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SAN ANTONIO — Theme park company SeaWorld Entertainment is laying off nearly 250 employees at parks in San Antonio in the wake of declining attendance due to the coronavirus pandemic.

NEW YORK — Vaping by U.S. teenagers fell dramatically this year, especially among middle schoolers, according to a federal report released Wednesday.

TORONTO — As the co-heads of the Toronto International Film Festival tell it, planning this year's event while consulting with their counterparts around the world during a pandemic was like group therapy.

LAS VEGAS — Celine Dion has announced next year's rescheduled dates for the North American leg of her Courage world tour that was originally postponed in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new North American dates begin in Winnipeg on Aug.

NEW YORK — Elena Ferrante, James McBride and Isabel Wilkerson are among the nominees for the Kirkus Prize, a $50,000 honour for the best fiction, nonfiction and children's books.

NEW YORK — Like a lot of young people, 11-year-old Izzy Bee has a special bond with animals. Unlike a lot of young people, she shares it with one of the planet's most cuddly — koalas. “It’s hard to explain,” she says from her home in Australia.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Breyer Horses and My Little Pony are neck-and-neck in the race to the National Toy Hall of Fame, making the list of 12 finalists for the Class of 2020, announced Wednesday.

TORONTO — Canadians preparing for their first pandemic fall and winter might want to pick up outdoor heaters, skis, skates and puzzles while they can.

Suzanne Vega, “An Evening of New York Songs and Stories” (Amanuensis/Cooking Vinyl) Suzanne Vega has had a symbiotic relationship with New York City since moving there as a toddler and the metropolis is a recurring presence in her tunes.

Films dealing with reproductive rights don’t often announce it in the title. But “ Unpregnant ” is not a by-the-numbers entry into this genre and it is not coy about its subject matter.