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Behemoth bike: German eyes world record for heavy pedaling
BERLIN - Using giant tires from an industrial fertilizer spreader and scrap steel, a German man has built a bicycle weighing 940 kilograms (2,072 pounds) that he plans to pedal into the record books a...
Aug 29, 2016

US consumer spending posts slower growth in July
WASHINGTON - American consumers boosted spending at a slower pace in July, while their incomes accelerated slightly. Spending grew 0.3 per cent in July following a 0.5 per cent increase in June, the C...
Aug 29, 2016

Pro wrestling's Mr. Fuji dies at 82
STAMFORD, Conn. - World Wrestling Entertainment says the former star wrestler and manager Harry Fujiwara, better known as Mr. Fuji, has died at age 82. An obituary posted on WWE’s website Sunday...
Aug 29, 2016

Postal Workers Delay possible Job Action for 24 Hours as Contract Talks Continue
OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says its plan to begin a rolling overtime ban at midnight Sunday has been placed on hold for 24 hours. CUPW issued a statement late Sunday night tha...
Aug 29, 2016

Mylan launching cheaper, generic version of EpiPen
Mylan will start selling a cheaper version of its EpiPen after absorbing waves of criticism over a list price for the emergency allergy treatment that has grown to $608 for a two-pack, making it unaff...
Aug 29, 2016

Kerry Washington: 'Two pregnancies have been very different'
LOS ANGELES - “Scandal” creator Shonda Rhimes didn’t know that star Kerry Washington had another baby on the way when a less-is-more plan was put in place for season six of the polit...
Aug 29, 2016

Lightning strike kills more than 300 reindeer in Norway
STOCKHOLM - More than 300 wild reindeer have been killed by lightning in central Norway. The Norwegian Environment Agency has released eerie images showing a jumble of reindeer carcasses scattered acr...
Aug 29, 2016

Kaepernick will sit through anthem until there's change
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Defiant, and determined to be a conduit for change, Colin Kaepernick plans to sit through the national anthem for as long as he feels is appropriate and until he sees significant...
Aug 29, 2016
Five stories in the news today, Aug. 29
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- CANADA POST, CUPW STILL TALKING The threat of possible job action by Canada Post workers is on hold for at least 24 hours. The Canadian Union...
Aug 29, 2016

3 Canadian cruise ship passengers charged in Sydney in $23 million cocaine case
SYDNEY, Australia - Three Canadian cruise ship passengers were charged with drug smuggling Monday after police in Australia allegedly found 95 kilograms of cocaine in their cabin luggage. The haul val...
Aug 29, 2016