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Santa Fe officials plan for new mural amid monument debate
SANTA FE, N.M. – City officials are seeking proposals from artists interested in creating a…
No Oscars or sensitive art spark Hong Kong censorship fears
HONG KONG – Decisions in Hong Kong not to display a politically sensitive photograph in…
‘Captain Underpants’ spin-off pulled for ‘passive racism’
NEW YORK – A graphic novel for children that was a spin-off of the wildly…
Editorial Roundup: Kentucky
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: ___ March 31 The Bowling Green Daily News on preserving…
2 views of Floyd onlookers: Desperate to help, or angry mob
To the prosecution, the witnesses who watched George Floyd’s body go still were regular people…
Fake German heiress taken into US custody, faces deportation
NEW YORK – U.S. immigration authorities said Thursday they have detained Anna Sorokin, the con…
George Soros to give $500M to Bard College in New York
NEW YORK – Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has committed $500 million to a private liberal…
VFW post preserves massive drum corps memorabilia collection
UPPER DARBY, Pa. – “You are now seeing the biggest collection in the world, the…
‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ takes top honours at SAG Awards
The starry cast of Aaron Sorkin’s 1960s courtroom drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7”…
EXPLAINER: Was officer’s knee on Floyd’s neck authorized?
CHICAGO – A critical factor for jurors to consider at a former Minneapolis police officer’s…
Quebec university postpones intimate photo lawsuit against student
MONTREAL – A Montreal university has postponed the legal action it took against a student…
Concert venues get shut out as Ontario COVID-19 rules prohibit live streams
TORONTO – Ontario concert venue owners are demanding more transparency from the provincial government after…
With outdoor concert, Lincoln Center starts path to return
NEW YORK – On a sun-splashed portion of Lincoln Center, with 120 health care workers…
March of the Living honours medical workers battling COVID-19
JERUSALEM – Like so many mothers, Raul Artal’s insisted that her son was going to…
Break for a Breakthrough: Canadian hosts international martial arts demonstration
EDMONTON – Over 100 martial artists from different corners of the world screamed one loud…
Altered photos of Cambodian torture victims stir controversy
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodians on Monday continued to condemn an Irish photo restorer for…
Ex-youth worker charged with rape was known for ‘wrestling’
CONCORD, N.H. – A former counsellor accused of raping one boy and repeatedly groping another…
Small business struggling amid COVID-19 pandemic looks for aid in Liberals’ budget
OTTAWA – A group representing thousands of the country’s small businesses says many hope the…
Retail and grocery magnate W. Galen Weston dead at 80 after ‘long illness’
TORONTO – Canadian retail kingpin and philanthropist W. Galen Weston has died at age 80,…
South African youth project pays tribute to Prince Philip
ORANGE FARM, South Africa – Young South Africans enthusiastically performed Zulu dancing and traditional African…
Bellator 257 a family affair for Canadian mixed martial arts trio
Bellator 257 will be a family affair Friday when former featherweight champion Julia (The Jewel)…
Quebec impresario Gilbert Rozon faces civil suit over alleged sexual assault
MONTREAL – Quebec entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon is facing a $1.6-million civil lawsuit over an…
Facing the music: Summer concert festival organizers see no path ahead in pandemic
TORONTO – Summer 2021 was supposed to mark the triumphant return of Canadian music festivals.…
Ontario’s Boots and Hearts summer music festival cancelled amid COVID restrictions
TORONTO – Organizers of the country-fuelled Boots and Hearts music festival are pulling the plug…