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Top News Advisory for Monday, Nov. 2, 2020

Here are the latest Top News stories from The Canadian Press. All times are Eastern unless otherwise stated. Coverage plans are included when available. Entries are subject to change as news develops.

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TOP HEADLINES:

--Americans brace for 2020's partisan reckoning

--Quebec attack prompts mental health discussion

--New COVID-19 rules take effect in Manitoba

--MacKay opts out of another run for Parliament

--WW2 soldier killed in Netherlands identified

--Pandemic puts strange things in N.L. Halloween bags

NEW STORIES SINCE THE LAST TOP NEWS ADVISORY:

Three bodies found on Vancouver Island: RCMP

Bodies-Found

Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada -- Three adults are dead in a small Vancouver Island community and a man was in hospital in what police say is an isolated incident between people well known to each other. Words: 221

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Liberals introduce rent-relief bill

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Ottawa, , -- The federal government has introduced a long-awaited bill to provide businesses with direct access to emergency rent relief — almost a month after announcing the new measure. Words: 174, Photos: 1

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'Up our game' on COVID-19: Alberta premier

COVID-Alta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada -- Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says it’s time to “up our game” when it comes to COVID-19 by putting a lid on super-spreader house parties. By Sylvia Strojek. Words: 147

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'Drastic action' urged as COVID-19 spreads in jail

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada -- The president of the Alberta Prison Justice Society is calling for drastic action after almost two-thirds of inmates at the Calgary Correctional Centre contracted COVID-19. Words: 239

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Teachers refuse to go to work after COVID outbreak

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Toronto, , -- The Toronto District School Board says several teachers and support staff at an elementary school refused to go to work on Monday after 11 COVID-19 cases were reported at the facility. Words: 233

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Trial begins in case of woman struck by hitch

Thunder-Bay-Manslaughter

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada -- The trial of a man who threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman will hinge on the question of whether evidence proves that his actions contributed to her death, a court in Thunder Bay, Ont., heard Monday. Words: 614

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Alberta government responds to parks campaign

Alta-Parks-Ads

Edmonton, , -- Alberta politicians are reaching deep into pop music's memory bank in the hope their messages about the province's parks stick in people's ears. By Bob Weber. Words: 530, Photos: 1

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Canadian Trump impersonator losing business

Trump-Impersonator

London, Ontario, Canada -- It takes Donald Rosso four minutes to turn into Donald Trump. Words: 599, Photos: 1

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TOP NEWS STORIES (Updated):

Americans brace for 2020's partisan reckoning

US-Elxn-Advance

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States -- George Washington's "last great experiment" faces an existential litmus test beginning Tuesday as the bristling polarities of an energized, outraged and well-armed body politic finish weighing in on who should be the next American president. By James McCarten. Words: 915

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Quebec attack prompts mental health discussion

Quebec-Stabbings

Montreal, Quebec, Canada -- Quebec Premier Francois Legault promised more investments for mental health on Monday, after a fatal sword attack in the provincial capital on Halloween night sparked a wider conversation on the need for better services. By Morgan Lowrie. Words: 701, Photos: 1

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Family mourns 'lovely' brother's loss in Quebec

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Just hours after Marie-Jo Duchesne had shared laughs with her older brother, who'd been out hiking on a sunny Saturday in Quebec, the heartbreaking call came informing her of Francois Duchesne's death in Quebec City. By Hina Alam. Words: 538, Photos: 1

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Manitoba, Ontario weigh changes to COVID-19 rules

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Manitoba weighed imposing a curfew to help contain the spread of COVID-19 while Ontario considered whether to loosen restrictions in some hot spots on Monday, as both provinces continued to see hundreds of new infections. By Paola Loriggio. Words: 463, Photos: 1

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WW2 soldier killed in Netherlands identified

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Ottawa, , -- The Defence Department says it's identified remains of a Canadian soldier buried in a cemetery in the Netherlands near the end of the Second World War. Words: 164, Photos: 1

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MacKay opts out of another run for Parliament

