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Slow response to right whale plight could have impact on Canadian fisheries
HALIFAX - For years, fishermen off the U.S. east coast have faced tight restrictions on fishing gear and vessel speed restrictions to ensure their activities do not harm marine mammals, including the ...
Sep 03, 2019
Protests on roads near Hong Kong airport disrupt air travel
HONG KONG - Anti-government protesters blocked roads near Hong Kong's airport with burning barricades and damaged a train station Sunday after a night of violent clashes with police. Train and some bu...
Sep 03, 2019
Police say no explanation yet for Texas shooting frenzy
ODESSA, Texas - Authorities said Sunday they still could not explain why a man with an AR-style weapon opened fire during a routine traffic stop in West Texas to begin a terrifying, 10-mile (16-kilome...
Sep 03, 2019
Canada's Bianca Andreescu reaches U.S. Open quarterfinals
NEW YORK - Canada's Bianca Andreescu has reached the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open. Andreescu toppled American Taylor Townsend in fourth-round play on Monday 6-1, 4-6, 6-2. The 19-year-old ...
Sep 02, 2019
Official says 16 dead, 119 hurt in Taliban attack in Kabul
KABUL - An Afghan official says the death toll from a Taliban suicide attack in Kabul late Monday night has risen to 16 civilians, with another 119 people wounded. Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat R...
Sep 02, 2019
Whitecaps slim playoff hopes snuffed out by 3-1 loss to New York City FC
VANCOUVER - The inevitable became reality for the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday night. A 3-1 loss to New York City FC officially ended the Whitecaps' slim-to-none hopes of reaching the Major League Soc...
Sep 02, 2019
In escalating trade war, US consumers may see higher prices
WASHINGTON - The United States and China on Sunday put in place their latest tariff increases on each other's goods, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some clothes, shoes, sporting goods an...
Sep 02, 2019
Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury as Category 5 storm
MCLEAN'S TOWN CAY, Bahamas - Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas as a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sunday, its record 185 mph (297 kph) winds ripping off roofs, overturning cars and tearing ...
Sep 02, 2019
Taliban attack 2nd Afghan city as US envoy says deal is near
KABUL - The Taliban attacked a second Afghan city in as many days on Sunday, killing several civilians and security forces, officials said, even as Washington's peace envoy said the U.S. and the milit...
Sep 02, 2019
At least 5 dead in Texas shooting rampage after traffic stop
AUSTIN, Texas - At least five people were dead in West Texas after a man who was stopped by state troopers when his vehicle failed to signal a left turn opened fire and fled, shooting more than 20 peo...
Sep 02, 2019