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Q&A: Soderbergh on his 'boat movie' & the blockbuster's fate

NEW YORK - Steven Soderbergh calls it "the boat movie" even though he's not supposed to call it "the boat movie." The Queen Mary 2, on which Soderbergh filmed the majority of his new film "Let Them Al...

Dec 08, 2020

14 Fort Hood soldiers fired, suspended over violence at base

WASHINGTON - Army leaders are firing or suspending 14 officers and enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, and ordering policy changes to address chronic leadership failures at the base that led to a w...

Dec 08, 2020

Studies suggest AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe, 70 per cent effective

New results on a possible COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University and drugmaker AstraZeneca suggest it is safe and about 70 per cent effective. Some experts say that shows it is likely to win app...

Dec 08, 2020

Chicago 7-year-old raises money for hospital's pandemic gear

CHICAGO - Hayley Orlinsky has made so many bracelets, looping colorful rubber bands over her thumb and index finger again and again, that she no longer must watch her hands. The spunky 7-year-old from...

Dec 08, 2020

US productivity increased at 4.6% rate in third quarter

WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity increased at a solid 4.6% pace in the July-September quarter, slightly below the initial estimate, while labour costs fell at a slower pace. The third quarter increase i...

Dec 08, 2020

Christopher Nolan calls Warner's streaming plan ‘a mess’

Christopher Nolan, one of Warner Bros.' most important filmmakers, has come out strongly against the company's decision to debut its films on HBO Max and in theatres in 2021. The "Tenet" filmmaker tol...

Dec 08, 2020

Clooney honoured by MoMA as actor, director and humanitarian

George Clooney's co-stars, friends and collaborators gathered virtually to share anecdotes and praise his contributions as actor, director, humanitarian and colleague -- not to mention Sexiest Man Ali...

Dec 08, 2020

UAE owner of Israeli club says 'door open' to Arab players

JERUSALEM - The Emirati businessman who has bought a stake in the controversial Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem said on Tuesday that "the door is open" to adding Arab players to its roster, a ste...

Dec 08, 2020

Tone deaf? Prince William's tour criticized amid pandemic

LONDON - A national train tour by Prince William and his wife Kate has received a frosty welcome from leaders in Wales and Scotland, with one Welsh official saying he would rather "no one was having u...

Dec 08, 2020

Research: Millions of smart devices vulnerable to hacking

BOSTON - Researchers at a cybersecurity firm say they have identified vulnerabilities in software widely used by millions of connected devices - flaws that could be exploited by hackers to penetrate b...

Dec 08, 2020