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Emily Carr canvas fetches $3 million at auction, some major works go unsold

Emily Carr canvas fetches $3 million at auction, some major works go unsold

TORONTO — A mature-period canvas by Emily Carr fetched more than $3 million at a Toronto auction, making it one of the most valuable works by the B.C. artist to come to market. The 1939 forest scene "Tossed by the Wind" hammered down for $3.
Dutch group launches data harvesting claim against TikTok

Dutch group launches data harvesting claim against TikTok

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch consumer group is launching a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) claim against TikTok over what it alleges is unlawful harvesting of personal data from users of the popular video sharing platform.
Soccer game kept woman away from condo wing that collapsed

Soccer game kept woman away from condo wing that collapsed

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A soccer game may have saved Patricia Avilez's life.
Boom in Native American oil complicates Biden climate push

Boom in Native American oil complicates Biden climate push

NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — On oil well pads carved from the wheat fields around Lake Sakakawea, hundreds of pump jacks slowly bob to extract 100 million barrels of crude annually from a reservation shared by three Native American tribes.
120,000-year-old fossils in Israel link to human family tree

120,000-year-old fossils in Israel link to human family tree

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bones found in an Israeli quarry are from a branch of the human evolutionary tree and are 120,000 to 140,000 years old, scientists reported Thursday.
BuzzFeed to become a publicly traded company

BuzzFeed to become a publicly traded company

NEW YORK (AP) — Digital media company BuzzFeed is setting its sights on growth. It plans to become a publicly traded company with an implied value of $1.5 billion through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company.
How songwriting saint Johnta Austin rewrote his career

How songwriting saint Johnta Austin rewrote his career

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the early ’90s and a preteen Johnta Austin is in the studio working on his debut album with a pair of unknown producers named Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo.
Abu Dhabi says no vaccines for tourists, changes app posting

Abu Dhabi says no vaccines for tourists, changes app posting

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The capital of the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that it will not allow tourists flying into the emirate to receive coronavirus vaccines, days after a government app suggested anyone with a tourist visa
Guitarist quits Mumford & Sons to 'speak freely' on politics

Guitarist quits Mumford & Sons to 'speak freely' on politics

LONDON (AP) — Winston Marshall, a founding member of folk-rock group Mumford & Sons, announced Thursday that is leaving the band so that he can “speak freely” about political issues.
A look at travel rules in popular European destinations

A look at travel rules in popular European destinations

Europe is opening up to Americans and other visitors after more than a year of COVID-induced restrictions. But travelers will need patience to figure out who’s allowed into which country, how and when.
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