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Bill Maher taping cancelled after host’s positive virus test
LOS ANGELES — A taping of Bill Maher’s weekly HBO show was cancelled after the host tested positive for COVID-19.…
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Chicago cat fleeing fire survives 5-story jump, walks off
CHICAGO — A Chicago cat may now have eight lives after jumping out of a fifth-floor window Thursday afternoon to…
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‘Tremendous imbalance’: Some Indigenous people are waiting years for their status cards
TORONTO — Some Indigenous people are waiting for up to two years to get their Secure Certificate of Indian Status…
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Birkin bags hit record prices even as the world ground to a halt during COVID-19
The desirability of an Hermes Birkin handbag — a symbol of rarefied wealth — is such that not even a…
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Global airlines cancel flights to Israel as violence escalates
Global airlines are cancelling flights to Israel as clashes between the country’s military and Palestinian militants in Gaza intensify. Delta…
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Lawyer: ‘Tiger King’s’ Jeff Lowe willing to give up big cats
MUSKOGEE, OKLA. — Netflix’s “Tiger King” star Jeff Lowe and his wife are willing to give up their big cats…
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Mental handwriting: Interface allows people with paralysis to write with their brain signals
TORONTO — Scientists have developed an interface that will allow people with spinal cord injuries and neurological disorders to communicate…
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Inventor of Post-it Notes adhesive dies at age 80
ST. PAUL, MINN. — The inventor of the adhesive used on one of 3M’s best-known products, the Post-it Note, has…
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Miami woman posed as student to promote Instagram page, police say
MIAMI — A 28-year-old woman who wanted to promote her Instagram page attempted to blend in with students at a…
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Scientists bring to life nearly 100 shark pups through artificial insemination
Sharks are as fascinating as they are endangered, and scientists have been sounding the alarm on the rate at which…
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Study finds molecular pattern that may help identify extraterrestrial life
TORONTO — A new study by a joint Japan-U.S. team of researchers has found a new molecular pattern and analysis…
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WeWork CEO in hotseat for suggesting the ‘least engaged’ employees love remote work
TORONTO — The CEO of WeWork has courted controversy after he declared the least engaged employees are “very comfortable” working…
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Courtney Stodden accepts Chrissy Teigen’s apology for social media bullying
Courtney Stodden says they have accepted Chrissy Teigen’s apology for social media bullying when Stodden was a teen, but is…
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Back to square one? Postponed final decision on Donald Trump weighs on Facebook
Suppose you were Mark Zuckerberg, recently ordered by an advisory board to decide how long former U.S. President Donald Trump…
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Millions lose power after Taiwan power plant failure
TAIPEI, TAIWAN — An equipment failure caused an outage at a power plant in southern Taiwan on Thursday, triggering rolling…
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U.S. cities see surge in deadly street racing amid pandemic
Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in…
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How Asian-Canadians have used TikTok to educate and learn
TORONTO — Asian-Canadian creators are finding their place on TikTok, using the platform to share their culture and learn about…
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BMI diabetes guidelines are putting people of colour at risk, U.K. study says
TORONTO — The body mass index (BMI) cutoffs used to determine obesity and diabetes risks are not appropriate for diagnosis…
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U.S. hearing on Jan. 6 violence exposes stark partisan divisions
WASHINGTON — U.S. Republicans sought to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6 insurrection during a rancorous congressional hearing Wednesday,…
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Instagram lets users pick preferred gender pronouns
SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES — Instagram on Wednesday began letting English-language users enhance profiles to show new gender pronouns they…
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