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Metro workers across GTA reject tentative deal, set to begin strike action

TORONTO — Grocery store workers at 27 Metro locations in the Greater Toronto Area have rejected a tentative deal and are set to begin strike action on Saturday.

Jul 29, 2023 5:03 AM Read more >

To wrap, or not to wrap? Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — In a snug, wood-paneled Jewish bookstore in Hungary's capital, Eva Redai carefully climbed the rungs of a ladder to arrange titles on the shelves.

Jul 29, 2023 12:06 AM Read more >

After an attack on Salman Rushdie, the Chautauqua Institution says its mission won't change

CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y.

Jul 28, 2023 11:03 PM Read more >

Scott Hoying of Pentatonix celebrates love, goes solo with seven-track debut ‘Parallel’

During a two-month break in the a cappella group Pentatonix ’s world tour, baritone Scott Hoying became a newlywed. He also went out on his own, with his most personal music to date.

Jul 28, 2023 6:55 PM Read more >

Young Chinese opt out of the rat race and pressures at home to pursue global nomad lifestyle

BANGKOK (AP) — Shortly after China opened its borders with the end of “zero-COVID,” Zhang Chuannan lost her job as an accountant at a cosmetic firm in Shanghai and decided to explore the world.

Jul 28, 2023 5:46 PM Read more >

Travis Scott drops 'Utopia,' his first album since the Astroworld festival tragedy

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Travis Scott has released “Utopia,” his first album in five years and his first major release since 10 people died at his 2021 Astroworld music festival .

Jul 28, 2023 4:46 PM Read more >

Worker warned organizer 'Someone’s going to end up dead' before crowd surge at '21 Travis Scott show

HOUSTON (AP) — Just moments before rap superstar Travis Scott took the stage at the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival , a contract worker had been so worried about what might happen after seeing people getting crushed that he texted an event organizer

Jul 28, 2023 4:37 PM Read more >

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Gov. Chris Sununu, R-N.H.; Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y.; actor Matthew McConaughey. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.; former Texas Rep. Will Hurd, a Republican presidential candidate.

Jul 28, 2023 4:25 PM Read more >

Schools lost track of homeless kids during the pandemic. Many face a steep path to recovery

PHOENIX (AP) — By the time Aaliyah Ibarra started second grade, her family had moved five times in four years in search of stable housing.

Jul 28, 2023 3:47 PM Read more >

Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Disney’s efforts to neutralize governing district takeover

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge in Florida on Friday refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees against Disney’s efforts to neutralize the governor's takeover of Disney World’s governing district.

Jul 28, 2023 3:24 PM Read more >