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- Former Justice Minister Peter MacKay says he won't be on the ballot in the next federal election. By Mia Rabson. Words: 316, Photos: 1

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Study of Trudeau speaking contracts shut down

WE-Charity

Ottawa, , -- The House of Commons ethics committee has voted against a motion to study Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau’s speaking contracts since he was elected to Parliament. Words: 191

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No money for Liberal promise of 2 billion trees

Tree-Planting

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's massive tree-planting promise from the 2019 election has yet to be allocated a single dime. By Mia Rabson. Words: 179, Photos: 1

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Blanchet pushes free speech after France attacks

Blanchet-Values

Ottawa, , -- Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is doubling down on efforts to draw a line separating his party's values from those of the Trudeau Liberals, particularly on the fraught ground of free speech. Words: 594, Photos: 1

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P.E.I. byelection crucial to governing Tories

PEI-Byelection

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada -- Voting in a crucial provincial byelection is underway today in Prince Edward Island. Words: 256, Photos: 1

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Pandemic puts strange things in N.L. Halloween bags

NL-Halloween

St. John's, , -- Boxes of Kraft Dinner. Erasers. A fistful of loose mints. Words: 571

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Parks Canada plans caribou captive breeding

Caribou-Captive-Breeding

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada -- Caribou herds in Canada's Rocky Mountains are now so precarious that Parks Canada is preparing a plan to round up females from nearly vanished herds and pen them in a captive breeding program to replenish others. By Bob Weber. Words: 680, Photos: 1

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U.S. prosecutor opposes release of Pascale Ferrier

Ricin-White-House-Cda

Prosecutors in the United States say a Canadian woman accused of sending poisoned letters to President Donald Trump is too dangerous to be released. Words: 158, Photos: 1

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N.B. shooter continues testimony in murder trial

NB-Fredericton-Shootings

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada -- Matthew Raymond is back on the witness stand today as his murder trial in connection with the 2018 mass shooting in Fredericton enters its eighth week. By Kevin Bissett. Words: 325, Photos: 1

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Trial underway for man accused in trailer-hitch death of Indigenous woman

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THUNDER BAY - The trial of a man charged in the death of an Indigenous woman killed by a trailer hitch three years ago began in Thunder Bay, Ont. today. Brayden Bushby is facing charges of manslaughter and aggravated assault in the death of 34-year-old Barbara Kentner, who died six months after the alleged January 2017 incident. Melissa Kentner testified Monday about the early morning when her sister Barbara was hit with the object thrown from a vehicle as the two women were walking together. By Holly McKenzie-Sutter in Toronto. Moves National and Ontario

Man who killed entire family to be sentenced

Ont-Four-Dead

Newmarket, Ontario, Canada -- A 24-year-old man who slaughtered his entire family as they were about to discover he lived a double life is set to be sentenced today. Words: 149

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Police investigating pair of church fires

Ont-Church-Fires

Police say they are investigating a pair of "very suspicious" fires that engulfed two churches in southwestern Ontario early Sunday. Words: 101

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Ontario promises care standard in long-term care

COVID-Ont

The Ontario government promised Monday to establish a new standard that would see nursing home residents receive an average of four hours of direct care every day, but critics said the province wasn't moving fast enough to implement the measure. By Shawn Jeffords. Words: 829, Photos: 1

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Flu shot campaign a success despite shortages:Ford

Ont-Flu-Shots

Toronto, Ontario, Canada -- A shortage of flu shots in Ontario is a sign that more people than ever are getting them, Premier Doug Ford said Monday, hours after a major pharmacy chain temporarily paused its vaccination program because of supply issues. By John Chidley-Hill. Words: 629, Photos: 1

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COVID underscores need for HIV self-tests: expert

HIV-Self-Test

A researcher says she's hopeful that the push to make rapid COVID-19 testing kits available in Canada will help hasten the regulatory approval of devices that let people to check their HIV status at home. Words: 199, Photos: 1

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A 'Darwinian moment' in Canadian business

