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Federal prisons to prioritize staff to receive virus vaccine

WASHINGTON - The federal prison system will be among the first government agencies to receive the coronavirus vaccine, though initial allotments of the vaccine will be given to staff and not to inmate...

Nov 23, 2020

Biden signals sharp shift from Trump with Cabinet picks

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden on Monday tapped Obama-era officials for top national security and economic roles, signalling a stark shift from the Trump administration's "America First" polic...

Nov 23, 2020

Carl Bernstein says 21 GOP senators contemptuous of Trump

NEW YORK - Former Watergate sleuth Carl Bernstein took to Twitter to list the names of 21 Republican senators who he says have "repeatedly expressed contempt" for Donald Trump and his fitness to be pr...

Nov 23, 2020

Ken Jennings will be first interim 'Jeopardy!' host

NEW YORK - "Jeopardy!" record-holder Ken Jennings will be the first in a series of interim hosts replacing Alex Trebek when the show resumes production next Monday. Producers announced Monday that Jen...

Nov 23, 2020

AP source: Biden taps ex-Fed chair Yellen to lead treasury

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to serve as treasury secretary, a pivotal role in which she would help shape and direct his economic policie...

Nov 23, 2020

Bruce, the last ‘Jaws’ shark, docks at the Academy Museum

Bruce, the fiberglass shark made from the "Jaws" mould, is ready for his close-up. The 1,208 pound, 25-foot-long, 45-year-old shark, famous for being difficult to work with on the set of Steven Spielb...

Nov 23, 2020

Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptic

ROME - Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and media organizations that spread their conspira...

Nov 23, 2020

Google faces UK scrutiny over new advertising data revamp

LONDON - Google faces fresh regulatory scrutiny in Britain over plans to revamp its ad data system, after a group of competitors complained to regulators that the changes would cement the U.S. tech gi...

Nov 23, 2020

Artists sing social anthems for United Nations anniversary

NASHVILLE - For Grammy-winning international star Angelique Kidjo, her artistry and her activism inform each other because music has the power to connect beyond skin colour, language or countries. "Mu...

Nov 23, 2020

In Italy, theatre reopens in town devastated by COVID

MILAN - In a signal of rebirth, the Donizetti theatre in the northern Italian city of Bergamo, devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, reopened this weekend after three years of renovations. But the p...

Nov 23, 2020