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In UK vote, Brexit takes back seat to home issues, terror
LONDON – This was supposed to be the Brexit election. Britain’s vote to leave the…
Going public: A look at some of the biggest Canadian IPOs by value since 2000
TORONTO – Rarely has an IPO drawn as much political attention as Kinder Morgan’s sale…
Woman who survived nightclub massacre dies in car crash
ORLANDO, Fla. – A young woman who survived a massacre at a gay Florida nightclub…
Miami megamall is biggest in US – but don’t call it a mall
MIAMI – Call it retail-tainment. Just don’t call American Dream Miami a mall. Developers are…
CFL says former Rider Justin Cox still banned despite assault acquittal
REGINA – The commissioner of the Canadian Football League says a former Saskatchewan Roughrider still…
Back to the sea: Volunteers help turtle find its way home
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Volunteers have helped a disoriented 400-pound (180-kilogram) sea turtle make…
Family urges MMIW commissioners not to sweep results of inquiry under rug
WHITEHORSE – Frances Neumann searched tirelessly for her missing sister-in-law in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, only…
Coroner: Airline pilot, wife OD’d on cocaine, carfentanil
CENTERVILLE, Ohio – An autopsy has confirmed that a Spirit Airlines pilot and his wife…
Sept. 11 dedication planned for rescue and recovery workers
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (KWOH’-moh) and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg have…
US envoy: US believes China is trying to stop NKorea tests
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Tuesday the Trump administration believes China is using “back channel…
The Latest: Man pleads not guilty to killing woman, girl
LOS ANGELES – The Latest on the arrest of a man suspected of killing a…
The Latest: Trains, buses to halt in honour of men killed
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Latest on a deadly stabbing attack on a Portland, Oregon, light-rail…
3 dead after girl falls into raging river waters in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY – A 4-year-old girl, her mother and a good Samaritan died in…
The Latest: Noriega family lawyer says cremation is coming
PANAMA CITY – The latest on the death of former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega (all…
Kathy Griffin apologizes for Trump photo: ‘I went too far’
LOS ANGELES – Kathy Griffin says she went way too far when she appeared in…
Australian girl on vacation killed in Baghdad car bomb blast
CANBERRA, Australia – The death of an Australian girl in a Baghdad bombing underscored why…
Tuesday’s Games
Tuesday’s Games MLB American League Cleveland 9 Oakland 4 N.Y. Yankees 8 Baltimore 3 Texas…
Palestinian power struggle threatens further Gaza power cuts
GAZA, Palestinian Territory – When Gaza’s 2 million residents break their dawn-to-dusk fast during the…
Iowa’s GOP senators cast doubt on health care law repeal
ALTOONA, Iowa – Lowering expectations, Iowa’s two Republican senators say the long-promised repeal of “Obamacare”…
Trump’s cellphone diplomacy raises security concerns
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has been handing out his cellphone number to world leaders…
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 31
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 31 ——— NS LIBERALS WIN SECOND STRAIGHT…
New Mexico congresswoman adds support to Route 66 funds bill
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A New Mexico congresswoman is adding her support for a bill aimed…
Country stars to honour Gregg Allman at CMT Awards
NASHVILLE – Country’s biggest stars will pay tribute to Southern rocker Gregg Allman at the…
Study: China struggles to kick world-leading cigarette habit
BEIJING – Most smokers in China, the world’s largest tobacco consumer, have no intention of…