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Trudeau on the table, Nickelback's out-of-control pyro: a look at past Juno Awards

Trudeau on the table, Nickelback's out-of-control pyro: a look at past Juno Awards

TORONTO — From Nickelback pyro accidentally torching pricey projectors to Justin Trudeau dancing on a table many years before becoming prime minister, the Juno Awards have certainly had some memorable moments over the past 50 years.
FDA warns doctors to stop using heart pump tied to deaths

FDA warns doctors to stop using heart pump tied to deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators warned surgeons Thursday to stop implanting a heart pump made by Medtronic due to power failures recently tied to cases of stroke and more than a dozen deaths.
1st cruise ship sails through Venice since start of pandemic

1st cruise ship sails through Venice since start of pandemic

SOAVE, Italy (AP) — Early risers in Venice were surprised Thursday to see a cruise ship nosing down the Giudecca canal for the first time since the start of the pandemic, despite repeated government pledges to reroute such huge vessels due to safety
Review: Mary Hott brings wrongs to light regarding mine wars

Review: Mary Hott brings wrongs to light regarding mine wars

Mary Hott with the Carpenter Ants, "Devil in the Hills: Coal Country Reckoning” (Harmonic Alliance) This is grim history beautifully told. Mary Hott has put to music the tragic tale of West Virginia’s mine wars.
EU plans digital ID wallet for bloc's post-pandemic life

EU plans digital ID wallet for bloc's post-pandemic life

LONDON (AP) — The European Union unveiled plans Thursday for a digital ID wallet that residents could use to access services across the 27-nation bloc, part of a post-pandemic recovery strategy that involves accelerating the shift to an online world.
'Good feeling': Ai Weiwei picks Portugal for new show, home

'Good feeling': Ai Weiwei picks Portugal for new show, home

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is putting on the biggest show of his career, and he is doing it in a place he’s fallen in love with: Portugal.
Cannes lineup features Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, Leox Carax

Cannes lineup features Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, Leox Carax

The Cannes Film Festival on Thursday unveiled a lineup of films from big-name auteurs — including Wes Anderson, Asghar Farhadi, Mia Hansen-Løve and Sean Penn — for its 74th edition, an in-person, summertime event that aims to make a stirring return i
Longtime Steelers broadcaster Ilkin retiring to fight ALS

Longtime Steelers broadcaster Ilkin retiring to fight ALS

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers radio analyst Tunch Ilkin is retiring to focus on his fight against ALS.
R.J. Palacio's 'Pony' to be published in September

R.J. Palacio's 'Pony' to be published in September

NEW YORK (AP) — R.J. Palacio's next book is a world apart from her million-selling debut “Wonder.” Random House Children's Books announced Thursday that Palacio's “Pony” will be published Sept. 28, with an announced first printing of 500,000 copies.
23 poets laureate receive grants of up to $50,000

23 poets laureate receive grants of up to $50,000

NEW YORK (AP) — From Charleston, South Carolina, to San Mateo County in California, poets laureate are receiving support from a program managed by the Academy of American Poets.
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