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Human rights groups ask IOC to move Olympics from China
TOKYO – China’s repression in Tibet, the status of the exiled Dalai Lama and its…
Steve Nash eager to get started on new career as Nets coach
NEW YORK – Steve Nash was a leader, a guy who loved to get the…
Potential Wolfpack owner Carlo LiVolsi says he will take care of players
TORONTO – The Toronto Wolfpack are currently a team without a league, an insolvent rugby…
Mandela’s lawyer, anti-apartheid activist George Bizos dies
JOHANNESBURG – Anti-apartheid campaigner and Nelson Mandela’s personal lawyer George Bizos has died at 92,…
Statistics Canada rejigs low-income stats, showing growing poverty gap
OTTAWA – Canadians living well below the low-income threshold had fallen further behind in the…
Trump raises $210 million, robust but well short of Biden
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump and his Republican Party jointly raised $210 million in…
Learn the lessons of history, don’t ‘cancel’ them, new Tory leader O’Toole says
OTTAWA – New Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said Wednesday that plaques, not protests, should grace…
UN: COVID-19 could fuel more conflict, poverty, starvation
TANZANIA, Tanzania – Top U.N. officials warned Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated discrimination…
McBride, Wilkerson among nominees for Kirkus Prize
NEW YORK – Elena Ferrante, James McBride and Isabel Wilkerson are among the nominees for…
Fire on tanker off Sri Lanka under control, ship towed away
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The fire on a large oil tanker off Sri Lanka’s coast…
UN chief warns of famine risk in 4 countries
TANZANIA, Tanzania – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that there is a risk of famine…
Spanish doctors hope beach trips can help ICU virus patients
BARCELONA, Spain – After nearly two months of being sedated and connected to IV lines…
Osaka tosses racket, overcomes test from teenager at US Open
NEW YORK – Naomi Osaka spiked her racket after one errant forehand late in the…
Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver 3-0, knock Canucks out of NHL playoffs
EDMONTON – The Vegas Golden Knights finally found a crack in the stone wall of…
Loyd hits 3 at buzzer, WNBA-leading Storm beat Sparks
BRADENTON, Fla. – Jewell Loyd made a 3-pointer off an inbounds pass with 0.8 seconds…
Trump out to build ‘permission structure’ to win back voters
NEW YORK – Showcasing Black Americans at the Republican National Convention to allay white voters’…
Signs of trouble before police pinned Prude naked on street
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Daniel Prude appeared to be spiraling into crisis in the hours before…
Dueling versions of reality define 1st week of fall campaign
NEW YORK – On the campaign trail with President Donald Trump, the pandemic is largely…
Biden slams Trump over alleged comments mocking US war dead
WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has declared President Donald Trump “unfit” for the…
Judge bans Detroit police tactics against protesters
DETROIT – A federal judge late Friday temporarily barred Detroit police from using tear gas,…
Kiviranta lifts Stars past Avs in Game 7 OT thriller
EDMONTON – Joel Kiviranta had the most unlikely of all the goals in a wild…
Red Sox earn split of doubleheader with win over Blue Jays
BOSTON – Yairo Muñoz had three hits and the Boston Red Sox salvaged a spit…
Trump won’t let Pentagon close Stars and Stripes newspaper
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Friday that he won’t allow the Pentagon to cut…
Trump targets ‘white privilege’ training as ‘anti-American’
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has directed the Office of Management and Budget to crack…