Business-Resiliency

With the threat of extinction hanging heavy over companies during the pandemic, a top tech executive says we're having a "Darwinian moment" that will see some firms emerge stronger while others will succumb to difficult conditions. By Brett Bundale. Words: 730

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Fire & Flower to buy Friendly Stranger

Fire-Flower-Friendly-Stranger

Toronto, Ontario, Canada -- Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. announced a deal Monday to buy Friendly Stranger Holdings Corp., the longtime cannabis advocate. Words: 300

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More jobs at firms with more robots, StatCan says

Robots-Jobs

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- Statistics Canada says domestic firms that invested in robots since the late 1990s have also expanded their human workforces, suggesting a less than "apocalyptic" result for workers overall. Words: 159, Photos: 1

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Dorel stock up after going-private deal revealed

Dorel-Privatization

Montreal, Quebec, Canada -- Shares in Dorel Industries Inc. edged up in early trading Monday after it revealed a going-private deal with a group led by Cerberus Capital Management and the family that controls the consumer products company's multiple-voting shares. Words: 295, Photos: 1

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Review: Plant minions grow in 'Pikmin 3 Deluxe'

GAMES-Pikmin-3

TORONTO, , -- While the Nintendo Switch has seen its share of new games starring Mario, Link and other video game stars, it's also been a platform for overlooked older titles to find a new audience. By Curtis Withers. Words: 799, Photos: 1

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Toronto Wolfpack fail to win reinstatement

RGL-Wolfpack-Future

Toronto, , -- The Toronto Wolfpack have lost their bid for reinstatement to Super League next year. By Neil Davidson. Words: 1370, Photos: 1

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Alpine ski team navigates complex decisions

SKI-Canada-Nomads

Erik Read wants to "stay positive, test negative" on the longest road trip of his life. By Donna Spencer. Words: 772, Photos: 1

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Choiniere looks to keep up CONCACAF League scoring

SOC-CONCACAF-League-Forge

David Choiniere has made a habit of scoring in the CONCACAF League. By Neil Davidson. Words: 720

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LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE STORIES:

The LJI is a federally funded program to add reporting in under-covered areas or on under-covered issues. This content is delivered on the CP wire in the "Y'' or spare news category, or you can register to access it at www.lji-ijl.ca. This content is created and submitted by participating publishers and is not edited by The Canadian Press. Please credit stories to the reporter, the Local Journalism Initiative and the reporter's media outlet. Questions should be directed to LJI supervising editor Amy Logan at amy.logan(at)thecanadianpress.com. Below is a sample of the dozens of stories moved daily by 6 p.m.:

Majority of Canadians want Ottawa to move now on inequality, racism, climate change: poll

LJI-BC-POLL-INEQUALITY-CLIMATE-RACISM

A new poll reveals that six in 10 Canadians believe now is the time for the federal government to make “major changes to fix long-standing problems in society” such as inequality, racism and the climate crisis. 700 words. Carl Meyer/National Observer

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Why you still can’t drink the local water in Elmira, Ont.

lji-on-elmira-cleanup

This month marks 31 years since Elmira’s residents were told they must not drink their own water. NDMA or nitrosodimethylamine, a chemical known to cause cancer, liver and lung damage, and death in test animals, was detected in extremely high amounts in Elmira’s aquifer in November, 1989. 1,300 words. Leah Gerber/Waterloo Region Record

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Estevan looks to diverse coal usages, modular potash mines

LJI-SASK-ESTEVAN-COAL-TRANSITION

The city has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ocean Man First Nation and Buffalo Potash Corporation to study how and if it can bring modular potash mines to the area and a processing facility that wouldn’t burn coal, but would still use it to create fuel. 600 words. Evan Radford/The Leader-Post

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Little Bay Islands couple prepare for their second winter alone after island resettled

LJI-NL-LittleBayIslands-NM

Michael and Georgina Parsons are busy getting things ready for their second winter on the island. On Wednesday, the last seasonal resident left Little Bay Islands and the couple are again on their own. Little Bay Islands was resettled in 2019. The rest of the town’s small population moved out and the power was cut off in December. But the Parsons chose to remain as full-time residents. 1,400 words. Nicholas Mercer/The Central Voice

