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Sneakers, elastic pants: People alter office wear amid COVID

Sneakers, elastic pants: People alter office wear amid COVID

NEW YORK (AP) — Blazers in knit fabrics, pants with drawstrings or elastic waists, and polo shirts as the new button-down. Welcome to the post-pandemic dress code for the office.
Final day of Mississippi fest canceled after fatal shooting

Final day of Mississippi fest canceled after fatal shooting

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A law enforcement officer shot and killed one of the people suspected of firing shots at a festival in Mississippi, a sheriff said late Saturday.
Homeless shelters begin to see value in making room for pets

Homeless shelters begin to see value in making room for pets

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Being homeless in Los Angeles and struggling with addiction is hard enough, but Rachel Niebur couldn't imagine enduring it without her dog Petey.
104 and no more: Amputee wraps up marathon record quest

104 and no more: Amputee wraps up marathon record quest

When amputee athlete Jacky Hunt-Broersma says her mantra is, “I can do hard things,” she's not kidding — the amputee athlete has run 104 marathons in as many days, all using a carbon-fiber prosthesis.
Biden roasts Trump, GOP, himself at correspondents' dinner

Biden roasts Trump, GOP, himself at correspondents' dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House press corps' annual gala returned Saturday night along with the roasting of Washington, the journalists who cover it and the man at the helm: President Joe Biden.
'Bad Guys' repeats at No. 1, Liam Neeson's latest misfires

'Bad Guys' repeats at No. 1, Liam Neeson's latest misfires

The DreamWorks animated heist movie “The Bad Guys” was the top film in U.S.
100s of US urban areas will become rural with new criteria

100s of US urban areas will become rural with new criteria

Hundreds of urban areas in the U.S. are becoming rural, but it's not because people are leaving. It's just that the U.S. Census Bureau is changing the definition of an urban area.
'Jeopardy!' champ Mattea Roach on the TV quiz show's queer representation

'Jeopardy!' champ Mattea Roach on the TV quiz show's queer representation

TORONTO — "Jeopardy," the formerly staid doyen of TV game shows, is in the midst of a queer renaissance — one Canadian hall-of-famer Mattea Roach is proud to be part of. She hasn't made a big thing out of her sexuality, but nor is it a secret.
En plein air: NYC aims to keep outdoor lifestyle post-virus

En plein air: NYC aims to keep outdoor lifestyle post-virus

NEW YORK (AP) — As COVID-19 ravaged New York City, virus-wary denizens locked out of indoor public places poured into the streets, sidewalks and parks.
ESSAY: For a gay country boy, Naomi Judd did build a bridge

ESSAY: For a gay country boy, Naomi Judd did build a bridge

Somewhere in Michigan in the early 1990s, a teenage farm boy clings to a chain-link fence at the edge of the county fairgrounds. He is angling for a distant, and free, glimpse of Naomi and Wynonna Judd.
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