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Canada's drag queens on staying fierce after COVID-19 sidelined a big year

Canada's drag queens on staying fierce after COVID-19 sidelined a big year

TORONTO — Kevin Levesque rarely hesitates to get his hands dirty working the crowds as drag queen Miss Conception, but when things got hairy this summer in the live entertainment world, the Toronto performer literally dug his heels into the mud.
Appeals court rules Spanish museum can keep looted Nazi art

Appeals court rules Spanish museum can keep looted Nazi art

LOS ANGELES — A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a Camille Pissarro painting a Jewish woman traded to the Nazis to escape the Holocaust in 1939 may remain the property of a Spanish museum that acquired it more than a half-century later.
Tim Hortons delays hockey Barbie roll out to rush production of Black doll

Tim Hortons delays hockey Barbie roll out to rush production of Black doll

Barbie is getting ready to hit the hockey rink with an assist from Tim Hortons.
Dan Budnik, who photographed civil rights movement, dies

Dan Budnik, who photographed civil rights movement, dies

TUCSON, Ariz. — Acclaimed photographer Dan Budnik, noted for his portraits of artists in New York in the 1960s and documenting the civil rights movement and Native American culture, has died. He was 87.

Many steps needed for accurate COVID-19 test results

WASHINGTON — A widely used coronavirus test is under scrutiny this week after federal health officials warned that it could deliver inaccurate results if laboratory technicians don't follow the the latest updates from the manufacturer.
Teens struggle to balance school, family, work amid COVID-19

Teens struggle to balance school, family, work amid COVID-19

SALT LAKE CITY — With her baby brother in her arms, Kara Apuzzo tried to follow along in an online class as he squirmed or slept.
Britney Spears asks court to curb father's power over her

Britney Spears asks court to curb father's power over her

LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears on Tuesday asked a court to keep her father from reasserting the broad control over her life and career that he has had for most of the past 12 years.
‘Tenet’ to screen early at theatres in some U.S. cities

‘Tenet’ to screen early at theatres in some U.S. cities

Some U.S. moviegoers will be able to see Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” a few days early. Warner Bros. on Tuesday said that it would be offering early access screenings starting Aug.
Review: The Killers return with songs of women and loyalty

Review: The Killers return with songs of women and loyalty

The Killers, “Imploding the Mirage” (Island Records) When you are The Killers and your usual guitarist has gone, no problem. When you’re The Killers you can turn to Lindsey Buckingham.
'Pipe Nation' TV pilot casts Alberta oil and gas workers to show true grit of industry

'Pipe Nation' TV pilot casts Alberta oil and gas workers to show true grit of industry

SUNDRE, Alta. — Natallie Gamble had no problem taking on the role of a debt-ridden, single mom working in the oilpatch in the pilot for a planned new TV series called "Pipe Nation." "This is me.
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