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Democratic wins: Start of anti-Trump surge or ‘not so fast?’
NEW YORK – Jubilant Democrats across America are declaring their big election victories in Virginia…
Democrats see wins as momentum for 2018 state elections
Sweeping Democratic victories in Virginia and key gains in other 2017 state legislative races have…
Prosecutors: German nurse may have killed over 100 patients
BERLIN – A nurse who is already serving a life sentence for two murders may…
Despite Trump’s scorn, early ‘Obamacare’ sign-ups top 600k
WASHINGTON – Despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to take down “Obamacare,” more than 600,000 people…
Pregnant woman without doctor ‘not the norm’ in Nova Scotia: health minister
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s health minister is sidestepping questions about whether he thinks it’s acceptable…
Florida doctor sentenced in health care fraud scheme
MIAMI – A Florida doctor has been ordered to serve four years in prison and…
Senate confirms Trump EPA nominee with oil industry ties
WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed a lawyer for the petrochemical industry on Thursday to…
AT&T vs. Justice: Behind the dispute over Time Warner deal
NEW YORK – AT&T says it’s ready to fight the government for its $85 billion…
Ohio governor won’t spare the life of seriously ill inmate
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Thursday rejected a request for mercy from…
Wall Street tumbles on news that Trump’s tax cuts may be delayed, TSX down
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index headed lower Thursday as American stocks dropped sharply on…
Canada’s commitment to Arctic research in doubt, says prominent scientist
OTTAWA – Just one day after the federal government saved an Arctic climate change research…
Gay-straight bill could allow covert sex ed: Alberta United Conservatives
EDMONTON – Alberta’s United Conservatives say they’re concerned the government is using a bill on…
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Nov. 9 ——— CANADA SAYS NO TPP ON…
Mother questions why 14-year-old son fatally shot by officer
MILWAUKEE – Family members of a 14-year-old boy fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy on…
Auto auction site where 5 died fined $267,000
BILLERICA, Mass. – A federal workers’ safety agency is recommending $267,081 in penalties for a…
Mayor: Court order allowing homeless camps creates hazard
Houston’s mayor said Thursday a court order that’s letting homeless camps stay in place despite…
Hawaii boat wreck shows eco-risk of fishing fleet practices
HONOLULU – Just offshore from Waikiki’s pristine white sand beaches, a fishing boat transporting foreign…
China, US sign more business deals during Trump visit
BEIJING – China have signed a series of multibillion-dollar business agreements during President Donald Trump’s…
Australia predicts conflict between asylum seekers, police
CANBERRA, Australia – An Australian minister on Friday predicted a conflict between Papua New Guinea…
Highlights of House, Senate GOP plans to overhaul tax code
A comparison of a Republican-written tax bill approved Thursday by the House Ways and Means…
The Latest: Uber appeals UK ruling on drivers’ labour rights
LONDON – The Latest on the ongoing legal cases against Uber (all times local): 11:20…
‘Magnum, P.I.’ actor John Hillerman dies at 84
LOS ANGELES – John Hillerman, who played stuffed-shirt Higgins to Tom Selleck’s freewheeling detective Thomas…
‘On life support:’ Research shows common pesticides starve, disorient birds
SASKATOON – Newly published research says two of Canada’s most commonly used pesticides cause migrating…
Different laws and databases affect gun background checks
Devin Kelley, who carried out the massacre at a Texas church, was able to buy…