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Anxieties over racism heighten for many black Canadians in COVID-19 isolation

Anxieties over racism heighten for many black Canadians in COVID-19 isolation

TORONTO — Casey Palmer's hands were already full keeping his family safe from the COVID-19 pandemic when the killing of George Floyd provoked a flurry of emotions he's still trying to unpack.
COVID-19 puts National WWII Museum 20th anniversary online

COVID-19 puts National WWII Museum 20th anniversary online

NEW ORLEANS — Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the National WWII Museum in New Orleans was planning on a 20th anniversary crowd of thousands.
With 'Succession' shut down, Brian Cox takes on other roles

With 'Succession' shut down, Brian Cox takes on other roles

LONDON — “Succession” may be temporarily shut down, but star Brian Cox is still finding projects to keep him busy. Not that he's a fan of being an actor working from home. Cox recently filmed “Little Room,” a “whodunnit” for the Zoom age.
Ill-considered posts lead to lost jobs amid protests, crisis

Ill-considered posts lead to lost jobs amid protests, crisis

LOS ANGELES — A writer from a “Law & Order" spin-off and the play-by-play broadcaster for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings found themselves out of jobs after making social media posts this week that their bosses found too incendiary or insensitive, hig
US commercial casinos won $43.6 billion in 2019, up 3.7%

US commercial casinos won $43.6 billion in 2019, up 3.7%

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Helped by the continuing spread of legal sports betting, commercial casinos in the U.S. won $43.6 billion from gamblers last year, an increase of 3.7% from the previous year.
Bestsellers-Books-USAToday

Bestsellers-Books-USAToday

1. “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic) 2. “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) 3. “Untamed” by Glennon Doyle (The Dial Press) 4. “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss (Random House) 5.
Prince Charles misses hugging his family amid virus lockdown

Prince Charles misses hugging his family amid virus lockdown

LONDON — Prince Charles says he has missed giving his family members a hug during the long weeks of lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
VIRUS DIARY: When the class hamster came home - and stayed

VIRUS DIARY: When the class hamster came home - and stayed

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — After 60-plus days, I threw in the towel. Mr. Rich had to go. Mr. Rich is a hamster who most recently served as the classroom pet in my 9-year-old’s science class.
'Splash,' 'Stern' writer Bruce Jay Friedman dead at 90

'Splash,' 'Stern' writer Bruce Jay Friedman dead at 90

NEW YORK — Bruce Jay Friedman, an Oscar-nominated screenplay writer and popular playwright and author known for the wry comedy and subtle pathos of such novels as “Stern” and “About Harry Towns” and for his scripts for “Splash” and “Stir Crazy," has
Journalists wage legal fights after facing protest attacks

Journalists wage legal fights after facing protest attacks

NEW YORK — Journalists alarmed by dozens of incidents where reporters were shot at, manhandled, gassed or arrested while covering demonstrations touched off by the death of Minnesota man George Floyd are fighting back legally.
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