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Victim of pandemic, Hong Kong floating restaurant towed away

HONG KONG (AP) — A landmark floating restaurant that fed Cantonese cuisine and seafood to Queen Elizabeth II, Tom Cruise and millions of other diners was towed from the Hong Kong harborfront Tuesday after being closed by the pandemic.

Jun 14, 2022 6:28 PM Read more >

FDA advisers back Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for older kids

NEW YORK (AP) — A government advisory panel Tuesday endorsed a second brand of COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children and teens.

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Arcade Fire, the Weeknd, Tanya Tagaq land on Polaris music prize long list

TORONTO — New albums from Arcade Fire, the Weeknd and Shad are among those longlisted for this year's Polaris Music Prize.

Jun 14, 2022 4:21 PM Read more >

Bronx Zoo elephant named Happy isn't a person, court rules

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Happy the elephant may be intelligent and deserving of compassion, but she cannot be considered a person being illegally confined to the Bronx Zoo, New York’s top court ruled Tuesday.

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Rapper Gunna proclaims innocence in message on social media

ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Gunna, who was arrested last month on a racketeering charge, said in a message posted on social media that 2022 has been one of the best years of his life, “despite this difficult situation.

Jun 14, 2022 3:42 PM Read more >

Worries aside, poll finds most journalists would do it again

NEW YORK (AP) — Journalists face harassment, fight against misinformation and are keenly aware of the industry's financial troubles and the dim view many Americans have of them.

Jun 14, 2022 3:09 PM Read more >

Democrats, GOP take contrasting views on LGBTQ survey bill

An effort to be more inclusive or the federal government being too nosy? Democrats and Republicans took starkly contrasting views Tuesday of proposed legislation that would put voluntary questions about sexual orientation and gender identity on feder

Jun 14, 2022 3:06 PM Read more >

'Squid Game' adapted as non-fatal reality series for Netflix

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A reality show inspired by Netflix's hit series “Squid Game” is coming to the streaming service, but with far less dire consequences promised for contestants. In the South Korean-produced drama, players' lives were at stake.

Jun 14, 2022 2:49 PM Read more >

Julie Andrews at AFI honor: 'I've been the most lucky lady'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julie Andrews was honored by the American Film Institute last week for a Hollywood career that couldn’t have started more supercalifragilisticexpialidocious-ly — with an Oscar-winning performance in a film that would become an inst

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Fisher-Price, US regulators warn of infant deaths in rockers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fisher-Price and U.S. product safety regulators are telling parents not to let their infants fall asleep in the company's rockers after 13 infants died in the devices between 2009 and 2021.

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