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After 5 months, AMC Theaters reopens its doors, cautiously

After 5 months, AMC Theaters reopens its doors, cautiously

BOROUGH OF WEST HOMESTEAD, Pa. — The doors to the AMC Waterfront 22 were locked. They had been for five months, along with most indoor theatres in the U.S. because of COVID-19.
Venice Film Festival to require face masks during screenings

Venice Film Festival to require face masks during screenings

ROME — The Venice Film Festival, the first major in-person cinema showcase of the COVID-19 era, is requiring participants to wear face masks during screenings and take a coronavirus test if they are arriving from outside Europe.
Wisconsin election officials: Kanye off presidential ballot

Wisconsin election officials: Kanye off presidential ballot

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin election officials decided Thursday to keep rapper Kanye West off the battleground state's presidential ballot in November because his campaign turned his nomination papers moments after the deadline.
Carol Burnett seeks to be guardian of teen grandson

Carol Burnett seeks to be guardian of teen grandson

LOS ANGELES — Carol Burnett is seeking to become the legal guardian of her teenage grandson as his mother struggles with substance abuse.
Louis-Dreyfus 'proud to be a nasty, nasty woman' for Dems

Louis-Dreyfus 'proud to be a nasty, nasty woman' for Dems

NEW YORK — The star of “Veep” brought some bite to her role at the Democrats' virtual convention.
Saved by suburbs: Food trucks hit by virus find new foodies

Saved by suburbs: Food trucks hit by virus find new foodies

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — On a warm summer night, two food trucks pulled onto a tree-lined street in a hilltop neighbourhood outside Seattle. The smell of grilled meat filled the air, and neighbours slurped on boba tea drinks.

From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country

Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said about getting kids back to classes.

Nielsen says 22.8 million watched convention's third night

NEW YORK — Television viewership Wednesday for the third night of the Democrats' virtual convention, which featured speeches by vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama, rose to 22.8 million viewers.

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1. “Midnight Sun” by Stephenie Meyer (Littleby Brown Books for Young Readers) 2. “Live Free or Die” by Sean Hannity (Threshold Editions) 3. “Finding Freedom” by Omid Scobieby Carolyn Durand (Dey Street Books) 4. “Too Much and Never Enough” by Mary L.
Pandemic pushes expansion of 'hospital-at-home' treatment

Pandemic pushes expansion of 'hospital-at-home' treatment

As hospitals care for people with COVID-19 and try to keep others from catching the virus, more patients are opting to be treated where they feel safest: at home. Across the U.S.
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