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AP interview: EPA head committed to 'scientific integrity'
WASHINGTON - Moving forward on a pledge to restore "scientific integrity," the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency is reversing Trump administration actions that sidelined many academic sc...
Mar 31, 2021
Organizers announce formation of 14-team pro North American Rugby League
A new professional rugby league circuit is set to kick off this summer in North America. Organizers of the North American Rugby League say play will begin in June with 12 American teams. Two Canadian ...
Mar 31, 2021
Chrissy Teigen graces cover of People's 'Beautiful Issue'
LOS ANGELES - Chrissy Teigen will grace the front of People magazine's "The Beautiful Issue" in a cover story that delves into her evolved definition of beauty, facing racism growing up and her heartb...
Mar 31, 2021
Maryland's Brenda Frese is the AP women's coach of the year
SAN ANTONIO - Maryland coach Brenda Frese was honoured as The Associated Press women's basketball coach of the year Wednesday for the second time in her career. Frese received eight votes from the 30-...
Mar 31, 2021
'Philip Roth': Blake Bailey's story behind the story arrives
NEW YORK - The life of Philip Roth was a story. So was the writing of his biography. Blake Bailey's "Philip Roth," a volume Roth had imagined in some form for more than 20 years, comes out April 6. Ev...
Mar 31, 2021
After a busy off-season, optimism abounds for Toronto Blue Jays in 2021
The Toronto Blue Jays have the bats to do some damage in the American League East this season. Whether they'll have the arms to hold the opposition at bay remains the big question mark. General manage...
Mar 31, 2021
Suspect in attack on Asian American woman in NYC is arrested
NEW YORK - The suspect wanted in an attack of an Asian American woman near New York City's Times Square has been arrested and charged with felony assault as a hate crime, police said early Wednesday. ...
Mar 31, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: AstraZeneca – to jab or not to jab, that is the question
MY SHOT AT THE VACCINE is coming up pretty soon and, frankly, I'm concerned.It's about this little problem with AstraZeneca. People have died after getting it. Not a lot of people, but some. The curre...
Mar 31, 2021
'Concrete Cowboy' shows Philadelphia's Black cowboy culture
NEW YORK - Historians estimate that 1 in 4 American cowboys were Black but you would be hard pressed to find a movie genre whiter than the Western. "Concrete Cowboy," an urban Western about African Am...
Mar 31, 2021
Quebecers to hold events ahead of Easter holiday to honour female victims of violence
MONTREAL - Several events are taking place across Quebec ahead of the Easter holiday to honour the memories of the women who have recently died in the province from domestic assault. The association o...
Mar 31, 2021
