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Elbows-up tourism surge could see sector ‘eke out’ a gain even as Americans stay away

Elbows-up tourism surge could see sector ‘eke out’ a gain even as Americans stay away

From the front desk of Hotel Bedford in Goderich, Ont., Lynda Cross welcomes guests from regions ranging from southern Ontario to the South Pacific.
Shoppers are wary of digital shelf labels, but a study found they don't lead to price surges

Shoppers are wary of digital shelf labels, but a study found they don't lead to price surges

Digital price labels, which are rapidly replacing paper shelf tags at U.S. supermarkets, haven’t led to demand-based pricing surges , according to a new study that examined five years' worth of prices at one grocery chain.
Book Review: 'Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil' doesn't live up to book's promise

Book Review: 'Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil' doesn't live up to book's promise

One of the most challenging things about any biography of Bob Dylan is piercing the reticence the legendary singer and songwriter has displayed in talking about his roots.
Telecom sector ramping up investments in tech as traditional growth areas slow

Telecom sector ramping up investments in tech as traditional growth areas slow

TORONTO — When it comes to competition between Canada's telecommunications giants, there are certain spaces where carriers have traditionally jostled with one another to emerge as the top dog.
Book Review: Veteran journalist explores impact of private equity industry on US society

Book Review: Veteran journalist explores impact of private equity industry on US society

Megan Greenwell was the editor in chief of Deadspin when it was acquired in 2019 by a Boston-based private equity firm. After three months of watching her new bosses make what seemed to her to be boneheaded decisions, she quit.
Getty Images and Stability AI face off in British copyright trial that will test AI industry

Getty Images and Stability AI face off in British copyright trial that will test AI industry

LONDON (AP) — Getty Images is facing off against artificial intelligence company Stability AI in a London courtroom for the first major copyright trial of the generative AI industry.
Nintendo's Switch 2 soups up the graphics, but does it deliver the games?

Nintendo's Switch 2 soups up the graphics, but does it deliver the games?

WASHINGTON (AP) — I'm cruising around Bowser's Castle with my old pal Toad. It's not exactly relaxing, what with all the lava pits and banana peels and turtle shells littering the road.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 15-21

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 15-21

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 15-21: June 15: Singer Ruby Nash Garnett of Ruby and the Romantics is 91. Guitarist Leo Nocentelli of The Meters is 79. Actor Simon Callow (“Amadeus,” ″Shakespeare in Love”) is 76.
Tony Awards highlights: Radio City becomes the room where it happens for a 'Hamilton' reunion

Tony Awards highlights: Radio City becomes the room where it happens for a 'Hamilton' reunion

NEW YORK (AP) — Even the ushers at Radio City Music Hall seemed thrilled to be in the room where it happened.
Misty Copeland broke barriers in ballet. Now she’s retiring and moving to ‘the next stage’

Misty Copeland broke barriers in ballet. Now she’s retiring and moving to ‘the next stage’

NEW YORK (AP) — Ten years ago this month, Misty Copeland sat in front of a hastily arranged news conference at American Ballet Theatre, fighting back tears of pride over her new role: principal dancer. “This is it,” she said, with emotion.