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Movie theatre trade group establishes COVID-19 protocols

As movie theatres come back to life across the country, the National Association of Theater Owners is helping to take the guess work out of safe operating practices in the era of COVID-19. The trade o...

Aug 21, 2020

AP Exclusive: Barr 'vehemently opposed' to pardoning Snowden

WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr said he would be "vehemently opposed" to any attempt to pardon former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, after the president suggested he mi...

Aug 21, 2020

UK public debt breaches 2 trillion-pound mark for first time

LONDON - Britain's government debt has breached the 2 trillion-pound ($2.6 trillion) mark for the first time after heavy borrowing to support the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. The Office fo...

Aug 21, 2020

Pence faults 'negative' DNC, previews next week's RNC themes

WASHINGTON - Previewing themes for next week's Republican Party convention, Vice-President Mike Pence promised a heavy focus on GOP support for law and order as he drew a contrast with Democrats for a...

Aug 21, 2020

US home sales spike 24.7% in July, another record

SILVER SPRING, Md. - U.S. home sales rose a record-breaking 24.7% in July, extending June's rebound after the coronavirus pandemic all but froze the housing market this spring. National Association of...

Aug 21, 2020

Carol Burnett seeks to be guardian of teen grandson

LOS ANGELES - Carol Burnett is seeking to become the legal guardian of her teenage grandson as his mother struggles with substance abuse. The 87-year-old television comedy legend and her husband, Bria...

Aug 21, 2020

Wisconsin election officials: Kanye off presidential ballot

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin election officials decided Thursday to keep rapper Kanye West off the battleground state's presidential ballot in November because his campaign turned his nomination papers m...

Aug 21, 2020

Venice Film Festival to require face masks during screenings

ROME - The Venice Film Festival, the first major in-person cinema showcase of the COVID-19 era, is requiring participants to wear face masks during screenings and take a coronavirus test if they are a...

Aug 21, 2020

After 5 months, AMC Theaters reopens its doors, cautiously

BOROUGH OF WEST HOMESTEAD, Pa. - The doors to the AMC Waterfront 22 were locked. They had been for five months, along with most indoor theatres in the U.S. because of COVID-19. But in 20 minutes that ...

Aug 21, 2020

Turkey discovers large natural gas reserve off Black Sea

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced the discovery of a large natural gas reserves off the Black Sea coast, days after he promised "good news" that would usher in a "n...

Aug 21, 2020