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Volunteers still needed to test variety of COVID-19 vaccines

Two COVID-19 vaccines might be nearing the finish line, but scientists caution it's critical that enough people volunteer to help finish studying other candidates in the U.S. and around the world. Moderna Inc. and competitor Pfizer Inc.

Nov 17, 2020 2:15 PM Read more >

Experts call for COVIDzero strategy to weed out virus, but will it work?

As COVID-19 cases rise steeply across parts of Canada, infectious disease experts are calling for a new strategy to curb the unruly spread of the virus. The proposed goal is simple: whittle down case counts to zero, or at least close to it.

Nov 17, 2020 2:07 PM Read more >

Couple gets prison time for paying bribes in college scam

BOSTON — A California couple got prison time Tuesday for paying $250,000 to get their daughter into the University of Southern California as a volleyball recruit — the latest sentencing in the college admissions bribery scheme that's roiled the world

Nov 17, 2020 1:55 PM Read more >

Review: A punk drummer's life upended in 'Sound of Metal'

The film “Sound of Metal” starts with the uncomfortably loud noises of guitar feedback and ends two hours later with absolute silence. The trip through those extremes is a worthy one, if sometimes exasperating.

Nov 17, 2020 1:26 PM Read more >

Kimiko Tobimatsu shares unfamiliar breast cancer story in graphic novel

Kimiko Tobimatsu is a breast cancer survivor, but you won't catch her wearing a pink ribbon anytime soon.

Nov 17, 2020 1:04 PM Read more >

Former CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge named new chief executive officer of TVO

TORONTO — Former Canadian Football League commissioner Jeffrey Orridge has been named the new head of TVO. Orridge will assume the role of chief executive officer of Ontario's public broadcaster on Nov. 30.

Nov 17, 2020 12:50 PM Read more >

Tarantino has deal for 2 books on films, including 1 his own

NEW YORK — Quentin Tarantino's next work of imagination will be in book form. The Oscar-winning director has a two-book deal with Harper, beginning with a novelization of “Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood” that is scheduled for next summer.

Nov 17, 2020 12:21 PM Read more >

Play 'Thoughts of a Colored Man' to get a Broadway run

NEW YORK — Playwright Keenan Scott II's play “Thoughts of a Colored Man,” a work about the outer and inner lives of Black men, is heading to the bright lights of Broadway.

Nov 17, 2020 11:05 AM Read more >

Author Tracey Davis, daughter of Sammy Davis Jr., dies at 59

NASHVILLE — Tracey Davis, an author and daughter of Rat Pack entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. and actress May Britt, has died. She was 59. Davis' ex-husband Guy Garner told The Associated Press that Davis died in Franklin, Tennessee, on Nov.

Nov 17, 2020 10:30 AM Read more >

David Copperfield halts Vegas show after staffer gets virus

LAS VEGAS — Illusionist David Copperfield is suspending his Las Vegas stage show after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19.

Nov 17, 2020 10:29 AM Read more >