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Tiny Japanese baby is ready to go home after 5 months
TOKYO - A tiny Japanese baby who weighed just 258 grams (9 ounces) when he was born five months ago is going home from the hospital. Ryusuke Sekino was shown on Japanese TV on Friday sitting in his mo...
Apr 19, 2019
Kremlin: No proof in Mueller's report of Russian meddling
MOSCOW - The Kremlin argued on Friday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 400-page report has not offered any credible evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The re...
Apr 19, 2019
Flooding, climate change force Quebecers to rethink relationship with water
MONTREAL - Quebec's history, mythology and culture are intertwined with its rivers and lakes, but recurring floods that experts say will only get worse because of climate change&nb...
Apr 19, 2019
Whitecaps take on Orlando after grabbing first win of MLS season
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps finally have a win in the books but there was little time for celebration this week. Less than 24 hours after posting a 1-0 victory over Los Angeles FC on...
Apr 19, 2019
Journalist shot dead in Northern Ireland rioting
LONDON - Police in Northern Ireland said Friday the dissident republican group the New IRA was probably responsible for the fatal shooting of a journalist during overnight rioting in the city of Londo...
Apr 19, 2019
Macron meets officials, eyes Notre Dame for legacy-building
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting officials from the United Nations' cultural agency, where he is expected to set out ideas for the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral. He will me...
Apr 19, 2019
Mueller says Trump efforts to derail probe mostly failed
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump sought the removal of special counsel Robert Mueller, discouraged witnesses from co-operating with prosecutors and prodded aides to mislead the public on his behalf...
Apr 19, 2019
Worth the risk? It's not easy to put a value on a cathedral
LONDON - Rebuilding Notre Dame, the 800-year-old Paris cathedral devastated by fire this week, will cost billions of dollars as architects, historians and artisans work to preserve the medieval landma...
Apr 19, 2019
Congress mulls next steps after release of Mueller report
WASHINGTON - It's now up to Congress to decide what to do with special counsel Robert Mueller's findings about President Donald Trump. While the special counsel declined to prosecute Trump on obstruct...
Apr 19, 2019
Trump may owe former counsel a debt of gratitude
WASHINGTON - Don McGahn was barely on speaking terms with President Donald Trump when he left the White House last fall. But special counsel Robert Mueller's report reveals the president may owe his f...
Apr 19, 2019