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China says probe sent to retrieve lunar rocks lands on moon
BEIJING - A Chinese robot probe launched to return lunar rocks to Earth landed on the moon Tuesday, the government announced. The Chang'e 5 probe "successfully landed on the moon in the pre-selected l...
Dec 01, 2020
Bill Cosby's sex assault conviction gets high court review
PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby's lawyers will argue Tuesday that his 2018 sex assault trial was marred by evidence and testimony that should have been excluded as they ask Pennsylvania's highest court to t...
Dec 01, 2020
‘I’m Your Woman’ puts a fresh spin on the 1970s crime drama
Director Julia Hart couldn't stop thinking about Tuesday Weld. She had just watched Michael Mann's 1981 thriller "Thief" and Weld's character Jessie had taken over her imagination. Where did she and t...
Dec 01, 2020
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney steps down in aftermath of playoff loss
TORONTO - Greg Vanney has stepped down from his roles as head coach and technical director of Toronto FC. The club made the announcement on Tuesday, in the aftermath of last week's playoff loss agains...
Dec 01, 2020
US factories grew more slowly last month; index dips to 57.5
WASHINGTON - American factories grew at a slower pace last month and there are concerns that surging coronavirus infections will endanger an economic recovery. The Institute of Supply Management, an a...
Dec 01, 2020
US construction spending jumps 1.3% in October
SILVER SPRING, Md. - U.S. construction spending jumped 1.3% in October, the fifth straight monthly increase, again on the strength of single-family home building. The Commerce Department reported Tues...
Dec 01, 2020
Statistics Canada says economy grew at a record pace in third quarter of 2020
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy grew at a record annualized pace of 40.5 per cent in the third quarter as businesses came out of COVID-19 lockdowns.Financial data firm Refinitiv says the a...
Dec 01, 2020
Car hits pedestrians in Germany; 2 killed, 15 injured
BERLIN - A car drove into a pedestrian zone in the southwestern German city of Trier on Tuesday, killing two people and seriously injuring 15 others, officials said. The driver was arrested and the ve...
Dec 01, 2020
Nasdaq seeks mandatory board diversity for listed companies
The Nasdaq stock exchange is seeking U.S. authority to require more diversity in the boardrooms of Nasdaq-listed companies, or to explain why they can not. It is the first major exchange to pursue suc...
Dec 01, 2020
BioNTech, Pfizer ask Europe to OK vaccine for emergency use
BERLIN - The German pharmaceutical company BioNTech and its U.S. partner Pfizer say they have submitted an application for conditional approval of their coronavirus vaccine with the European Medicines...
Dec 01, 2020