glass crafts something fresh of the construct in her promising debut “ Saint Maud.
A gloomy Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil says more winter

A gloomy Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil says more winter

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — There will be six more weeks of winter, Punxsutawney Phil predicted as he emerged from his burrow on a snowy Tuesday morning to perform his Groundhog Day duties.
Pandemic cuisine: Odd pairings, old favourites on the menu

Pandemic cuisine: Odd pairings, old favourites on the menu

NEW YORK — Whether it's kimchi, beets or broccoli, the pandemic has had a strange impact on food cravings that goes beyond the joy of comfort eating.
The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Nonfiction 1. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 2. A Promised Land by Barack Obama, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 3.
Review: 'Blood Grove' a bewildering maze of double-crosses

Review: 'Blood Grove' a bewildering maze of double-crosses

“Blood Grove,” by Walter Mosley (Mulholland Books) Walter Mosley’s Los Angeles detective, Easy Rawlins, has always invited comparisons to the original hard-boiled Southern California gumshoe, Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe— but never more so than
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