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Chinese firm says it did all it could ahead of cyberattack
BEIJING - A Chinese electronics maker that has recalled products sold in the U.S. said Tuesday it did all it could to prevent a massive cyberattack that briefly blocked access to websites including Tw...
Oct 25, 2016
Seymour becomes a major Category 3 hurricane in the Pacific
MIAMI - Seymour has become a major Category 3 hurricane in the Pacific, far from Mexico’s coast. The hurricane’s maximum sustained winds early Tuesday have increased to near 115 mph (185 k...
Oct 25, 2016
Evacuation in progress, crews tear down French migrant camp
CALAIS, France - Crews in hard hats and orange jumpsuits on Tuesday started dismantling a makeshift camp in France that has become a symbol of Europe’s migrant crisis while thousands of people r...
Oct 25, 2016
Poll: Clinton gaining ground with young voters
WASHINGTON - Liane Golightly has finally decided who she’ll vote for on Election Day. Hillary Clinton is not a choice the 30-year-old Republican would have predicted, nor one that excites her. B...
Oct 25, 2016
Paul Beatty beats out Canadians Thien, Szalay as Man Booker Prize winner
LONDON - Paul Beatty has won the Man Booker Prize for fiction for “The Sellout.” He is the first American novelist to take the prestigious literary award. Judges said Beatty’s provoc...
Oct 25, 2016
Lindsay Lohan's stepmom accused of kicking Florida officer
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Actress Lindsay Lohan’s stepmother is accused of assaulting a police officer following a domestic disturbance in South Florida. Jail records show 33-year-old Kate Lohan was ...
Oct 25, 2016
Trump, GOP look to 'Obamacare' report as comeback lifeline
DORAL, Fla. - Suddenly armed with fresh political ammunition, Donald Trump and anxious Republicans across the nation seized on spiking health care costs Tuesday in a final-days effort to spark electio...
Oct 25, 2016
Five stories in the news today, Oct. 25
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Oct. 25 --- DENNIS OLAND BAIL HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY Dennis Oland could be released from custody today, 10 months after a jury convicted him of second-degree...
Oct 25, 2016
Yukon Party promises to fight federal carbon tax amid territorial election
WHITEHORSE - The federal government’s carbon tax strategy is dominating Yukon’s territorial election, with the leader of the long-governing party promising to fight the levy while his riva...
Oct 25, 2016
Animal welfare groups hire former top bureaucrat to investigate Ontario SPCA
TORONTO - A longtime bureaucrat who helped write animal welfare laws in Ontario has been hired by two non-profit organizations to perform a deep dive into the agency charged with enforcing those laws....
Oct 25, 2016