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Amnesty Report: Businesses supporting Myanmar abuses
The overwhelming control of Myanmar’s economy by the military through some of its biggest companies…
Official claims pressure to alter Homeland Security intel
WASHINGTON – A Department of Homeland Security official said in a whistleblower complaint that he…
Asian stocks gain after Wall Street rebounds from tech slump
BEIJING – Asian stock markets gained Thursday after Wall Street rebounded from a three-day slump…
Lowry and Toronto Raptors force Game 7 with double-overtime thriller
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Playing on weary legs and with a gash on his…
Kucherov scores late; Lightning take 2-0 lead over Islanders
EDMONTON – Even though the Tampa Bay Lightning seem to possess some overtime magic in…
Altidore’s late tally leads Toronto FC to important win over Montreal Impact
MONTREAL – Greg Vanney wanted Toronto FC to play Wednesday night’s game as if it…
Calgary’s Cavalry FC beat Pacific FC 3-1 at CPL’s Island Games
CHARLOTTETOWN – Calgary’s Cavalry FC earned the first win of the second round of the…
3 dead as wildfire explodes in Northern California
Three people died in a wind-whipped Northern California wildfire that has forced thousands of people…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Official claims pressure to alter Homeland Security intel WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Homeland…
University apologizes for setting up segregated online sites
DEARBORN, Mich. – The University of Michigan-Dearborn issued an apology Wednesday for creating segregated online…
The Latest: S Korea’s coronavirus resurgence seems to slow
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases have stayed below 200 for an…
García 1st MLB win, Yankees end 5-game skid, top Blue Jays
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Deivi García earned his first major league win, Gleyber Torres drove in…
Justice Dept. push into Trump case could prompt dismissal
WASHINGTON – Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday defended the Justice Department’s move to intervene…
Bruins’ Bruce Cassidy wins NHL coach of the year honours
Bruce Cassidy’s wife and kids enjoyed his NHL coach of the year honours more than…
A Mexican newspaper says a reporter slain, decapitated
MEXICO CITY – A newspaper reporter in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Veracruz was murdered…
DeSean Jackson educating himself after anti-semitic posts
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson says he’s been educating himself after facing backlash for…
US withdrawing thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – The United States will pull thousands of troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan…
Judge: US park hasn’t shown enough done to inform of fire
NASHVILLE – U.S. park officials have failed to show enough was done to keep the…
Massive smoke clouds from wildfires darken West Coast sky
SAN FRANCISCO – Hazy clouds of smoke from dozens of wildfires darkened the sky to…
Transport Canada decision on ferry passengers ‘unwelcome intrusion’: Horgan
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan says he has already begun pressing the federal government to…
Forecast calls for Hawaii tax revenue to drop 11%
HONOLULU – Hawaii tax revenue — severely depleted because of the coronavirus pandemic — will…
Trump releases list of 20 new possible Supreme Court picks
WASHINGTON – Hoping to replicate a strategy long seen as key to his appeal among…
3 killed in plane crash were Tennessee Air National Guard
MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. – Three people killed in a small plane crash near a Tennessee airport…
Vancouver airport upgrades stop as air travel declines because of COVID-19
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Vancouver Airport Authority is pulling the plug on some major infrastructure…