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Advisers: Baltimore's mayor still recovering from pneumonia
BALTIMORE - Close advisers to Baltimore’s embattled mayor said Tuesday that she’s staying out of public view because of a serious case of pneumonia, not the mounting scandal involving her ...
Apr 10, 2019
Deputies respond to home invasion, find robot vacuum cleaner
PORTLAND, Ore. - Deputies in Portland, Oregon responded to a possible home invasion, but the intruder they found wasn’t alive or a person. It was a robotic vacuum cleaner. The Oregonian/OregonLi...
Apr 10, 2019
Judge orders detention of former Peruvian president
LIMA, Peru - A Peruvian judge on Wednesday ordered the 10-day detention of former President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski as part of a money laundering probe into his consulting work for the company at the he...
Apr 10, 2019
Science fact: Astronomers reveal first image of a black hole
WASHINGTON - Scientists on Wednesday revealed the first image ever made of a black hole, depicting a fiery ring of gravity-twisted light swirling around the edge of the abyss. The picture, assembled f...
Apr 10, 2019
Another global ambassador: The Weeknd signs on with Canadian esports outfit
TORONTO - The Weeknd has joined the OverActive Media Group ownership and will serve as global ambassador for the Canadian esports company. The Toronto R&B singer and producer, whose real name is A...
Apr 10, 2019
US consumer prices rose 0.4% in March on higher gas costs
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices climbed 0.4% in March, an increase caused mostly by higher costs for gasoline, electricity and shelter. The Labor Department said Wednesday that the consumer price in...
Apr 10, 2019
Abuse accusations stir up Vienna State Opera ballet academy
BERLIN - The director of the Vienna State Opera on Wednesday called for allegations of abuse at its renowned youth ballet academy to be cleared up in full, expressing shock at “unacceptable̶...
Apr 10, 2019
First image of black hole helps turn science fiction into fact: Canadian researcher
A global team of scientists that included a Canadian researcher allowed the world to “see the unseeable” on Wednesday, revealing the first ever captured image of a black hole. The picture,...
Apr 10, 2019
In the news today, April 10
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, April 10 --- EXPERTS SAY NO GOVERNMENT CAN BRING BACK ALBERTA BITUMEN BOOM Canada’s top energy thinkers as well as international experts warn there’...
Apr 10, 2019
Legault says majority of homes without power to be reconnected by Wednesday night
MONTREAL - Premier Francois Legault said Wednesday the large majority of Quebec homes still without power after an ice storm two days earlier would have electricity restored before midnight. Speaking ...
Apr 10, 2019