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Sean Ono Lennon on remixing father’s music: It was therapy
NEW YORK – Sean Ono Lennon’s first experience re-working his father’s catalogue was terrifying and…
Greece: Sentencing hearings for Golden Dawn to resume Monday
ATHENS, Greece – An Athens court has extended to Monday a sentencing hearing for leading…
High court to continue hearings by phone through December
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Friday it will continue to hear arguments by telephone…
2 former eBay employees plead guilty in harassment scheme
BOSTON – Two former eBay Inc. employees pleaded guilty Thursday to their roles in a…
Kyrgyz president declares state of emergency amid protests
MOSCOW – The embattled president of Kyrgyzstan ordered a nearly two-week state of emergency Friday…
Boston mayor: Video of ICE stop of Black man ‘disturbing’
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said a video that shows a Black jogger being questioned by…
Emily Ratajkowski is working on book of essays, ‘My Body’
NEW YORK – Model and activist Emily Ratajkowski has a book deal. “EmRata,” as her…
Vancouver council accepts $30 million plan to house, help, those without shelter
Vancouver city council has unanimously approved an emergency fund of up to $30 million to…
Premier League goes pay-per-view with games closed for fans
LONDON – The Premier League is going pay-per-view in Britain for the first time in…
Escaped Kentucky inmate eludes police in southern Indiana
SCOTTSBURG, Ind. – An inmate who escaped from a Kentucky jail last month by climbing…
Thai hotel offers to drop lawsuit against complaining guest
BANGKOK – A hotel in Thailand that filed a criminal defamation suit against a guest…
Razor blades on Trump sign in Michigan slices man’s fingers
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Authorities were trying Friday to determine who taped razor blades to…
Afghan negotiator: Nobel nomination nod to women’s campaign
KABUL – Afghan peace negotiator Fawzia Koofi is one of four women representing the Afghan…
At book 78 and counting, Dean Koontz has no drought of ideas
NEW YORK – Dean Koontz admits it was “kind of frustrating” a few months back…
MEC to lay off fewer employees than planned with one store to close, say new owners
VANCOUVER – Mountain Equipment Co-op says it will be letting go of fewer employees than…
Trio of Alaska delta villages placed in coronavirus lockdown
BETHEL, Alaska – At least three communities in a western Alaska region are under lockdown…
Triple Crown-winning trainer Mike Keogh among those watching Mighty Heart’s quest
TORONTO – Mike Keogh finds himself in a similar position to the surviving members of…
Alaska may have illegally directed $5M consulting contract
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Former Alaska state employees said they believe a $5 million government consulting…
Pixar’s ‘Soul’ bypasses theatres, will stream on Christmas
NEW YORK – The Pixar film “Soul” will skip theatres and instead premiere on Disney+…
Successful heart operation for Norway’s aging monarch
COPENHAGEN – Norway’s 83-year-old King Harald V on Friday underwent an operation to replace a…
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict draws in fighters from Mideast
BEIRUT – For the past two weeks, Raffi Ghazarian has been glued to the TV…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by Canadian city
OTTAWA – The national unemployment rate was 9.0 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also…
Polish minister-designate broke virus rules, tested positive
WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s opposition says the country’s education minister-designate visited his grandmother in the…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by province
OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 9.0 per cent in September. Here are the…