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Canadian animator and National Film Board pioneer Robert Verrall dies at 97

Canadian animator and National Film Board pioneer Robert Verrall dies at 97

Canadian animator and director Robert Verrall has died at the age of 97. The National Film Board of Canada says the Oscar-nominated filmmaker died Friday in Montreal.
What will happen to TikTok on Apple and Google's app store on Sunday?

What will happen to TikTok on Apple and Google's app store on Sunday?

With President-elect Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple, who are expected to take the popular video sharing app off their platforms in just two days.
Blessings for dogs? Bring them to Mexico City's cathedral and St. Anthony will do the rest

Blessings for dogs? Bring them to Mexico City's cathedral and St. Anthony will do the rest

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Behaving at their best, a dozen dogs attended Mass at Mexico City’s cathedral Friday, waiting for their turn to de doused with holy water. The blessing of the animals is a long-time Catholic tradition celebrated on January 17.
Rapper Busta Rhymes accused of punching a man in the face in New York

Rapper Busta Rhymes accused of punching a man in the face in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Busta Rhymes has been accused of repeatedly punching another man in the face, police said Friday.
Paul Gross, Martha Burns on bringing real-life marital history to ‘Virginia Woolf’

Paul Gross, Martha Burns on bringing real-life marital history to ‘Virginia Woolf’

TORONTO — Being married is not a prerequisite to portraying the tortured couples at the heart of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” but Paul Gross and Martha Burns certainly see the advantage of being able to draw on their own longtime union in order t
US lawsuit accuses PepsiCo of price discrimination that favored Walmart over smaller stores

US lawsuit accuses PepsiCo of price discrimination that favored Walmart over smaller stores

The Federal Trade Commission sued PepsiCo on Friday, alleging that it has engaged in illegal price discrimination by giving unfair price advantages to one large retailer at the expense of other vendors and consumers.
Sales at New Brunswick's liquor and cannabis stores disrupted by cybersecurity threat

Sales at New Brunswick's liquor and cannabis stores disrupted by cybersecurity threat

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's liquor and cannabis stores had to shut down their debit and credit card machines last week after detecting a cybersecurity threat, and the problem has yet to be fixed.
US lawsuit accuses Pepsi company of price discrimination that favored Walmart over smaller stores

US lawsuit accuses Pepsi company of price discrimination that favored Walmart over smaller stores

The Federal Trade Commission sued PepsiCo on Friday, alleging that it has engaged in illegal price discrimination by giving unfair price advantages to one big-box retailer at the expense of other vendors and consumers.
Voice of America is required by law to report the news accurately. Could Donald Trump change that?

Voice of America is required by law to report the news accurately. Could Donald Trump change that?

LONDON (AP) — It's called the Voice of America — a storied news outlet that has promised “the truth” since it first broadcast stories about democracy into Nazi Germany during World War II.
CNN found guilty in Florida trial of libeling Navy veteran in Afghan story

CNN found guilty in Florida trial of libeling Navy veteran in Afghan story

A Florida jury on Friday found CNN guilty of libeling a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover of that country.
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