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Hundreds of bookstore staffers receive holiday bonuses from author James Patterson

Hundreds of bookstore staffers receive holiday bonuses from author James Patterson

NEW YORK (AP) — Staffers at Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama, San Francisco's City Lights Books and The Nook in Cedar Falls, Iowa, are among 600 booksellers receiving $500 holiday bonuses from James Patterson, t he bestselling novelist who has
91Ô­´´ writer Nadim Roberts earns prestigious Whiting Creative Nonfiction grant

91Ô­´´ writer Nadim Roberts earns prestigious Whiting Creative Nonfiction grant

91Ô­´´ journalist Nadim Roberts has been selected for a US$40,000 grant to fund his book about a storied highway project in the Northwest Territories. The U.K.-based 91Ô­´´ writer is one of 10 recipients of the Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant.
With employees in limbo, TikTok hoping for 'solution' to Ottawa's shutdown order

With employees in limbo, TikTok hoping for 'solution' to Ottawa's shutdown order

OTTAWA — The Liberal government’s move to order the shutdown of TikTok’s 91Ô­´´ operations over national security concerns has left hundreds of the company’s 91Ô­´´ employees in limbo.
Newfoundland towns light up harbours to honour fishers and pray for their safety

Newfoundland towns light up harbours to honour fishers and pray for their safety

PORT DE GRAVE, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR — On a twinkling wharf in a small Newfoundland town, a crowd of about 100 people stopped singing and chatting on Friday night to bow their heads in a moment of silence for local fish harvesters.
How U.S. tariffs could affect Canada's agriculture industry and consumer prices

How U.S. tariffs could affect Canada's agriculture industry and consumer prices

As Donald Trump’s inauguration looms, Canada’s agriculture industry is waiting with bated breath to see whether the sweeping tariffs he’s threatened will come to pass.
Greyhound racing is increasingly rare worldwide. New Zealand now plans to outlaw the practice

Greyhound racing is increasingly rare worldwide. New Zealand now plans to outlaw the practice

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand plans to outlaw greyhound racing because too many dogs are hurt or killed, the government said Tuesday, spelling an end to the practice in one of the few countries where it still operates.

The Onion's bid for Infowars is still in court as judge reviews auction

A bankruptcy judge scrutinizing The Onion’s bid for Alex Jones ’ Infowars platform was expected to hear a second day of testimony Tuesday after an auctioneer defended the satirical news outlet’s winning offer in November .
Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81

Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who rose from borrowing money to release her first book to decades as a literary celebrity sharing her blunt and conversational takes on everything from racism and love to
New York prosecutors charge suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing with murder, court records show

New York prosecutors charge suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing with murder, court records show

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Auctioneer defends The Onion's bid for Infowars as Alex Jones tries stopping sale

An auction company executive involved in the liquidation of Alex Jones’ conspiracy theory platform Infowars testified for nearly five hours Monday, as a bankruptcy judge in Texas began a hearing into whether The Onion satirical news outlet was proper