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Apple, Google drop Fortnite from app stores over payments

Apple, Google drop Fortnite from app stores over payments

NEW YORK — Apple and Google dropped the popular game Fortnite from their app stores after the game’s developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses their platforms.
Review: Netflix's 'Project Power' flexes its muscles nicely

Review: Netflix's 'Project Power' flexes its muscles nicely

Imagine taking a little pill that could make you strong and vibrant, one that basically unlocks your yearning potential. No, not that pill. Get your mind out of the gutter.
Chrissy Teigen, John Legend expecting baby No. 3

Chrissy Teigen, John Legend expecting baby No. 3

NEW YORK — It's baby No. 3 for John Legend and Chrissy Teigen. The couple revealed they are expecting in Legend's new video for the song “Wild," which premiered Thursday and features Teigen and Legend holding her baby bump at the end of the clip.
Spicoli to the rescue with 'Fast Times' virtual benefit

Spicoli to the rescue with 'Fast Times' virtual benefit

LOS ANGELES — Spicoli is making a virtual return to Ridgemont High to raise money for a pair of non-profit groups.
Pandemic motivating more parents to get their kids the flu shot, UBC study finds

Pandemic motivating more parents to get their kids the flu shot, UBC study finds

VANCOUVER — A new study from the University of British Columbia suggests the COVID-19 pandemic may be motivating more parents to get their children a seasonal flu vaccine.
From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country

From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country

Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said about getting kids back to classes.
Feds say Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants

Feds say Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants

WASHINGTON — A Justice Department investigation has found Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law, officials said Thursday.
Schools mull outdoor classes amid virus, ventilation worries

Schools mull outdoor classes amid virus, ventilation worries

It has been seven years since the central air conditioning system worked at the New York City middle school where Lisa Fitzgerald O’Connor teaches.
Review: Music writer Sylvie Simmons’ 2nd album also a charm

Review: Music writer Sylvie Simmons’ 2nd album also a charm

Sylvie Simmons, “Blue On Blue” (Compass Records) Respected music journalist Sylvie Simmons' second album, “Blue On Blue,” is an intimate collection of sweet songs about romance, regret, experience and hope.
In 'Boys State,' American politics in a teenage microcosm

In 'Boys State,' American politics in a teenage microcosm

NEW YORK — Even mock elections require wall-to-wall coverage, so when Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine set out to document Texas’ Boys State, the week-long summer camp of civics simulation run by the American Legion since 1935, they hired seven cinemato
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