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Book Review: A tour de force of a novel about a celebrated actor in the throes of a mid-life crisis

Book Review: A tour de force of a novel about a celebrated actor in the throes of a mid-life crisis

Have you ever woken up on Thanksgiving morning to a house full of company and just wanted to flee? In Mischa Berlinski’s extravagantly brilliant and darkly funny new novel, “Mona Acts Out,” the eponymous heroine does just that.
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Inflation ticks lower to 1.8% in December, thanks in part to GST tax break

Inflation ticks lower to 1.8% in December, thanks in part to GST tax break

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in December, thanks in large part to the federal government’s temporary tax break.
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NB Liquor resumes credit and debit transactions after reporting cybersecurity threat

NB Liquor resumes credit and debit transactions after reporting cybersecurity threat

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's government-run liquor and cannabis stores have resumed regular service after a cybersecurity threat prompted them to suspend debit and credit card transactions almost two weeks ago.
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On eve of CFP title game, some college players ask, What would it look like to be employees?

On eve of CFP title game, some college players ask, What would it look like to be employees?

ATLANTA (AP) — The way Kardell Thomas sees things, it wasn't so much the schools as it was the system that let him down.
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On eve of CFP title game, some college players ask, What would it would look like to be employees?

On eve of CFP title game, some college players ask, What would it would look like to be employees?

ATLANTA (AP) — The way Kardell Thomas sees things, it wasn't so much the schools as it was the system that let him down.
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Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges

Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he d
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Trump wants to cut taxes. So do governors and lawmakers in some states

Trump wants to cut taxes. So do governors and lawmakers in some states

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has proposed trillions of dollars of tax cuts for individuals and businesses. In some states, governors and lawmakers are seeking to cut millions more.
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Sales at New Brunswick's liquor and cannabis stores disrupted by cybersecurity threat

Sales at New Brunswick's liquor and cannabis stores disrupted by cybersecurity threat

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's liquor and cannabis stores had to shut down their debit and credit card machines last week after detecting a cybersecurity threat, and the problem has yet to be fixed.
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South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground

South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground

STILFONTEIN, South Africa. (AP) — Dozens of men sat and lay together in small caves, some so shallow they couldn’t stand up. The air was wet and stuffy, and wracking coughs echoed in the confined space.
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South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground

South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground

STILFONTEIN, South Africa. (AP) — Dozens of men sat and lay together in small caves, some so shallow they couldn’t stand up. The air was wet and stuffy, and wracking coughs echoed in the confined space.
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