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Cecily Strong leaves Saturday Night Live after 11 seasons

Cecily Strong leaves Saturday Night Live after 11 seasons

After 11 seasons, Cecily Strong has said farewell to “Saturday Night Live." A few hours before the last episode of the season Saturday, the TV show’s Instagram account posted a cue card saying, “we’ll miss you, Cecily.
Non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits on the rise as demand grows

Non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits on the rise as demand grows

With the holiday season in full swing and "Dry January" around the corner, Canadians who don't drink alcohol or want to cut back may find more options on menus and store shelves.
Paid-by-the-page ebook subscription model a boon for genre writers

Paid-by-the-page ebook subscription model a boon for genre writers

Though her knitwear patterns had previously been published in books and magazines, Reagan Davis was ready to spin a different kind of yarn.
ALS patients contend with $158K price tag on new drug

ALS patients contend with $158K price tag on new drug

WASHINGTON (AP) — For two years, Becky Mourey pushed the Food and Drug Administration to approve an experimental drug for her Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Iran authorities arrest actress of Oscar-winning movie

Iran authorities arrest actress of Oscar-winning movie

CAIRO (AP) — Iranian authorities arrested one of the country’s most renowned actresses Saturday on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests that grip the country, state media said.
Oppenheimer wrongly stripped of security clearance, US says

Oppenheimer wrongly stripped of security clearance, US says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has reversed a decades-old decision to revoke the security clearance of Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist called the father of the atomic bomb for his leading role in World War II’s Manhattan Project. U.S.
How a Marvel Comics artist helped give Newfoundland its own psychedelic superhero

How a Marvel Comics artist helped give Newfoundland its own psychedelic superhero

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'Something to Talk About' songwriter Shirley Eikhard dies

'Something to Talk About' songwriter Shirley Eikhard dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Shirley Eikhard, the singer-songwriter who supplied songs for Cher, Emmylou Harris, Anne Murray, Chet Atkins and found lasting fame penning Bonnie Raitt‘s Grammy-winning 1991 hit “Something to Talk About,” has died. She was 67.
Woman injured in London concert crowd crush dies in hospital

Woman injured in London concert crowd crush dies in hospital

LONDON (AP) — A woman injured in a crush outside a London concert venue has died, police said Saturday.
Part of haul from 2019 German museum jewelry heist recovered

Part of haul from 2019 German museum jewelry heist recovered

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities said Saturday that they have recovered a significant part of the 18th-century treasures stolen from Dresden's Green Vault museum in a spectacular break-in more than three years ago.
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