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Biden picks TV personality Star Jones to lead heritage board

Biden picks TV personality Star Jones to lead heritage board

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has selected lawyer and television personality Star Jones Lugo to lead a U.S. government agency that identifies and protects sites of historic significance to the U.S. in Eastern Europe.
Netflix upping U.S., Canada prices with competition growing

Netflix upping U.S., Canada prices with competition growing

NEW YORK — Netflix is raising prices for its video streaming customers in the U.S. and Canada, less than a year and a half since its last price increase , as competition from other streaming services increases.
CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks

CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday encouraged more Americans to wear the kind of N95 or KN95 masks used by health-care workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Those kinds of masks are considered better at filtering the air.
DSquared2 designers welcome fashion crowd back to Milan

DSquared2 designers welcome fashion crowd back to Milan

MILAN (AP) — Dean and Dan Caten gave a heart-felt welcome to the guests, including Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, assembled Friday for the Canadian designing twins' first live show in two years as Milan Fashion Week opened with a glimmer of opti
#BettyWhiteChallenge raising money and awareness for animals

#BettyWhiteChallenge raising money and awareness for animals

The late Betty White was a tireless lifetime advocate for animals, from caring for those without homes to launching her own weekly TV show, “The Pet Set,” dedicated to her celebrity friends and their pets.
UK leader's office apologizes for party before royal funeral

UK leader's office apologizes for party before royal funeral

LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson's office apologized to the royal family on Friday for holding staff parties in Downing Street on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral last year — the latest in a catalogue of allegedly lockdown-breaching gatherings that are
Grocery store workers call refusal to reinstate pandemic pay 'insulting'

Grocery store workers call refusal to reinstate pandemic pay 'insulting'

Retail workers say the refusal by Canada's grocers to reinstate "hero pay'' has left them feeling forgotten, unappreciated and at risk as the Omicron wave leaves many stores short-staffed amid renewed consumer stockpiling.
Mother Mother dive back into 'Hayloft' as TikTok hit gets a fresh video, new chapter

Mother Mother dive back into 'Hayloft' as TikTok hit gets a fresh video, new chapter

TORONTO — Mother Mother is headed back to the barn for another romp with their TikTok sensation "Hayloft.
Toronto director on expecting the unexpected with 'Hotel Transylvania'

Toronto director on expecting the unexpected with 'Hotel Transylvania'

TORONTO — After a pandemic-delayed release and pivot to streaming, the Canadian director of "Hotel Transylvania: Transformania" says she’s learned to "expect the unexpected" but is thrilled to see the comedy finally reach audiences.
Biden to hold news conference next Wednesday

Biden to hold news conference next Wednesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will hold a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, the eve of the one-year anniversary of his inauguration.
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