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NEW YORK — Amazon has a new cure for long supermarket lines: a smart shopping cart. The cart, which Amazon unveiled on Tuesday, uses cameras, sensors and a scale to automatically detect what shoppers drop in.

What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19? The goal of contact tracing is to alert people who may have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus, and prevent them from spreading it to others.

On one side are parents saying, let kids be kids. They object to masks and social distancing in classrooms this fall — arguing both could hurt their children’s well-being — and want schools to reopen full time.

NEW YORK — Naya Rivera, a singer and actor who played a gay cheerleader on the hit TV musical comedy “Glee,” was found dead Monday in a Southern California lake. She was 33.

As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher.

LOS ANGELES — “Glee” star Naya Rivera ’s 4-year-old son told investigators that his mother, whose body was found in a Southern California lake Monday, boosted him back on to the deck of their rented boat before he looked back and saw her disappearing

Toronto is launching a drive-in entertainment program as the city extends its ban on outdoor festivals and large gatherings until September 30.

MONTREAL — The Crown sought to admit new evidence Monday in the sexual assault trial of former Quebec television star Eric Salvail that it said indicates he gave a false impression of himself on the witness stand.

TORONTO — A new non-profit organization aims to provide a unified voice and create change for Black people working within all sectors of the Canadian music industry.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has severed ties with its director general and chief curator, citing a deteriorating workplace environment.