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Iowa man sentenced to 2 life terms in death of 10-year-old girl whose body was found in a pond
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man was sentenced Wednesday to two life terms for…
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
Voting begins in Ohio in the only election this fall to decide abortion rights
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In-person voting for a November ballot measure over abortion rights began…
Birkenstock stumbles on Wall Street as traders find sandal maker’s shares too pricey
NEW YORK (AP) — Birkenstock shares are stumbling in their debut on the stock market…
UN human rights body establishes a fact-finding mission to probe abuses in Sudan’s conflict
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations’ top human rights body voted Wednesday to establish a…
Kenya ends arrangement to swap doctors with Cuba. The deal was unpopular with Kenyan doctors
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s government announced Wednesday it would not be renewing a 6-year-old…
In the news today: Health ministers in Charlottetown and Joly talks Israel airlifts
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Health ministers converge in P.E.I. as governments negotiate final deals
OTTAWA – Federal Health Minister Mark Holland is set to sit down with his provincial…
Music Review: Jamila Woods’ ‘Water Made Us’ showcases what we love, and loathe, about romance
Love can bring great joy and great pain; no wonder it is the source material…
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune. October 7, 2023. Editorial: A historic investment in Minnesota kids State’s new…
ACT test scores for US students drop to new 30-year low
High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest…
Under heavy bombing, Palestinians in Gaza move from place to place, only to discover nowhere is safe
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Over 180,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are packed…
Unprecedented Israeli bombardment lays waste to upscale Rimal, the beating heart of Gaza City
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Collapsed buildings, mangled infrastructure, streets turned into fields of…
Activist runs almost 9,000 miles across Australia to raise support for Indigenous Voice
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Ultramarathon runner Pat Farmer ended a 14,400-kilometer (8,950-mile) run at the…
Palestinians scramble for safety as Israel pounds sealed-off Gaza Strip to punish Hamas
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes hammered the Gaza Strip neighborhood by neighborhood Tuesday, reducing buildings…
New Mexico governor defends approach to attempted gun restrictions, emergency order on gun violence
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday defended her…
Prosecutors say Elijah McClain was just walking home as jury urged to convict officers in his death
DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors seeking a conviction of two Colorado police officers in the 2019…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say social media is harming kids’ and teens’ mental health
NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Tuesday called for social media…
B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth $1.2 billion
VANCOUVER – Canada’s health minister is touting Ottawa’s new $1.2-billion bilateral funding agreement with British…
How to talk to kids and teens about the Israel-Hamas war
TORONTO – Mental health experts and school boards say many kids and teens may be…
Arkansas purges 427K from Medicaid after post-pandemic roll review; Advocates worry about oversights
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — More than 427,000 Arkansas residents were dropped from Medicaid in…
Biden confirms Americans among hostages captured in Israel, condemns ‘sheer evil’ of Hamas militants
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday confirmed that U.S. citizens are among the…
Swans in Florida that date to Queen Elizabeth II gift are rounded up for their annual physicals
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A flock of swans that grew from a gift nearly 70…
Quebec rejects coroner’s recommendation to look at .05 blood-alcohol limit
MONTREAL – Quebec’s transport minister has rejected a call from the coroner to consider reducing…