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Top French diplomat in first Iraq visit since virus outbreak
BAGHDAD – France’s foreign minister warned of the persistent threat from the Islamic State group…
Quebec man died after car hit ‘giant’ pothole on highway: coroner
MONTREAL – A Quebec coroner is questioning why the Transport Department failed to maintain a…
US High Court deals setback to Florida felon voting rights
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A divided U.S Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an appellate court’s decision…
Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 people in 1993 to be executed
IOWA CITY, Iowa – A ruthless Iowa meth kingpin who killed five people, including two…
Review: Laura Cortese mixes synthesizers and string music
Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards, “Bitter Better” (Compass Records) Processed and organic ingredients tend…
US, Canada and Mexico borders to stay closed for travellers
WASHINGTON – The U.S., Canada and Mexico have agreed to keep their shared borders closed…
Canada, U.S. confirm extension of mutual travel ban into late August
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says Canada and the United States have…
Trash talk part of soundtrack of competitive Raptors practices at Disney
Trash talk has become the soundtrack of Toronto Raptors practices at Walt Disney World. Four…
Search continues for remains from Tulsa massacre; none found
TULSA, Okla. – The search for remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre…
Michigan department announces child care reforms after death
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan officials announced a series of emergency rules Thursday after a 16-year-old…
Exposed by son, man fights COVID-19 in Florida hospital
MIAMI – For weeks, Michelle Zymet pleaded with her stepson to avoid going out with…
Coronavirus grounds Thunderbirds ahead of Wyoming show
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Coronavirus among U.S. Air Force personnel has grounded the Thunderbirds. The fighter…
North Macedonia: Complex coalition talks to follow election
SKOPJE, Macedonia – North Macedonia’s pro-Western Social Democrats said Thursday they were ready to start…
Trump’s grand GOP convention plans shrink as virus surges
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s plans for a grand convention keep shrinking. The Republican National…
Bank of America sees recessionary impacts ‘deep into 2022’
NEW YORK – Bank of America’s second-quarter profits were sawed in half and the consumer…
Tesla tries to assure workers there’s no big virus outbreak
DETROIT – Tesla is trying to assure its 55,000 employees that there hasn’t been a…
Maine keeping restrictions on visitors from MA, RI
PORTLAND, Maine – Maine plans to maintain travel restrictions on residents of Massachusetts and Rhode…
Report: Chicago’s ex-top cop drove impaired, lied to public
CHICAGO – An inspector general’s report concluded Thursday that former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson…
African nation blasts ‘inequality crisis’ in virus testing
JOHANNESBURG – Central African Republic’s health minister is blasting the “big inequality crisis” in coronavirus…
Axe-wielding man attacks Greek tax office staff, 3 badly hurt
THESSALONIKI, Greece – A man wielding an axe and shouting “this is what you deserve”…
PBO flags high borrowing, ‘unusual’ losses at Crown corporations in report
OTTAWA – Parliament’s budget watchdog says parliamentarians should probe details about steep losses at Crown…
South Africa’s virus epicenter shifts away from Cape Town
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Health officials in South Africa decided Thursday to reduce the…
Minister: No investors for Lebanon’s ailing power sector
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s worsening economic crisis, which culminated with the tiny nation defaulting on its…
Clashes resume on volatile Armenian-Azerbaijani border
YEREVAN, Armenia – Fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces flared up again Thursday on the…