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Coronavirus deaths rising in 30 US states amid winter surge
NEW YORK - Coronavirus deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of American states as a winter surge pushes the overall toll toward 400,000 amid warnings that a new, highly contagious variant is taking ...
Jan 18, 2021

Spaniards killed women, kids over slaying of conquistadores
MEXICO CITY - New research suggests Spanish conquistadores butchered at least a dozen women and their children in an Aztec-allied town where the inhabitants sacrificed and ate a detachment of Spaniard...
Jan 18, 2021

California becomes first state to top 3 million virus cases
LOS ANGELES - California on Monday became the first state to record more than 3 million known coronavirus infections. The grim milestone, as tallied by Johns Hopkins University, wasn't entirely unexpe...
Jan 18, 2021

Pakistan PM angry over reports TV anchor knew about strike
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's prime minister reacted angrily Monday to media reports of a text exchange between an Indian TV anchor and a former media industry executive that suggests a 2019 Indian airstrike...
Jan 18, 2021

Nicaragua congress adopts life sentences; opposition opposes
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Nicaragua's congress gave final approval Monday to change the constitution to permit life imprisonment. Congress is dominated by President Daniel Ortega's Sandinista party, and op...
Jan 18, 2021

Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million peo...
Jan 18, 2021

The Daily with LNN – January 18, 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been workin...
Jan 18, 2021

Province pausing sale of formerly-protected lands for coal development
EDMONTON, AB- The Alberta Government has heard the voices of thousands of concerned Albertans regarding the sale of land in the Rockies that could lead the development of coal mines. Minister of Energ...
Jan 18, 2021

Raptors coach Nick Nurse watches fallout from blockbuster Harden trade with interest
TAMPA - Raptors coach Nick Nurse says he will watch with interest the fallout of last week's blockbuster four-team trade that sent James Harden from Houston to Brooklyn. He called it a "hell of a stor...
Jan 18, 2021

Public opposition growing: Petitions against Alberta coal mines top 100K signatures
Public opposition to the Alberta government's plan to expand coal mining in the Rocky Mountains is growing with tens of thousands of people signing petitions, writing letters and joining online groups...
Jan 18, 2021