Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
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Bus plunges off bridge in Brazil, killing at least 10
RIO DE JANEIRO - A bus careened off an overpass in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais on Friday, killing at least 10 people, according to the Twitter account of the federal highway police in that sta...
Dec 04, 2020
With red carpets rolled up, the Oscar race goes virtual
NEW YORK - This is the time of year when Hollywood's awards-season-industrial complex usually shifts into high gear. It's a frothy, festive run of the year's final premieres and screenings - all part ...
Dec 04, 2020
House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters call a failed policy of criminalizing pot use ...
Dec 04, 2020
Mexico City hospitals are filling up, but so are the streets
MEXICO CITY - Sometimes Latin American dance tunes on the radio - salsa, cumbia, ranchera - bring a little cheer into the emergency room of Mexico City's Ajusco Medio hospital, which is operating well...
Dec 04, 2020
Bahrain now 2nd nation to grant Pfizer shot emergency use
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The island kingdom of Bahrain said it has become the second nation in the world to grant an emergency-use authorization for the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and its...
Dec 04, 2020
Denmark to end oil, gas extraction in North Sea
COPENHAGEN - Denmark has decided to end all oil and gas activities in the North Sea by 2050 and has cancelled its latest licensing round, saying the country is "now putting an end to the fossil fuel e...
Dec 04, 2020
US trade deficit rises 1.7% to $63.1 billion in October
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit widened 1.7% in October to $63.1 billion. The politically sensitive gap in the trade of goods with China and Mexico grew. The gap between the goods and services the...
Dec 04, 2020
Six vice-presidents talk about job once considered invisible
NEW YORK - After interviewing Dan Quayle in Arizona for his documentary on the vice presidency, filmmaker Jeffrey Roth was rushing to the airport to catch a flight to Wyoming, where he had an appointm...
Dec 04, 2020
Daddy Yankee achieves new balance, readies for his comeback
NEW YORK - A year after a series of concerts in Puerto Rico that ended up being his last because of the pandemic, Daddy Yankee is bringing those performances to YouTube as a Christmas gift to his fans...
Dec 04, 2020
India's winter of discontent: Farmers rise up against Modi
NEW DELHI - A chilly breeze whirls through New Delhi in the mornings and the sun is partly obscured by toxic haze, a marker of another winter in the Indian capital. But along the city's borders, this ...
Dec 04, 2020
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