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Rights groups call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Games
TOKYO - A coalition of 180 rights groups on Wednesday called for a boycott of next year's Beijing Winter Olympics tied to reported human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in China. The games are...
Feb 03, 2021

COVID case could have impact on Australia Open preparations
MELBOURNE, Australia - Players preparing for the Australian Open will have to isolate until they return a negative test for COVID-19 after a worker at one of the tournament's Melbourne quarantine hote...
Feb 03, 2021

Rights groups call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Games
TOKYO - A coalition of 180 rights groups on Wednesday called for a boycott of next year's Beijing Winter Olympics tied to reported human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in China. The games are...
Feb 03, 2021

COVID case could have impact on Australia Open preparations
MELBOURNE, Australia - Players preparing for the Australian Open will have to isolate until they return a negative test for COVID-19 after a worker at one of the tournament's Melbourne quarantine hote...
Feb 03, 2021

Partial list of nominees for the Golden Globe Awards
LOS ANGELES - Partial list of nominees for the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards: Best motion picture, drama: "The Father"; "Mank"; "Nomadland"; "The Trial of the Chicago 7"; "Promising Young Woman." Be...
Feb 03, 2021

'Hopefully this is a turning point for him': drive-by suspect receives three year sentence
The man behind the wheel during a drive-by shooting in Prince Albert, has received a three year prison sentence.Kirk McDonald, 24, appeared by phone Tuesday afternoon at Prince Albert Provincial Court...
Feb 03, 2021

Melfort's Riverside Chrysler home to first electric charging station in region
Melfort's Riverside Chrysler dealership is now home to the first charging station in the northeast region.General Manager Doug Kurtenbach told northeastNOW they have a station inside their shop, and o...
Feb 03, 2021

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime prevails in opener at Australian Open tune-up event
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime opened his 2021 season with a 6-3 6-1 win over Japan's Yuichi Sugita in the second round of the Murray River Open on Wednesday. The third-seeded A...
Feb 03, 2021

PBS chief defends filmmaker Ken Burns, touts diversity
LOS ANGELES - The chief executive of PBS rejected a filmmaker's argument that public TV's 40-year relationship with documentarian Ken Burns has come at the expense of diversity. President and CEO Paul...
Feb 03, 2021

Chadwick Boseman earns 2 nominations for NAACP Image Awards
LOS ANGELES - With his final two performances, the late Chadwick Boseman earned two NAACP Image Awards nominations Tuesday, while "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" could make its presence felt at next month'...
Feb 03, 2021