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Stryper, “Even the Devil Believes” (Frontiers) Even the devil, long reputed in some circles to be in league with rock ‘n’ roll, must believe by now that Stryper could well be God’s favourite band.

TORONTO — The ongoing pandemic has put masks and sanitizers on back-to-school shopping lists, but several parents, teachers and school staff are hunting for even more unusual materials: cut logs for the schoolyard, tarps to shield soccer pitches from

1. “Midnight Sun” by Stephenie Meyer (Little by Brown Books for Young Readers) 2. “Thick as Thieves” by Sandra Brown (Grand Central Publishing) 3. “His Truth is Marching On” by Jon Meacham (Random House) 4. “Emerald Blaze” by Ilona Andrews (Avon) 5.

Out of all of Disney’s animated films, “ Mulan ” was the one that made the most sense as a live-action remake.

NASHVILLE — “The Git Up” singer Blanco Brown is in intensive care after suffering significant injuries in a head-on vehicle collision near Atlanta.

Dirk Powell, “When I Wait for You" (Compass) Because Dirk Powell loves traditional music, and honours it on this fine album, his pledge to banish one category of front-porch favourites from his repertoire is especially powerful.

Officials say 15 new cases of Salmonella have been reported in Canada in relation to an outbreak linked to U.S.-grown peaches.

LONDON — An independent panel appointed by the World Health Organization to review its co-ordination of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic will have full access to any internal U.N.

It’s still too soon to try to make genetically edited babies because the science isn’t advanced enough to ensure safety, says an international panel of experts who also mapped a pathway for any countries that want to consider it.

NEW YORK — Before she went into acting, Hilary Swank was one of those kids who looked up at the sky and dreamed of blasting off to outer space.