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Allen West will challenge Texas Gov. Abbott in GOP primary
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Allen West, the former Florida congressman and firebrand who rode…
Joey Chestnut sets new record at post-pandemic hot dog race
NEW YORK (AP) — Chowdown champ Joey “Jaws” Chestnut broke his own record to gulp…
Massachusetts police ID suspects in armed highway standoff
WAKEFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts State Police have identified eight of the 11 males…
South Africa’s ex-president Zuma says he’ll appeal jail term
NKANDLA, South Africa (AP) — Ignoring efforts to defuse a tense standoff, former South African…
Governor: Heat death toll at least 95 in Oregon alone
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Pacific Northwest heat wave has killed at least 95 people…
Pope Francis hospitalized for planned intestinal surgery
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized in Rome on Sunday afternoon for scheduled…
Universal takes top three spots at domestic box office
Although the box office has yet to fully recover from the pandemic, at least one…
Cyprus faces its ‘most destructive’ forest fire ever; 4 dead
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus search crews discovered four charred bodies outside a fire-swept mountain…
French far-right chief lays out plans for presidential race
PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will stick with her…
Ukraine criticized for making female cadets parade in heels
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s defense minister is under pressure from members of the government over…
Ex-state lawmaker in Capitol amid riot adds felony charge
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former West Virginia lawmaker faces a new federal felony charge…
South Africa’s new coronavirus cases surge to record levels
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s resurgence of COVID-19 is setting record numbers of new daily…
A Cannes (sans kisses) to reawaken our romance with movies
The Palais des Festivals, the central hub ofthe Cannes Film Festival, a massive bulwark of…
Taliban take districts in NE Afghanistan from fleeing troops
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban’s march through northern Afghanistan gained momentum overnight with the…
Philippine military plane crashes, 45 dead, 49 rescued
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying combat troops assigned to…
Maui mayor asks airlines for fewer tourists amid travel boom
HONOLULU (AP) — For nearly a year, Maui residents had their tropical oasis virtually to…
Pakistan says India was behind June bomb blast in Lahore
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s national security advisor has accused India of orchestrating last month’s…
Croatia police detain several over Pride march incidents
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police have detained several people over incidents during and after…
Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter mark 75 years of ‘full partnership’
ATLANTA (AP) — The young midshipman needed a date one evening while he was home…
People along the US-Canadian border await word of reopening
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — In a normal, pre-COVID-19 summer, scores of pleasure boats are anchored…
‘Hurts so much:’ Over 1,000 Nunavut children on wait-list for dental surgery
IQALUIT, Nunavut – A Nunavut woman says her 12-year-old son lost 15 pounds while waiting…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming…
IPOs booming as Canadian companies refuse to let crisis deter them from going public
TORONTO – Shortly after the first COVID-19 lockdown measures came into effect in March 2020,…
Israel sentences Palestinian woman over Hezbollah contacts
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Sunday sentenced a Palestinian woman from east Jerusalem…