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Nightclub needle attacks puzzle European authorities

Nightclub needle attacks puzzle European authorities

PARIS (AP) — Across France, more than 300 people have reported being pricked out of the blue with needles at nightclubs or concerts in recent months.
Distraught teen told of Cosby sex abuse, friend testifies

Distraught teen told of Cosby sex abuse, friend testifies

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Judy Huth was deeply distraught minutes after Bill Cosby is alleged to have sexually abused her on an afternoon in 1975 at the Playboy Mansion, her best friend at the time testified Wednesday.
Jury sides with Johnny Depp in libel case, awards him $10M

Jury sides with Johnny Depp in libel case, awards him $10M

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Settlement ends police stings in NYC bus terminal bathrooms

Settlement ends police stings in NYC bus terminal bathrooms

NEW YORK (AP) — The police agency that patrols New York City’s main bus terminal has agreed to stop sending plainclothes officers into its public bathrooms to try and catch people propositioning strangers for sex, a type of sting long criticized by a
For Japan's star poet Tanikawa, it's fun, not work, at 90

For Japan's star poet Tanikawa, it's fun, not work, at 90

TOKYO (AP) — Shuntaro Tanikawa used to think poems descended like an inspiration from the heavens. As he grew older — he is now 90 — Tanikawa sees poems as welling up from the ground.
WHO believes COVID getting worse, not better in North Korea

WHO believes COVID getting worse, not better in North Korea

LONDON (AP) — A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is “getting worse, not better,” despite the secretive country's recent claims that COVID-19 is slowing there.
Pik-Shuen Fung's 'Ghost Forest' wins Amazon Canada First Novel Award

Pik-Shuen Fung's 'Ghost Forest' wins Amazon Canada First Novel Award

TORONTO — Vancouver-raised author Pik-Shuen Fung has won this year's Amazon Canada First Novel Award. Fung was awarded the $60,000 prize for "Ghost Forest" at a ceremony in Toronto on Wednesday.
Chinatowns more vibrant after pandemic, anti-Asian violence

Chinatowns more vibrant after pandemic, anti-Asian violence

The last week of April was a whirlwind for San Francisco's Chinatown.
EXPLAINER: Each count the Depp-Heard jurors considered

EXPLAINER: Each count the Depp-Heard jurors considered

As a public figure, Johnny Depp faced a high bar to win his libel lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard. According to seven unanimous jurors, he cleared it .
'Stranger Things' return encourages weekend binging

'Stranger Things' return encourages weekend binging

NEW YORK (AP) — For millions of fans of Netflix's sci-fi drama “Stranger Things,” there's little mystery in how they spent their Memorial Day weekend.
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