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Clinton says Russia sending Syria attack helicopters, warns of dramatic escalation in conflict
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration says Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime and is warning about a dramatic escalation in the Arab country’s 15-month conflict.
Experiencing ‘Bieber Mania’ through the eyes of my daughters
MEXICO CITY – It was eight hours of squeals, screams, tears: an emotional rollercoaster, at least part of which I spent with my nine-year-old daughter on my shoulders as she craned for a better view of teen heartthrob Justin Bieber.
Patrick Duffy says Victoria Principal has ‘no desire’ to join modern ‘Dallas’
TORONTO – Victoria Principal has “no desire” to get back in front of the camera for the modern incarnation of “Dallas,” says Patrick Duffy, who together with Principal formed one of TV’s biggest super couples in the ’80s.
Jones, McMahon, Tremblay added to Canada’s Olympic triathlon team
TORONTO – Kyle Jones, Brent McMahon and Kathy Tremblay will join Paula Findlay and former Olympic champion Simon Whitfield on Canada’s Olympic triathlon team in London.
Eastplats to cut costs and improve efficiency at Crocodile River mine
VANCOUVER – Eastern Platinum Ltd. (TSX:ELR) announced plans Tuesday to cut costs and improve efficiency at its Crocodile River mine including an extensive underground development.
Toes in the sand: Kenny Chesney, Jonathan Demme team for ‘Unstaged’ livestream beach concert
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – And now for something a little bit different: Kenny Chesney and Jonathan Demme are working together.
As new documentary proves, the Dream Team really did lose to a group of college stars
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Not urban legend: The Dream Team really did lose to a group of college stars.
Medical team says Mubarak’s health stabilizes in prison hospital, heart rate monitored
CAIRO – Medical officials say Hosni Mubarak’s condition has stabilized after the former president slipped in an out of consciousness over the past 24 hours.
Judge grants Jeff Goldblum restraining order against woman accused of harassment
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A judge has ordered a woman not to contact or try to meet actor Jeff Goldblum for the next three years.
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Promoter asks Nevada prosecutor to investigate Bradley-Pacquiao fight scoring
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The promoter for Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley is asking Nevada officials for a full investigation into the controversial scoring of their championship fight in Las Vegas last weekend.
Coast Guard: Report of yacht explosion off US likely a hoax, and an expensive one
SANDY HOOK, N.J. – The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday a reported explosion on a yacht off New Jersey likely was a hoax and the search and rescue operation cost tens of thousands of dollars. The mystery calls came almost exactly one year after a similar false report in the area.
WHO’s cancer agency reclassifies diesel fumes as carcinogenic, same as arsenic, UV rays
LONDON – Diesel exhaust causes cancer, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency declared Tuesday, a ruling it said could make exhaust as important a public health threat as secondhand smoke.
Activists say mortars hit anti-government protest in eastern Syria, kill at least 10
BEIRUT – Syrian forces pelted the eastern city of Deir el-Zour with mortars as anti-government protesters were dispersing before dawn Tuesday, killing at least 10 people as government troops kept up an offensive in a coastal province where Washington says regime forces may be preparing another massacre, activists said.
Fight over Quebec protest law goes to court
MONTREAL – Lawyers are in court today to challenge a controversial provincial law brought in to deal with ongoing student protests.