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Protest messages shared in Hong Kong Lunar New Year packets
Hong Kong's anti-government protests are putting a new spin on a Lunar New Year tradition. Every year, adults hand out red packets stuffed with cash to children and young, single adults. Messages prin...
Jan 22, 2020
Bjorkstrand leads Blue Jackets past Jets for 6th straight
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice, Elvis Merzlikins stopped 27 shots, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight win. Bjorkstan...
Jan 22, 2020
Migrants weigh limited options at Guatemala-Mexico border
TECUN UMAN, Guatemala - Hundreds of Central American migrants stranded in Guatemala on Wednesday were weighing limited options as to how to make it into Mexico, guarded by troops with riot shields and...
Jan 22, 2020
Democrats appeal for GOP help to convict 'corrupt' Trump
WASHINGTON - House Democrats launched into marathon arguments in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial Wednesday, appealing to skeptical Republican senators to join them in voting to oust Trump f...
Jan 22, 2020
Coast Guard hunts for cruise ship passenger off Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The U.S. Coast Guard said it was searching late Wednesday for a person who reportedly went overboard from a cruise ship just off Puerto Rico's north shore. Coast Guard spokesma...
Jan 22, 2020
Canadian Milos Raonic wins suspended match to begin play at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Milos Raonic won his first match since October on Tuesday, finishing off a suspended opening-round contest at the Australian Open. The 32nd-seeded Raonic beat Italian l...
Jan 22, 2020
Argentine centre back Erik Godoy makes move to Vancouver permanent
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have made Erik Godoy's loan permanent, acquiring the Argentine centre back from Club Atletico Colon. The 26-year-old made 28 starts in 29 league appearances fo...
Jan 22, 2020
Patrick McCaw exits Raptors game early after being hit in face on rebound
TORONTO - Raptors forward Patrick McCaw left Toronto's game against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers after taking an errant hand to the face early in the second quarter. McCaw was reaching for a reboun...
Jan 22, 2020
VanVleet scores 22 as Raptors beat Sixers for fifth consecutive win
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet scored 22 points while Marc Gasol had 17 points on a perfect shooting night, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-95 on Wednesday for the...
Jan 22, 2020
Vegas police arrest 18-year-old in mall shooting that hurt 3
LAS VEGAS - An 18-year-old was arrested Wednesday on attempted murder charges, a day after a shooting triggered by a gang dispute wounded three people, sent shoppers scrambling and drew a massive poli...
Jan 22, 2020