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Canadians create COVID-era Thanksgiving traditions as cases climb, restrictions mount

Many Canadians are setting new Thanksgiving traditions as the COVID-19 pandemic downsizes family dinners, while some who are separated from their loved ones try to find other ways to be grateful.

Oct 11, 2020 1:58 PM Read more >

Virus imperils AA co-founder's birthplace, a virtual shrine

EAST DORSET, Vt. — The shrinelike birthplace of one of the two Vermont natives who founded Alcoholics Anonymous is in danger of closing, another victim of the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic.

Oct 11, 2020 7:15 AM Read more >

Classical music community mourns death of Canadian soprano Erin Wall at age 44

Classical music fans are remembering Canadian soprano Erin Wall as a virtuosic talent whose voice was taken away too soon. The singer's family says in an obituary that Wall died Thursday of complications from metastatic breast cancer. She was 44.

Oct 10, 2020 7:49 AM Read more >

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC’s “This Week” — Eric Trump, President Donald Trump's son; Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill.

Oct 10, 2020 6:49 AM Read more >

C-SPAN: Debate moderator didn't post questionable tweet

LOS ANGELES — C-SPAN said Friday that its political editor Steve Scully, set to moderate the now-scrapped second presidential debate, didn’t initiate a questionable Twitter exchange with Anthony Scaramucci and that Scully's account apparently was hac

Oct 10, 2020 6:49 AM Read more >

Paris Hilton protest calls for closure of Utah school

PROVO, Utah — Paris Hilton has been speaking out about abuse she said she suffered at a boarding school in Utah, and on Friday she took her push nearly to the school’s front doors.

Oct 10, 2020 6:48 AM Read more >

Woman files ADA lawsuits across US as 'tester' of compliance

PORTLAND, Maine — A disabled Florida woman paid a virtual visit to Maine and left a trail of lawsuits in her wake. Six to be exact.

Oct 10, 2020 6:35 AM Read more >

Memorials grow in Eddie Van Halen's adopted hometown

PASADENA, Calif. — The childhood home of Eddie Van Halen and a sidewalk outside a nearby liquor store have been turned into memorials to the legendary rock guitarist in his adopted hometown near Los Angeles.

Oct 9, 2020 5:49 PM Read more >

Exotic animal collector featured on 'Tiger King' is arrested

GRANVILLE, N.Y. — A fugitive from Indiana who was featured on “Tiger King” has been arrested in New York after flaunting photos of exotic animals at his sanctuary to someone who then reported him, officials said.

Oct 9, 2020 4:05 PM Read more >

UAE sheikhdom hopes Bear Grylls camp draws pandemic tourists

JEBEL JAIS MOUNTAIN, United Arab Emirates — The northern-most sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates hopes a new adventure camp showcasing its wide-open spaces, fresh air and socially distanced mountain peaks can aid in reviving its tourist industry a

Oct 9, 2020 2:09 PM Read more >