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Vegas execs sue online travel firms, allege unpaid hotel tax
LAS VEGAS – Two prominent Las Vegas communications executives have sued more than 20 online…
Palestinians: West Bank teen wounded by Israeli gunfire dies
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory – A 13-year-old Palestinian died on Friday after being shot by Israeli…
Crescent Point Energy sets defensive capital spending budget for 2021
CALGARY – Crescent Point Energy Corp. says it is cutting its capital spending budget for…
Premature ending to 2020 thoroughbred racing season costly to Woodbine Entertainment
TORONTO – A shortened 2020 thoroughbred racing season proved very costly to Woodbine Entertainment. The…
CBC issues new guidelines on branded content amid Tandem paid-partnership controversy
TORONTO – The CBC has issued new guidelines it says will “further strengthen and clarify…
Longtime Cubs TV announcer Kasper joins White Sox radio team
CHICAGO – Len Kasper, the longtime TV play-by-play broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs, is joining…
Ex-prosecutor’s home riddled with bullets in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. – A former federal prosecutor’s Mississippi home was riddled with bullets during a…
Jack Bush canvas fetches $870K at auction, setting new artist record
An auction house says the $870,000 sale of a canvas by Canadian abstract painter Jack…
Reports: Mayor of UK’s Liverpool arrested in fraud probe
LONDON – The mayor of the English city of Liverpool was arrested Friday over allegations…
Army Corps withdraws plan to charge for reservoir water
BISMARCK, N.D. – The Army Corps of Engineers reversed course on an Obama-era proposal to…
Venezuela’s Maduro seeks to tighten his grip via election
CARACAS, Venezuela – With the political opponents of President Nicolás Maduro boycotting Sunday’s election for…
Ukraine’s parliament restores anti-corruption legislation
KYIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian lawmakers defied a ruling from the nation’s highest court and voted…
Israel arrests man who doused inside of church with fuel
JERUSALEM – Israeli police said Friday they arrested a Jewish man after he poured out…
Montenegro’s parliament approves new, pro-Serb government
PODGORICA, Montenegro – Montenegro’s parliament on Friday voted to approve a new conservative, pro-Serb coalition…
Erdogan says he hopes France gets rid of President Macron
ISTANBUL – Turkey’s president has renewed his vitriolic attacks on French President Emmanuel Macron, saying…
Council won’t appoint new prosecutor in Breonna Taylor case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A council of Kentucky prosecutors said Friday it does not have the…
California attorney withdraws from Rittenhouse criminal case
KENOSHA, Wis. – A California attorney for an Illinois 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting two…
Macron calls racial profiling ‘unbearable,’ announces survey
PARIS – France plans to launch a government-monitored online tool in January that is designed…
Saudi FM says ‘final agreement’ in Qatar crisis within reach
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The Saudi foreign minister on Friday expressed optimism the yearslong…
Denmark to end oil, gas extraction in North Sea
COPENHAGEN – Denmark has decided to end all oil and gas activities in the North…
US trade deficit rises 1.7% to $63.1 billion in October
WASHINGTON – The U.S. trade deficit widened 1.7% in October to $63.1 billion. The politically…
EU police agency Europol warns of fake coronavirus vaccines
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – European Union police agency Europol issued a warning Friday highlighting the…
Arizona reports over 5K COVID-19 cases for 2nd straight day
PHOENIX – Arizona on Friday reported more than 5,000 new known COVID-19 cases for the…
After being fined by US, Hyundai recalls more vehicles
DETROIT – A week after being fined by regulators for delaying safety recalls, Hyundai is…