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Turkey: Anti-LGBTQ display reflects nation’s political shift
ISTANBUL (AP) — The 25-year-old translator by day and trans drag performer by night felt…
Jill Biden honors Jacqueline Kennedy’s preservation legacy
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden paid tribute Friday to Jacqueline Kennedy, a predecessor…
Whiting Foundation announces grants of $50,000 each for 10 emerging writers
NEW YORK (AP) — Ten emerging writers, from an author of speculative fiction to a…
Post Malone, experiencing ‘stabbing pain,’ postpones show
BOSTON (AP) — Post Malone went to the hospital again Saturday after experiencing what he…
EXPLAINER: Why is Japan split over Abe’s state funeral?
TOKYO (AP) — A rare state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister who…
Meredith Tax, feminist author and activist, dead at age 80
NEW YORK (AP) — Meredith Tax, a prominent activist and writer of second-wave feminism who…
Ontario parents frustrated with lack of swimming lessons amid lifeguard shortage
Lacey Miller is frustrated after her daughter’s fall swimming lessons were abruptly cancelled this week…
Struggling Canadian theatre companies boosted by $15-million Slaight donation
Theatre companies struggling to fill vacant seats say they hope a newly announced multimillion-dollar donation…
Japan’s army issues rare apology over sexual harassment case
TOKYO (AP) — In a rare admission of sexual harassment in Japan’s military, its army…
Truth and Reconciliation Day, Afghan help held up: In The News for Sept. 30, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
A doc from the Disney family takes aim at the Mouse House
NEW YORK (AP) — Abigail E. Disney has been critical of the company that bears…
Judd sisters on mom Naomi, redemption, advocacy and grief
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The family of the late country music matriarch Naomi Judd is…
Japanese wrestler and politician Antonio Inoki dies at 79
TOKYO (AP) — A popular Japanese professional wrestler and lawmaker Antonio Inoki, who faced a…
Music stops: Energy costs close Hungary theaters for winter
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A theater in Hungary’s capital will sit through a cold and…
Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ gets release date, post-slap
NEW YORK (AP) — After holding “Emancipation” in limbo following Will Smith’s slap of Chris…
Eric Dane, star of ‘Euphoria’ and ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ reveals he has ALS
“Euphoria” actor and former “Grey’s Anatomy” veteran Eric Dane has announced that he has ALS…
‘This is big for us’: Local businesses cheer on Blue Jays’ playoff run
TORONTO – A clinched playoff spot with home-field advantage for the Toronto Blue Jays will…
Gayl Jones, Tommie Smith among National Book Award finalists
NEW YORK (AP) — Gayl Jones’ “The Birdcatcher,” a short, lyrical novel about a writer’s…
State, cops seek to bar evidence in trial over Floyd killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys for two former Minneapolis police officers charged in…
Canada women’s coach Kevin Rouet puts engineering career aside to focus on rugby
Six years ago Kevin Rouet gave up his day job as an engineer to focus…
Myanmar sentences Japanese journalist to prison on 2 charges
BANGKOK (AP) — A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a Japanese journalist to serve…
Cross country coaches on leave after sex assault allegations
HUNTINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A northeastern Indiana university placed its women’s cross country head coach…
‘Fake heiress’ released to house arrest, fights deportation
NEW YORK (AP) — Phony socialite and convicted swindler Anna Sorokin, whose scheme inspired a…
Families leave offerings for children slain at Thai day care
UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — Families offered flowers and dolls, popcorn and juice boxes to…