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Florida man, already facing death for a 1998 murder, now indicted for a 2nd. Detectives fear others
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A convicted murderer already on Florida’s death row for the…
Health Canada authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variant
OTTAWA – Health Canada authorized Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting the XBB.1.5 variant on Tuesday.…
Frontier Airlines settles lawsuit filed by pilots who claimed bias over pregnancy, breastfeeding
DENVER (AP) — Frontier Airlines has settled a lawsuit filed by female pilots who accused…
Stock market today: Most of Wall Street slips following mixed data on the economy
NEW YORK (AP) — Most stocks slipped on Wall Street Tuesday, but the market hung…
St. Louis prosecutor who replaced progressive says he’s ‘enforcing the laws’ in first 6 months
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecution of violent crime in St. Louis is rising sharply in…
Senate censures Sen. Michael MacDonald for ‘insensitive’ comments on ‘Freedom Convoy’
OTTAWA – Senators have voted to condemn one of their own, following a colourful rant…
Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute…
‘All I want is my family to live’: Canadian man desperate to help family flee Gaza
Nael Alhalis has been crying every day in recent weeks, worried his wife and two…
Beware of debt relief scams that offer ‘pie-in-the-sky promises’
TORONTO – For anyone facing spiralling debt and a falling credit rating, a debt relief…
Movie Review: ‘Leave the World Behind’ is a terrific blend of thriller, disaster and satire
Imagine that it’s close to midnight and there’s a knock at the door of your…
Senior EU official warns of huge security risk in Europe over Christmas as Israel-Hamas war rages
BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe faces a “huge risk of terrorist attacks” over the Christmas holiday…
Music Review: Neil Young’s ‘Before and After’ offers one continuous stream of rarities
Leave it to Neil Young to give streaming songs a whole new meaning with a…
A bedbug hoax is targeting foreign visitors in Athens. Now the Greek police have been called in
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s health ministry is seeking police help against hoaxers who tried…
Wikipedia, wrapped. Here are 2023’s most-viewed articles on the internet’s encyclopedia
NEW YORK (AP) — Remember what you searched for in 2023? Well, Wikipedia has the…
At COP28 summit, activists and officials voice concern over Gaza’s environment, devastated by war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As leaders, officials and activists descend on Dubai for…
Millennial Money: What the 2024 Social Security COLA could mean for your retirement
Social Security benefits for millions of people will rise by an average of over $50…
Putin to discuss Israel-Hamas war during a quick trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
MOSCOW (AP) — Seeking to reassert Russia’s role in the Middle East, President Vladimir Putin…
Calls intensify for Canada to bring extended family of Canadians safely out of Gaza
OTTAWA – Canadians whose relatives are struggling to survive in the Gaza Strip are losing…
Students around the world suffered huge learning setbacks during the pandemic, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading and math during…
Israel orders evacuations as it widens offensive, but Palestinians are running out of places to go
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes heavily bombarded an area around Khan Younis…
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail and moves to Canada
HONG KONG (AP) — One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists who moved to Canada…
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Israel orders evacuations as it widens offensive, but Palestinians are running out of places to…
Thousands protest Indigenous policies of New Zealand government as lawmakers are sworn in
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Thousands of protesters rallied against the New Zealand government’s Indigenous…
France’s parliament considers a ban on single-use e-cigarettes
PARIS (AP) — The French parliament is considering a ban on single-use, disposable electronic cigarettes…