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Affordable Care Act gets boost; amusement park to reopen
PORTLAND, Maine – Most of Maine’s 63,000 residents who get health care coverage through the…
Grocery giant Empire buys majority stake in specialty grocer Longo’s for $357M
Empire Company Ltd. has agreed to buy a majority stake in supermarket chain Longo’s and…
3 dead, 1 hurt in small plane crash in Florida neighbourhood
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – A 4-year-old boy who was riding in an SUV with his…
Loss of Shaw head office disappoints but regional office eases pain, observers say
CALGARY – The loss of the Shaw Communications Inc. headquarters in Calgary as part of…
Appeals court upholds conviction in Black partygoer’s death
RALEIGH, N.C. – A North Carolina appeals court upheld the murder conviction Tuesday of a…
Canada’s Riech races virtually alone en route to world record in the 1,500 metres
Nate Riech pumped a fist and let out a loud “Yes!” when he crossed the…
Lawsuit filed over 2019 police custody death in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. – A wrongful death lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses Stamford, Connecticut, police of using…
Montana man fined for yelling at neighbour in flag dispute
HELENA, Mont. – A Montana man cited for disorderly conduct for yelling at his neighbour…
Yaphet Kotto of ‘Live and Let Die,’ ‘Alien,’ dies at 81
NEW YORK – Yaphet Kotto, the commanding actor who brought tough magnetism and stately gravitas…
The top 10 movies on the Apple Store
Movies US charts: 1. Crisis 2. Monster Hunter 3. The Croods: A New Age 4.…
Venezuelan teen sells drawings on Twitter to buy food
BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela – Samuel Andrés Mendoza carefully chooses from dozens of colored pencils spread out…
Original ‘SNL’ player’s memoir looks back in fondness, humour
LOS ANGELES – If Laraine Newman recounted only her experiences as an original “Saturday Night…
Alleged ex-Gambia special unit member arrested in Germany
BERLIN – An alleged former driver for a special armed unit under Gambia’s former dictator…
US VP Harris: `status of women is the status of democracy’
CAMEROON, Cameroon – U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris told the U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for…
The top 10 books on the Apple Store
Book Title by Author Name – ISBN – (Publisher) 1. Fast Ice by Clive Cussler…
EU regulator ‘convinced’ AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s drug regulator insisted Tuesday that there is “no indication” the…
Greek, Turkish diplomats hold talks after year of strain
ATHENS, Greece – Senior diplomats from Greece and Turkey met in Athens on Tuesday in…
Elliot Page tells Time about his life and gender identity: ‘I’m fully who I am’
TORONTO – Canadian actor Elliot Page is opening up about his life and gender identity…
Italy court blocks Bannon-linked plans for populist academy
ROME – Italy’s top administrative court has ruled against a conservative think-tank affiliated with former…
Pritzker Architecture Prize awarded to Paris-based duo
The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the field’s highest honour, has been awarded to the Paris-based duo…
Naval Academy sets penalties for COVID-19 rules violators
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The U.S. Naval Academy has established penalties for midshipmen who violate its…
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QUETTA, pakistan (AP) — A methane gas explosion caused a mine to collapse and kill…
PR firms: Golden Globes must reform or stars will boycott
NEW YORK – More than 100 Hollywood publicity firms that collectively represent the majority of…
Gas explosion collapses coal mine in Pakistan, 7 killed
QUETTA, Pakistan – A methane gas explosion caused a mine to collapse and kill seven…