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JK Rowling's tweets on transgender people spark outrage

JK Rowling's tweets on transgender people spark outrage

LOS ANGELES — “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling is facing hefty backlash after she posted a series of tweets about transgender people.

Film about Marineland whistleblower takes top audience prize at Hot Docs

TORONTO — A film about a "trainer turned whistleblower" at Ontario's Marineland aquatic park has won the top audience prize at Hot Docs, which was held online this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Drive-ins offer Quebecers rare trip to movies during COVID-19 pandemic

Drive-ins offer Quebecers rare trip to movies during COVID-19 pandemic

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Fox News: Black deaths, stock market graphic was insensitive

Fox News: Black deaths, stock market graphic was insensitive

LOS ANGELES — Fox News apologized Saturday for how it displayed a chart correlating the stock market's performance with the aftermath of the deaths of George Floyd, Martin Luther King Jr. and Michael Brown.
Fox News: Black deaths, stock market graphic was insensitive

Fox News: Black deaths, stock market graphic was insensitive

LOS ANGELES — Fox News apologized Saturday for how it displayed a chart correlating the stock market's performance with the aftermath of the deaths of George Floyd, Martin Luther King Jr. and Michael Brown.
AP Photos: Ahead of Tom Jones' 80th birthday, a look back

AP Photos: Ahead of Tom Jones' 80th birthday, a look back

For nearly 60 years, Tom Jones has been delighting audiences with stunning stage performances and hits like “It's Not Unusual” and “Delilah.” The Welsh baritone who drew comparisons to Elvis turns 80 on Sunday.
AP Photos: Ahead of Tom Jones' 80th birthday, a look back

AP Photos: Ahead of Tom Jones' 80th birthday, a look back

For nearly 60 years, Tom Jones has been delighting audiences with stunning stage performances and hits like “It's Not Unusual” and “Delilah.” The Welsh baritone who drew comparisons to Elvis turns 80 on Sunday.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC's “This Week" — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf; Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla.; retired Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, a former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman.
White House forces reporters to ditch social distancing

White House forces reporters to ditch social distancing

NEW YORK — The White House abandoned social distancing for reporters attending President Donald Trump's Rose Garden event Friday because “it looks better,” according to the aide who ordered it.

Study: Black Americans most interested in COVID-19 news

NEW YORK — Black Americans, who have suffered disproportionately from the coronavirus, have shown a more intense interest in news about the pandemic compared to whites.
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