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Eilish, Chalamet, Gorman and Osaka headline fall Met Gala
NEW YORK - When the Met Gala returns in September, it will feature a starry contingent of celebrity co-chairs: Actor Timothe Chalamet, musician Billie Eilish, poet Amanda Gorman and tennis star Naomi ...
May 3, 2021
Tornadoes cause damage in Mississippi; Tupelo hit at night
TUPELO, Miss. - Multiple tornadoes were reported across Mississippi on Sunday, causing some damage but no immediate word of injuries. A line of severe storms rolled through the state Sunday afternoon ...
May 3, 2021
'He loved Nova Scotia.' Former premier Donald Cameron dead at 74
HALIFAX - The leader of Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative party has issued a statement saying Donald Cameron, the province's 22nd premier, has died. Tory Leader Tim Houston described Cameron as a...
May 3, 2021
100 years old: Low key centenary for Northern Ireland
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II stressed the need for "reconciliation, equality and mutual understanding" as she sent her "warmest best wishes" to the people of Northern Ireland on Monday to mark what is ...
May 3, 2021
Not the time to be piloting a new curriculum says PWPSD Superintendent
The Superintendent of the Peace Wapiti Public School Division says a lot of concerns administration had with the province's draft curriculum were the same as in other districts.The Division's board ha...
May 3, 2021
Pakistani journalists' group vows to fight for press freedom
ISLAMABAD - The media is facing growing censorship, attacks and harassment in Pakistan that are threatening freedom of the press, a committee of journalists said Monday. The government said there are ...
May 3, 2021
At least 26 die when speedboat overturns in Bangladesh river
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A speedboat carrying about 30 passengers overturned after hitting a sand-laden cargo boat in a Bangladeshi river on Monday, leaving at least 26 people dead, an official said. The s...
May 3, 2021
Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere
TOKYO - Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out with the games. They say they're already near the breaking point dealing...
May 3, 2021
Puerto Rican boxer turns himself in after lover found dead
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rican boxer Flix Verdejo turned himself in to federal agents Sunday night just hours to face federal charges after authorities identified the body of a dead woman as his...
May 3, 2021
Russia lags behind others in its COVID-19 vaccination drive
MOSCOW - While at the Park House shopping mall in northern Moscow, Vladimir Makarov saw it was offering the coronavirus vaccine to customers, so he asked how long it would take. "It turned out it's si...
May 3, 2021