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Meituan's stock price plunges after CEO posts Chinese poem

Meituan's stock price plunges after CEO posts Chinese poem

SINGAPORE (AP) — Shares in Meituan, China’s largest food delivery platform, have tumbled after its CEO posted —and then deleted — an ancient poem in a move widely seen as possible criticism of the Chinese government.
Souvankham Thammavongsa among finalists for Ontario's Trillium Book Award

Souvankham Thammavongsa among finalists for Ontario's Trillium Book Award

TORONTO — Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Souvankham Thammavongsa is among the Ontario writers in the running for the Trillium Book Award.
AIDS virus used in gene therapy to fix 'bubble baby' disease

AIDS virus used in gene therapy to fix 'bubble baby' disease

A gene therapy that makes use of an unlikely helper, the AIDS virus, gave a working immune system to 48 babies and toddlers who were born without one, doctors reported Tuesday.
Hit by COVID, Senegal's women find renewed hope in fishing

Hit by COVID, Senegal's women find renewed hope in fishing

BARGNY, Senegal — Since her birth on Senegal’s coast, the ocean has always given Ndeye Yacine Dieng life. Her grandfather was a fisherman, and her grandmother and mother processed fish.
US restores transgender health protections denied by Trump

US restores transgender health protections denied by Trump

WASHINGTON — The federal government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration declared Monday, reversing a Trump-era policy that narrowed rights at the intersection of changing social
Muti: Pandemic year silenced culture, leaving world stunned

Muti: Pandemic year silenced culture, leaving world stunned

RAVENNA, Italy — Maestro Riccardo Muti has once again reopened the Italian musical season in his adopted hometown of Ravenna after another — and if all goes well perhaps final — round of pandemic closures.
Amid outcry, NBC says it will not air Golden Globes in 2022

Amid outcry, NBC says it will not air Golden Globes in 2022

NEW YORK — Amid growing pressure on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, NBC said Monday that will not air the Golden Globes in 2022.
NowThis editor Versha Sharma to take over at Teen Vogue

NowThis editor Versha Sharma to take over at Teen Vogue

NEW YORK — Teen Vogue has chosen Versha Sharma, a top editor at NowThis, to replace Alexi McCammond as editor in chief after a swirl of controversy over McCammond's past anti-Asian and homophobic tweets.
Flight 93 families hope heroism award helps keep story alive

Flight 93 families hope heroism award helps keep story alive

HARRISBURG, Pa.
'X Gon' Give It to Ya': New DMX album out on May 28

'X Gon' Give It to Ya': New DMX album out on May 28

NEW YORK — A new album from DMX will be released later this month. DMX's longtime producer and collaborator, Grammy winner Swizz Beatz, announced on Monday that “EXODUS" will feature new material and drop on May 28.
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