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Analysis: Winner must help heal wound in American politics
WASHINGTON - We’ll know soon enough who won. We already know the prize: A big, ugly wound in the heart of American politics. Nearly two years of relentless campaigning and racially loaded rhetor...
Nov 08, 2016
Ebola scare in Winnipeg: A look at some facts about the deadly virus
WINNIPEG - An employee at the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease in Winnipeg may have been exposed to the Ebola virus after a tear in a protective suit was noticed during decontamination. Ebol...
Nov 08, 2016
The Latest: SKorea media say Trump promises military support
LONDON - The latest on world reaction to the U.S. presidential election (all times local): 3:30 a.m. South Korean media say U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to maintain a strong U.S. mil...
Nov 08, 2016
GOP keeps Senate control as Democrats fall short
WASHINGTON - Republicans held onto their slim Senate majority Wednesday, a stinging blow to Democrats in a night full of them. Democrats had been nearly certain of retaking control but saw their hopes...
Nov 08, 2016
Republicans win 3 more governorships, make legislative gains
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Republicans won control of governors’ offices in Missouri, New Hampshire and Vermont on Tuesday, picking up a trio of previously Democratic seats in their quest to expand t...
Nov 08, 2016
California, Massachusetts approve recreational marijuana
LOS ANGELES - The marijuana legalization movement scored its biggest victory yet Tuesday as voters in California, Massachusetts and Nevada approved recreational pot, making the drug fully legal in the...
Nov 08, 2016
GOP wins 2 more years of House control, Dem gains minimal
WASHINGTON - Republicans retained their lock on the House for two more years early Wednesday as GOP candidates triumphed in a checkerboard of districts in Florida, Virginia and Colorado that Democrats...
Nov 08, 2016
In a field south of Mosul, investigators probe mass grave
BAGHDAD - The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters. When a bulldozer scraped the ground, bones poked from just beneath the su...
Nov 08, 2016
Fort McMurray newspaper to publish less often, more emphasis on website
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The newspaper that serves Fort McMurray is bracing for more change six months after a wildfire forced its staff to flee the northern Alberta city along with more than 80,000 oth...
Nov 08, 2016
A snapshot of Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's girlfriend
LONDON - Who is Meghan Markle? For one, the American actress known for her portrayal of a paralegal in the television show, “Suits” has now been described by Kensington Palace as Prince Ha...
Nov 08, 2016