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Heat wave edges higher in southern Europe, fuels wildfires

Heat wave edges higher in southern Europe, fuels wildfires

ROME (AP) — Intense heat baking Italy pushed northward towards the popular tourist destination of Florence Friday while wildfires charred the country's south, and Spain appeared headed for an all-time record high temperature as a heat wave kept south
Julia Child doc, Colin Kaepernick drama, CBC genderfluid dramedy join TIFF lineup

Julia Child doc, Colin Kaepernick drama, CBC genderfluid dramedy join TIFF lineup

TORONTO — Small-screen series including Ava DuVernay's Colin Kaepernick drama and a CBC dramedy about a genderfluid millennial are among the latest additions to the Toronto International Film Festival.
Chelsea Clinton plans full year of 'She Persisted' books

Chelsea Clinton plans full year of 'She Persisted' books

NEW YORK (AP) — Chelsea Clinton has a full schedule of books coming in 2022.
In 'Homeroom,' an unprecedented school year caught on film

In 'Homeroom,' an unprecedented school year caught on film

NEW YORK (AP) — Oakland filmmaker Peter Nicks had already made two well-regarded documentaries capturing the flawed institutions of his city and their role in shaping local lives: 2012’s “The Waiting Room,” about a public hospital, and 2017’s “The Fo
Biden eyes tougher vaccine rules without provoking backlash

Biden eyes tougher vaccine rules without provoking backlash

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the pace of vaccinations in the U.S. first began to slow, President Joe Biden backed incentives like million-dollar cash lotteries if that's what it took to get shots in arms.
Marian Anderson’s vocal artistry honored in new CD bonanza

Marian Anderson’s vocal artistry honored in new CD bonanza

NEW YORK (AP) — On a chilly Easter Sunday 82 years ago, a tall, elegant Black woman walked down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before an integrated crowd of 75,000 and sang her way into the history books.
In Your Debt: Back to pre-pandemic spending? Don’t overdo it

In Your Debt: Back to pre-pandemic spending? Don’t overdo it

With COVID-19 restrictions mostly lifted in the U.S. (though that’s changing), you may be enjoying a more social summer than you were last year.
27 people aboard Carnival cruise test positive for COVID-19

27 people aboard Carnival cruise test positive for COVID-19

BELIZE CITY (AP) — Twenty-seven people aboard a Carnival cruise tested positive for COVID-19 just before the ship made a stop in Belize City this week, according to the Belize Tourism Board.
Climate-fueled wildfires take toll on tropical Pacific isles

Climate-fueled wildfires take toll on tropical Pacific isles

WAIMEA, Hawaii (AP) — A metal roof sits atop the burned remains of a homestead on the once-lush slopes of Hawaii's Mauna Kea — a dormant volcano and the state's tallest peak — charred cars and motorcycles strewn about as wind-whipped sand and ash bla
Extra COVID vaccine OK'd for those with weak immune systems

Extra COVID vaccine OK'd for those with weak immune systems

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators say transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to better protect them as the delta variant continues to surge.
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