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CIBC divorce from PC Financial shines light on bruised loyalty card industry
MONTREAL – Another divorce in Canada’s loyalty card sector has consumers stuck in the middle…
Bergdahl chooses to have trial heard by judge and not jury
RALEIGH, N.C. – Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has decided be to tried by a judge…
Rockabilly pioneer Sonny Burgess dies in Arkansas at 88
NEWPORT, Ark. – Albert “Sonny” Burgess, who was an early pioneer of what became known…
Editor says Cambridge University Press to restore articles
LONDON – Cambridge University Press agreed Monday to restore more than 300 politically sensitive articles…
Dudamel tour of US cancelled amid feud with Venezuela govt
CARACAS, Venezuela – A four-city U.S. tour by classical music maestro Gustavo Dudamel is being…
French police rule out terror in van’s fatal bus stop hits
MARSEILLE, France – A van rammed into two bus stops in the French port city…
Tourism officials work to bring more cruise ships to Maine
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – Maine tourism officials are steering a new course for the cruise…
The Latest: Eclipse moves through Wyoming, drawing thousands
The Latest on the total solar eclipse crossing Wyoming (all times local): 10:55 a.m. Grand…
Ex-Kosovo PM Bajram Rexhepi dies after a stroke at 63
PRISTINA, Kosovo – Bajram Rexhepi, Kosovo’s former prime minister and interior minister, has died in…
Putin appoints new Russian ambassador to US
MOSCOW – A career Russian diplomat, who gained the reputation of a hawk during his…
Sempra Energy bids $9.45B for Oncor, topping Buffett offer
SAN DIEGO – Sempra Energy is buying Texas power transmitter Oncor for $9.45 billion in…
Paul Ryan: Leaders must push beyond ‘passions of moment’
WASHINGTON – The nation’s leaders “have an obligation” to steer the country past “the passions…
JetBlue flight makes emergency landing in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. – JetBlue says one of its commercial jets made an emergency landing at…
With turmoil at home, Venezuela Little Leaguers get big lift
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The players from Venezuela look as happy as any other team,…
Colombia offers asylum to ousted Venezuela prosecutor
CARACAS, Venezuela – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday offered asylum to Venezuela’s ousted…
Hours for NYC’s Caribbean festival shifted to fight violence
NEW YORK – City officials shifted the start time of a pre-dawn festival celebrating Caribbean…
McConnell: ‘Zero chance’ Congress won’t increase debt limit
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said there is “zero chance” Congress will…
Christie calls Trump’s Charlottesville comments ‘a mistake’
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Donald Trump’s…
Judge denies witness chance to view eclipse
TAMPA, Fla. – A federal judge in Florida ruled a trial couldn’t be postponed just…
Manitoba no longer a holdout on health funding deal with federal government
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government ended its status as the lone holdout among the…
Veteran receiver Nik Lewis closing in on all-time receptions record
TORONTO – Two down, one more to go for Nik Lewis. The veteran receiver began…
Why AI visionary Andrew Ng teaches humans to teach computers
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Andrew Ng has led teams at Google and Baidu that have…
Liberal party begins process to find new leader in British Columbia
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Liberal party has taken the first step towards the election of…
Google to serve next version of Android as ‘Oreo”
SAN FRANCISCO – An upcoming update to Google’s Android software finally has a delectable name.…