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Adjusting to COVID, Sundance to expand footprint nationwide
NEW YORK - The Sundance Film Festival, held annually at altitude in the snowy reaches of a Utah ski town, is expanding beyond the mountains. Sundance, the premier independent film festival, isn't givi...
Jun 29, 2020
Asylum-seekers who tried to cross from U.S. last month turned back
OTTAWA - The Canada Border Services Agency says it turned back 21 people who tried to enter the country from the U.S. in May to claim asylum. The CBSA says 17 were sent back to the U.S. from the Quebe...
Jun 29, 2020
Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until January
NEW YORK - The shutdown on Broadway has been extended again - until at least early January. Although an exact date for performances to resume has yet to be determined, Broadway producers are now offer...
Jun 29, 2020
UK judge says Depp broke court order in Sun libel case
LONDON - A U.K. High Court judge ruled Monday that actor Johnny Depp violated a court order by failing to disclose evidence relating to his drug use to lawyers for British tabloid The Sun, which he is...
Jun 29, 2020
Band's pandemic diversion leads to every-night gig in park
NEW YORK - What started as a way for two musicians to get out of the house during the pandemic has turned into nightly concerts at the boathouse in Brooklyn's Prospect Park -- with fans who expect the...
Jun 29, 2020
Afghan official: Bomb, mortars kill 23 civilians in Helmand
KABUL - A car bombing and mortar shells fired at a busy market in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province on Monday killed 23 people, including children, a statement from a provincial governor's offic...
Jun 29, 2020
Supreme Court refuses to block upcoming federal executions
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to block the execution of four federal prison inmates who are scheduled to be put to death in July and August. The executions would mark the first use ...
Jun 29, 2020
Lululemon, MEC and Arc'teryx join international brands in Facebook ad boycott
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc., Mountain Equipment Co-op and Arc'teryx are joining a growing list of top international brands vowing not to advertise on Facebook Inc. in July because of hateful ...
Jun 29, 2020
La Scala plans 4 July concerts in post-lockdown reopening
ROME - Italy's La Scala theatre is reopening next week after a four-month coronavirus shutdown with a series of four concerts before a reduced audience of 600, a third of its normal capacity. General ...
Jun 29, 2020
Beyoncé’s message, epic performances stand out at BET Awards
LOS ANGELES - Beyonc used her platform Sunday while accepting the BET humanitarian award to relay a direct appeal to viewers: Go vote. "Your voices are being heard and you're proving to our ancestors ...
Jun 29, 2020