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Lawsuit alleges NHL, junior leagues working together to limit players' opportunities
MONTREAL - A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges some of North America's most powerful hockey leagues are conspiring to limit opportunities for young players. The claim was filed by Kobe Mohr, ...
Sep 16, 2020

Experts cite 'crimes against humanity' in Maduro's Venezuela
GENEVA - Independent experts for the U.N.'s top human rights body accused the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday of crimes against humanity, highlighting grisly cases of to...
Sep 16, 2020

Big Ten changes course, will play fall football after all
Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference ch...
Sep 16, 2020

Big Ten changes course, aims for October start to football
Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference ch...
Sep 16, 2020

Country's night to party sobers up amid pandemic
NASHVILLE - In a pre-pandemic world, the Academy of Country Music Awards advertised itself as country music's night to party with gambling, after-parties and a Las Vegas-style attitude. This year the ...
Sep 16, 2020

Take Back the Night goes virtual
PRINCE GEORGE-The 29th annual Take Back the Night march will be held virtually this year.Take back the night usually hosts a march in memory of women who have not survived violence; to celebrate those...
Sep 16, 2020

'The Nest' author has new novel scheduled for 2021
NEW YORK - The author of the million-selling debut novel "The Nest" has another story of family drama coming out next year. Ecco announced Wednesday that Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's "Good Company" will ...
Sep 16, 2020

Madonna to direct, co-write biopic about herself
NEW YORK - A biopic about Madonna has found a uniquely qualified director: Madonna, herself. Universal Pictures announced Tuesday that the studio is developing an untitled film about the pop star that...
Sep 16, 2020

Retail sales rise for 4th straight month as growth slows
NEW YORK - Americans kept spending in August, but the pace of that growth is slowing as millions of people who lost jobs have now lost a $600 a week boost in their unemployment checks. Retail sales ro...
Sep 16, 2020

Feds outline sweeping plan to provide
free COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON - The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, even as polls show a strong undercurrent of skepticism ripplin...
Sep 16, 2020