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US says Iran removed unexploded mine from oil tanker
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. military's Central Command has released a video is says shows Iranian forces removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the two ships suspected to have been ...
Jun 13, 2019
Neymar undergoes questioning by police, denies rape claim
SAO PAULO - Brazilian soccer star Neymar spent about five hours at a police station Thursday to undergo questioning about rape allegations against him, one of the final steps in the investigation. Pro...
Jun 13, 2019
Hong Kong protesters vow to keep fighting extradition law
HONG KONG - Following a day of sit-ins, tear gas and clashes with police, Hong Kong students and civil rights activists vowed Wednesday to keep protesting a proposed extradition bill that has become a...
Jun 13, 2019
Quarterback Zach Collaros injured in Riders season opener in Hamilton
HAMILTON - Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Zach Collaros was injured in the first quarter of the CFL season opener Thursday night versus the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. A scrambling Collaros left the ga...
Jun 13, 2019
Neymar undergoes questioning by police, denies rape claim
SAO PAULO - Brazilian soccer star Neymar spent about five hours at a police station Thursday to undergo questioning about rape allegations against him. Prosecutor Flavia Merlini told journalists that ...
Jun 13, 2019
Emails show author Sparks objecting to pro-gay 'agenda'
NEW YORK - Emails filed in an ongoing lawsuit show novelist Nicholas Sparks chastised a former headmaster at the private Christian school in North Carolina he runs for promoting a pro-gay "agenda." Sp...
Jun 13, 2019
Offer made to pay for Remembrance Day in Victoria ahead of council debate
VICTORIA - A retail chain has stepped forward with an offer to cover the costs of Remembrance Day in Victoria, hours before city council was scheduled to debate funding for the annual ceremony. I...
Jun 13, 2019
Alaska governor calls special session for Wasilla
JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska lawmakers ended their special session Thursday already anticipating another, leaving unsettled a state infrastructure budget and the size of dividend check to pay residents thi...
Jun 13, 2019
CT scan of toddler's brain one of the "most devastating" PICU Dr. had ever seen
LETHBRIDGE - A Calgary pediatric critical care specialist testified Thursday, June 13, that a CT scan of 19-month-old Ezekiel Stephan's brain was one of the "most devastating" she had ever seen. Dr. S...
Jun 13, 2019 David and Collet Stephan
Ex-slugger David Ortiz had counted on fans to protect him
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Beloved in his hometown, David Ortz travelled the dangerous streets of Santo Domingo with little or no security, trusting in his fans to protect him. Big Papi's gua...
Jun 13, 2019