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River flooding in Tennessee ruins cotton, soybean crops
RIPLEY, Tenn. - Wearing wading boots and a wide-brimmed hat, Derrick Currie casts his green fishing line into a pool of brown water along a rural Tennessee road. In a couple of minutes, he reels in hi...
Jul 02, 2019
Kevin Durant to sign with Brooklyn Nets
NEW YORK - Kevin Durant is headed to the Brooklyn Nets, leaving the Golden State Warriors after three seasons. His decision was announced Sunday at the start of the NBA free agency period on the Insta...
Jul 02, 2019
Blue Jays manager Montoyo says no demotion for struggling Sanchez
TORONTO - Charlie Montoyo has no intention of moving one of his struggling starting pitchers into the bullpen. The Blue Jays manager is keen on giving right-hander Aaron Sanchez more time to figure th...
Jul 02, 2019
Montreal businessman Clifford Starke withdraws interest in purchasing Alouettes
Clifford Starke has withdrawn his offer to purchase the Montreal Alouettes. The Montreal businessman made the announcement Tuesday. Last month, Starke sent commissioner Randy Ambro...
Jul 02, 2019
2020 Census being printed without citizenship question
WASHINGTON - Days after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday started printing the questionnaire without the contro...
Jul 02, 2019
Marcus Stroman named Blue Jays all-star; Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in home run derby
TORONTO - Major League Baseball has selected ace Marcus Stroman as the Toronto Blue Jays representative for the all-star game in Cleveland next week. The 28-year-old right-handed pitcher was called in...
Jul 02, 2019
Two people from Montreal, one from Calgary facing multiple fraud-related charges
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Three people have been arrested and charged with a variety of offences, after an incident at the Picture Butte Scotiabank last week, according to Lethbridge Police.Police say on June ...
Jul 02, 2019 Lethbridge Police (Lethbridge News NOW)
Showtime's Ailes series has modest start, but it's early
NEW YORK - Intensely loyal viewers routinely make Fox News Channel the most-watched cable network each week. So how many people want to watch a miniseries about Roger Ailes, the man who developed and ...
Jul 02, 2019
'Just in fun': Alberta bar owner doesn't regret stringing up Trudeau pinata
RED DEER, Alta. - The co-owner of a bar in central Alberta doesn't regret hanging up a large pinata of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Canada Day weekend. Rob Newell admits, however, th...
Jul 02, 2019
Defending champion Brooke Henderson welcomes stiff competition at Canadian Open
AURORA, Ont. - When she was just 10 years old, Brooke Henderson's dad Dave took her to an LPGA event where she briefly met her idol Morgan Pressel. Pressel spoke to Henderson about her golf game, took...
Jul 02, 2019