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WASHINGTON — Scientists are dusting off some decades-old vaccines against other germs to see if they could provide a little stopgap protection against COVID-19 until a more precise shot arrives.

NEW YORK — Jeans retailer True Religion Apparel Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 on Monday, the second time in three years, as extended closures of its stores in the pandemic have hurt its business.

NEW YORK — Jeans retailer True Religion Apparel Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 on Monday, the second time in three years, as extended closures of its stores in the pandemic have hurt its business.

If social distancing is getting old, consider how it would feel to do it for hundreds of years — and stay out of the sun.

NEW YORK — Pixar's “Soul,” the last major release planned for June, has been postponed to November because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Walt Disney Co. announced Monday that “Soul” won't open June 19, but will instead hit theatres Nov. 20.

TORONTO — For years they've imagined how a global calamity might unfold.

LOS ANGELES — “Mrs. America,” which dramatizes the Equal Rights Amendment fight that pitted a surprising and determined opponent against a deep bench of supporters, is a marvel in many ways.

Scientists in Brazil have stopped part of a study of a malaria drug touted as a possible coronavirus treatment after heart rhythm problems developed in one-quarter of people given the higher of two doses being tested.

LOS ANGELES — “Trolls World Tour” became the biggest digital debut of all time this weekend, Universal Pictures said Monday. The animated sequel featuring the voices of Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick was No.

“Simon the Fiddler” by Paulette Jiles (William Morrow) “Simon the Fiddler” is the origin story of Simon Boudlin, a travelling musician who appears in Paulette Jiles’ 2016 novel, the National Book Award finalist “News of the World.