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EA Sports names WRs Ryan Williams, Jeremiah Smith as College Football 26 cover athletes
Alabama’s Ryan Williams and Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith are the cover athletes for EA Sports…
NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut federal funding to public media
NEW YORK (AP) — National Public Radio and three of its local stations sued President…
South African actor Presley Chweneyagae, who starred in Oscar-winning film ‘Tsotsi’, dies aged 40
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his…
This runner was bothered by blizzard of disposable cups at races. She invented something better
Kristina Smithe was running the California International Marathon in 2019, grabbing cups of water to…
France’s National Assembly adopts long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life options
PARIS (AP) — France’s lower house of parliament adopted a bill Tuesday to allow adults…
A new cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed over 170 people in a week, officials say
CAIRO (AP) — A new cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 172 people and sickened…
A family digs through trash for bits of food, showing Gaza’s growing desperation
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — With flies buzzing all around them, the woman and…
Freed from Hamas captivity, former hostage tells his story through his paintings
NEW YORK (AP) — You’d be forgiven for looking around Andrei Kozlov’s studio, dotted with…
US aid kept many hungry Somali children alive. Now that money is disappearing
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The cries of distressed children filled the ward for the severely…
B.C. health minister says about 6,000 on ‘extended leave’ from mental health care
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s health minister says almost 6,000 people were on leave from involuntary…
CBC urges stricter CanCon rules for homegrown programming, foreign partners
CBC is urging Canada’s regulator to tighten restrictions around what constitutes Canadian screen content, pushing…
Shaw Festival has raised 70 per cent of $150M goal to reinvent theatre institution
The Shaw Festival says it’s raised 70 per cent of the $150 million it needs…
In wake of Vancouver tragedy, Toronto renews funding to enhance safety at festivals
TORONTO — The City of Toronto will allocate $2.1 million this year to help festivals…
No more samba on the strand? Rio de Janeiro to limit live music on the beaches
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If you have been to Rio de Janeiro’ beaches, this…
Alberta changing rules to ensure only ‘age-appropriate’ books in schools by fall
EDMONTON — Alberta is bringing in new rules this fall to ensure only “age-appropriate” books…