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MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-GERMANY — A four-week partial shutdown has started in Germany, with restaurants, bars, theatres, cinemas and other leisure facilities closing down until the end of the month in a drive to flatten a rapid rise in coronavirus infections. The restrictions that took effect Monday are milder than the ones Germany imposed in the first phase of the pandemic in March and April. SENT: 400 words, photos. WITH VIRUS OUTBREAK-CIRCUS-PHOTO GALLERY - AP PHOTOS: German circus on hold as partial lockdown starts. SENT.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-DAY CARE RULES — As more families make the jump back to group day care this fall in an attempt to restart lives and careers, many parents, pediatricians and care operators are finding that new, pandemic-driven rules offer a much-needed layer of safety but also seem incompatible with the germy reality of childhood. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LOW UNEMPLOYMENT — Five of the six states with the nation’s lowest unemployment rates are in the Midwest, have Republican governors and have almost no restrictions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Those governors have said their lack of mask mandates or other restrictions are a big reason why their states are riding out the pandemic relatively well, but economists say it’s not so simple. SENT: 1,080 words, photos.

MEXICO-DAY-OF-THE-DEAD — Diminutive figures skeletons in face masks and medical caps are all too common on Mexico’s Day of the Dead altars this year. More than 1,700 Mexican health workers are officially known to have died of COVID-19 and they are being honoured with three days of national mourning on these Days of the Dead. SENT: 830 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CAMBODIA — Schools throughout Cambodia have reopened for the first time since March but with class sizes and hours limited by coronavirus precautions. SENT: 240 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-POLICE PATROLS — The coronavirus pandemic has turned Barcelona’s professional crime fighters into uniformed wet blankets every night at 10 p.m. Police officers have been tasked with enforcing a nationwide curfew the Spanish government ordered to hold down the spread of coronavirus. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.

Find more coverage on the Virus Outbreak on the featured topic page in AP Newsroom.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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TRUMP-ON THE ISSUES — Expect to see a lot more of the same if there’s a second Trump administration. President Donald Trump has consistently pointed to tax cuts and regulatory relief as key successes of his first four years in office. SENT: 2,840 words, photos.

BIDEN-ON THE ISSUES — Joe Biden is promising to take the country on a very different path from what it has seen over the past four years under President Donald Trump, on issues ranging from the coronavirus and health care to the environment, education and more. SENT: 2,370 words, photos.

SUPREME COURT-BARRETT-FIRST DAY -- Justice Amy Coney Barrett is expected to join her Supreme Court colleagues on Monday to hear arguments for the first time. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the high court is hearing cases by phone, which means the public won’t see the new justice but will be able to hear her if she asks questions. By Jessica Gresko. SENT: 540 words, photos. Arguments scheduled for 10 a.m. EST.

TRUMP-BIDEN BUS — President Donald Trump suggested the FBI should stop investigating an incident in which his supporters were seen surrounding a Biden campaign bus in Texas, leading Democrats to cancel planned events there. SENT: 560 words, photo.

ELECTION 2020-WATCH -- It’s almost over. By this time next week, and hopefully much sooner, we’ll know who will occupy the Oval Office for the next four years. By National Political Writer Steve Peoples. SENT: 1,150 words, photos.

FACT CHECK-WEEK -- President Donald Trump asserts the U.S. is shaking off a coronavirus pandemic that is only getting worse, falsely claims Democrat Joe Biden will lock down the country for years, and baselessly alleges that the COVID-19 death count is being inflated by doctors. Meanwhile, Biden goes astray on trade as he assails the president’s record on China. By Hope Yen and Calvin Woodward. SENT: 2,890 words, photos.

A separate wire advisory has moved outlining our complete Election 2020 coverage.

Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.

