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Chicago teachers, school officials look to avert strike
CHICAGO – Contract negotiations between Chicago teachers and officials in the nation’s third-largest school district…
Chemical weapon for sale: China’s unregulated narcotic
SHANGHAI – The United States government is concerned that carfentanil, a powerful opioid that has…
Lethal chemical now used as a drug haunts theatre hostages
SHANGHAI – Early one morning in October 2002, a dense white cloud silently filled Moscow’s…
Governments researched fentanyls as weapons for decades
SHANGHAI – Before appearing in global narcotics supply chains , fentanyl and substances like it…
Islamist PJD party wins new mandate in Moroccan elections
RABAT, Morocco – The moderate Islamist Party of Justice and Development has won Morocco’s national…
Homes, women workers and mental health: three ways politics mattered this week
OTTAWA – Is it a price or is it a tax? When Prime Minister Justin…
Stylianos Pattakos, Greek military coup figure, dies at 103
ATHENS, Greece – Stylianos Pattakos, the last survivor among the leaders of a 1967 coup…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch this week in Canadian business: Markets closed: Instead of…
Haitians worship among devastation caused by hurricane
JEREMIE, Haiti – Survivors of Hurricane Matthew put on their Sunday finest and picked their…
The Latest: Updates from the 2nd Clinton-Trump debate
ST. LOUIS – The Latest on the second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald…
‘You’d be in jail’ if I’m president: Trump to Clinton in memorably nasty debate
WASHINGTON – A spectacularly nasty U.S. presidential debate began with the participants refusing to shake…
Health of Thailand’s ailing 88-year-old king deteriorates
BANGKOK – The health of Thailand’s ailing 88-year-old king has deteriorated and his condition is…
Arizona man accused of terrorism changes his plea to guilty
PHOENIX – A Tucson man accused of plotting a terrorist attack on a motor vehicle…
Beware extremes: Exercise, anger may trigger heart attack
If you’re angry or upset, you might want to simmer down before heading out for…
Justices reject tobacco firms’ appeal over state payments
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court won’t hear appeals from tobacco companies that wanted to reduce…
Justices won’t hear dispute over access to health records
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court won’t hear a dispute between West Virginia health officials and…
Larry Sanders’ UK Parliament bid endorsed by brother Bernie
LONDON – Former U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says that he doesn’t know “a heck…
Atlantic Canadian governments offering little data about assisted death
HALIFAX – It is very difficult to determine how many people are seeking — and…
UN wants to vaccinate 41 million African kids against polio
The U.N. children’s agency says a major health campaign is taking place to vaccinate 41…
Airstrike in Yemen deepens war, puts pressure on US
SANAA, Yemen – More than 1,000 mourners were packed into the funeral hall, including some…
Conditional sentence for man who attacked nurse ‘unacceptable’: union
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A man who attacked a nurse at an Abbotsford, B.C., hospital will…
Boy who was ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ dies at 90
PORTLAND, Maine – Donn Fendler, who as a boy survived nine days alone on Maine’s…
Manitoba says it may have sent business payroll info to wrong addresses
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is warning six businesses that its tax information may have…
Visa overstays get short shrift in border security debate
SAN DIEGO – More than 20 years had elapsed since the U.S. government estimated how…