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Head of U.S. Space Force base in Greenland is fired after Vance visit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The commander of a U.S. Space Force base in Greenland has been fired after she sent a base-wide email ...
Mayor: Family was to celebrate child’s birthday when NYC sightseeing helicopter crashed
NEW YORK (AP) — A family from Spain was about to celebrate the ninth birthday of one of their children when their sightseeing ...
Duty-free shops see business ’falling off the cliff’ as travellers shun U.S.
MONTREAL — A group of duty-free shop owners says sales are plunging as Canadian travellers steer clear of the U.S. amid anger ...
Extra bonuses revealed in Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s half-billion Blue Jays deal
As is usually the case with a deal like the record-breaking $500-million US, 14-year pact that Vlad Guerrero Jr. landed with the Blue Jays this week, there are some interesting — and potentially ...
Australian opposition leader says his home was the target of an alleged bomb plot
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton confirmed on Friday that his family home had been the ...
Asian shares sink with Japan’s Nikkei down 5.6% as China-U.S. trade war escalates
The deepening worries over U.S. President Donald Trump’ s trade war initially helped pull Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index down ...
Apple has few incentives to start making iPhones in U.S., despite Trump’s trade war with China
SAN FRANCISCO — President Donald Trump’s administration has been predicting its barrage of tariffs targeting China will push ...
Trump reverses Biden rule restricting water usage for showerheads and other home appliances
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has long complained about modern rules that limit water flow for showerheads, making it ...
Masters amateur pees in Rae's Creek during opening round
On Thursday at the Masters, Jose Luis Ballester had a decision to make on the famous risk-reward par-5 13th hole. The Spanish ...
RESCON: Have development charges lost their relevance?
RESCON is part of a coalition of industry stakeholders that is calling for a 75-per-cent decrease in DCs, to the level they ...
Australian woman unknowingly gives birth to a stranger’s baby after IVF clinic error
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A woman in Australia unknowingly gave birth to a stranger’s baby after she received another patient’s embryo from her in vitro fertilization clinic due to “human error,” ...
Walmart employee kills co-worker in Georgia store, woman at nearby home, wounds 3rd
OVINGTON, Ga. (AP) — A Walmart employee shot and killed a co-worker inside a Georgia store and critically wounded another worker outside early Friday while the business was closed to the public, ...