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'Shuggie Bain' writer Douglas Stuart wins Booker Prize

LONDON - Scottish writer Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction Thursday for "Shuggie Bain," the story of a boy's turbulent coming of age in hardscrabble 1980s Glasgow. Stuart, 44, won the pr...

Nov 19, 2020

Mossimo Giannulli reports to prison in college bribery case

BOSTON - Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli reported to prison on Thursday to begin serving his five-month sentence for bribing his daughters' way into college, officials said. Giannulli's wife, "Full...

Nov 19, 2020

GM: New batteries cut electric car costs, increase range

DETROIT - General Motors says a pending breakthrough in battery chemistry will cut the price of its electric vehicles so they equal those powered by gasoline within five years. The technology also wil...

Nov 19, 2020

Singer Bobby Brown's son found dead at Los Angeles home

LOS ANGELES - Bobby Brown Jr., the son of singer Bobby Brown, was found dead at a Los Angeles home Wednesday. He was 28. Los Angeles Police spokesman Officer Jeff Lee said officers were responding to ...

Nov 19, 2020

Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to science

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that it will close the huge telescope at the renowned Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico in a blow to scientists worldwide wh...

Nov 19, 2020

EU auditors: Antitrust probes too slow to curb tech giants

LONDON - The EU's efforts to rein in the power of big tech companies such as Google and Facebook through antitrust investigations have taken too long, dulling their effectiveness, a report said Thursd...

Nov 19, 2020

Brexit trade talks suspended because of COVID-19 case

BRUSSELS - The Brexit trade negotiations have been suspended at a crucial stage because an EU negotiator has tested positive for the coronavirus. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said that together ...

Nov 19, 2020

Vardy and Rooney face off in 'WAG wars' celebrity libel case

LONDON - A courtroom drama mixing celebrities, amateur sleuthing and social media kicked off in London on Thursday, where one famous soccer spouse denies leaking stories about another to the tabloid p...

Nov 19, 2020

US jobless claims increase to 742,000 as pandemic worsens

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 742,000, the first increase in five weeks and a sign that the resurgent viral outbreak is likely slowing the economy and...

Nov 19, 2020

African continent hits 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases

NAIROBI, Kenya - The African continent has surpassed 2 million confirmed cases as the top public health official warned Thursday that "we are inevitably edging toward a second wave" of infections. The...

Nov 19, 2020