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Constipated scorpions, love at first sight inspire Ig Nobels

Constipated scorpions, love at first sight inspire Ig Nobels

BOSTON (AP) — The sex lives of constipated scorpions, cute ducklings with an innate sense of physics, and a life-size rubber moose may not appear to have much in common, but they all inspired the winners of this year’s Ig Nobels, the prize for comica
Booker T. Jones performs at Stax, ahead of milestone

Booker T. Jones performs at Stax, ahead of milestone

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Wearing a blue suit, black hat and multi-colored socks, master keyboardist Booker T.
Grocery store inflation may have peaked as food supplier cost increases ease: Sobeys

Grocery store inflation may have peaked as food supplier cost increases ease: Sobeys

Grocery store inflation may have peaked in Canada as price increases from food manufacturers stabilize, the head of Empire Company Ltd. said Thursday.
Cardi B pleads guilty, resolving case over NYC club brawls

Cardi B pleads guilty, resolving case over NYC club brawls

NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B resolved a yearslong criminal case stemming from a pair of brawls at New York City strip clubs by pleading guilty Thursday in a deal that requires her to perform 15 days of community service.
US warns monkeypox could mutate to resist antiviral drug

US warns monkeypox could mutate to resist antiviral drug

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning against overuse of the lone drug available to treat monkeypox, saying that even a small mutation in the virus could render the pills ineffective.
Live updates: Prince says procession aroused Diana memories

Live updates: Prince says procession aroused Diana memories

LONDON — Prince William has told well-wishers that walking behind the coffin of his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II was “challenging” and brought back memories of the funeral of his mother, Princess Diana.
Meet Little Amal: A puppet celebrating New York City's roots

Meet Little Amal: A puppet celebrating New York City's roots

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's latest celebrity visitor is stopping traffic even in this jaded, larger-than-life town.
Nova Scotia's Frank magazine, a mix of news, satire and humour, ceases publication

Nova Scotia's Frank magazine, a mix of news, satire and humour, ceases publication

HALIFAX — The Halifax-based satirical magazine Frank has announced its demise after more than three decades of publication. A notice on the publication's website says the publishers "regret to announce the death of Frank Magazine Atlantic ...
Review: 'Moonage Daydream' brings Bowie back to Earth

Review: 'Moonage Daydream' brings Bowie back to Earth

Brett Morgen's David Bowie documentary “Moonage Daydream ” plunges into the mind of the rock star — it puts a ray gun to Bowie's head — and comes away with something that, at its best, is a gift of sound and vision.
Lebanese cheer as their dancers win America's Got Talent

Lebanese cheer as their dancers win America's Got Talent

BEIRUT (AP) — The news of a Lebanese dance group winning the TV competition show America’s Got Talent brought a rare moment of joy on Thursday to many in this crisis-hit Mideast country.
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