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Quebec boxer who returned to nursing during pandemic gets Tillman Award
Quebec's Kim Clavel, the North American Boxing Federation light-flyweight champion who returned to nursing when the global pandemic interrupted her fighting career, has been named winne...
Jun 02, 2020

Judge gives control of Joe Exotic's zoo to Carole Baskin
WYNNEWOOD, Okla. - A federal judge in Oklahoma has awarded ownership of the zoo made famous in Netflix's "Tiger King" docuseries to Joe Exotic's chief rival. In a ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge Sc...
Jun 02, 2020

Wes Unseld, NBA Rookie of Year and MVP in 1969, dies at 74
WASHINGTON - Wes Unseld, the workmanlike Hall of Fame centre who led Washington to its only NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, died Tuesday after a serie...
Jun 02, 2020

F1 will start with 2 races at the Austrian GP in July
PARIS - Formula One will finally get underway with back-to-back races at the Austrian Grand Prix in July as part of an eight-race European swing. The Red Bull Ring in Spielberg will host races on July...
Jun 02, 2020

Indian metropolis of Mumbai braces for rare cyclone
NEW DELHI - A cyclone in the Arabian Sea was barrelling toward India's business capital Mumbai on Tuesday, threatening to deliver high winds and flooding to an area already struggling with the nation'...
Jun 02, 2020

China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO
Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. It repeatedly thanked the Chinese government for sharing the genet...
Jun 02, 2020

DC Episcopal bishop: 'I am outraged' by Trump church visit
The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington sharply criticized President Donald Trump for staging a visit to the historic St. John's Church across from the White House, where he held up a Bible ...
Jun 02, 2020

7 states, DC vote amid coronavirus pandemic, social unrest
Voters are being asked to navigate curfews, health concerns and a sharp increase in mail balloting on Tuesday as elections take place from Maryland to Montana. Four states were originally scheduled to...
Jun 02, 2020

World outrage grows at Floyd's death; EU 'shocked, appalled'
BRUSSELS - World outrage at George Floyd's death in the U.S. was growing Tuesday as the European Union's top diplomat said the bloc was "shocked and appalled" by it and thousands marched in Australia'...
Jun 02, 2020

2 Las Vegas shootings, 1 officer shot amid Floyd protests
LAS VEGAS - An officer has been shot in Las Vegas and authorities are responding to another shooting as people protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, authorities said. The officer was sho...
Jun 02, 2020