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INTERNATIONAL

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TURKEY-EARTHQUAKE — Rescue teams have brought out two girls alive from the wreck of their collapsed apartment buildings in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir, three days after a strong earthquake centred in the Aegean Sea hit Turkey and Greece. SENT: 540 words, photos.

AFGHANISTAN — Gunfire has erupted at Kabul University in the Afghan capital and police have surrounded the sprawling campus. Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said the gunfire Monday was ongoing. SENT: 380 words, photo.

ASIA TYPHOON — Philippine officials say at least 16 people were killed as Typhoon Goni lashed the country over the weekend, and about 13,000 shanties and houses were damaged or swept away in the eastern island province that was first hit by the powerful storm. SENT: 590 words, photos.

THAILAND-PROTESTS — Thailand’s king and queen have mixed with adoring supporters in Bangkok’s streets amid increasing pressure from protesters demanding reforms to the monarchy. King Maha Vajiralongkorn paused briefly to answer a question about the protesters, saying “We love them all the same.” SENT: 750 words, photos.

EMIRATES-ANGOLA — Police in Dubai say they don’t suspect foul play in the death of Sindika Dokolo, the husband of the embattled Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, after his death free diving off the city-state as corruption allegations circle both him and his wife. SENT: 640 words, photo.

NEW ZEALAND-LEADERSHIP LINEUP — New Zealand’s new Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson will be the country’s first openly gay man to hold the role and is among a team of top lawmakers remarkable for its diversity. SENT: 410 words, photos.

INDONESIA-FRANCE MUSLIM PROTESTS — Thousands of Indonesian Muslims have marched to the heavily guarded French Embassy in Indonesia’s capital to protest the French president’s defence of caricatures depicting the Prophet Muhammad as protected speech. SENT: 440 words. WITH INDONESIA PROTESTS — Thousands of workers in Indonesia have continued their protests against the country’s new jobs law that critics say will erode labour rights and weaken environmental protections. SENT: 320 words, photo.

FRANCE-TEACHER-BEHEADED — French schools held a minute of silence after reopening for the first time since the beheading of a teacher who opened a class debate on free speech by showing students caricatures of the prophet of Islam. Monday was marked as one of national homage for the teacher, Samuel Paty. SENT: 550 words, photos.

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ELECTION 2020-ZETA — New Orleans’ Democratic mayor and Louisiana’s Republican secretary of state are arguing over generators for polling places on Election Day. Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Sunday that up to 11 precincts could be without power Tuesday after Hurricane Zeta. SENT: 560 words, photo.

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BUSINESS

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FINANCIAL MARKETS — Asian shares are mostly higher, buoyed by optimism over further signs of recovery in China’s manufacturing sector. Benchmarks rose in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and South Korea on Monday. A major indicator for China’s manufacturing sector rose in October, showing that domestic demand is holding up. SENT: words, 510 photos.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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BRITAIN-DEPP — A British court has ruled against Johnny Depp in his libel case against the owner of the Sun tabloid newspaper, which labelled him a “wife beater.” In a ruling, Justice Andrew Nicol said Depp has “not succeeded in his action for libel.” SENT: 620 words, photos.

FILM-COLD DRIVE-INS — After a historic season, winter is coming at the drive-in. Summer and early fall have seen the old drive-in transformed into a surprisingly elastic omnibus of pandemic-era gathering. It has hosted concerts and comedy shows, business conferences and Sunday services, graduations and weddings. Many drive-ins are staying open well beyond normal closing, and some are selling a lot of hot chocolate. SENT: 1,240 words, photos.

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SPORTS

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FBN—SAINTS-BEARS — Drew Brees threw two touchdown passes to regain the NFL’s career lead from Tom Brady, Wil Lutz nailed a 35-yard field goal in overtime and the New Orleans Saints beat Chicago 26-23. SENT: 870 words, photos.

FBN--STEELERS-RAVENS — The Pittsburgh Steelers rallied behind Ben Roethlisberger to remain the lone unbeaten team in the NFL, beating error-prone Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens 28-24 in a duel for first place in the AFC North. SENT: 890 words, photos.

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