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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...
Apr 10, 2019
Trump: Uganda must capture kidnappers of freed US tourist
KAMPALA, Uganda - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Uganda to find the kidnappers of an American tourist who has been freed amid conflicting reports over whether a ransom was paid for her re...
Apr 10, 2019
Sanders quiets his critics as he becomes a 2020 front-runner
DAVENPORT, Iowa - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is quieting critics who questioned whether he could recapture the energy of his upstart 2016 campaign, surpassing his rivals in early fundraising and esta...
Apr 10, 2019
US labels elite Iran force a foreign terrorist organization
WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization, an unprecedented declaration against a foreign government that may prompt retalia...
Apr 10, 2019
Shake-up at Homeland Security goes beyond Nielsen's exit
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and White House allies pressing for a harder line on immigration sped up their campaign Monday to clean house at the Department of Homeland Security with a mission ...
Apr 10, 2019
Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera raged across Yemen
ADEN, Yemen - In the summer of 2017, a plane chartered by the United Nations idled on the tarmac at an airport in the Horn of Africa as officials waited for final clearance to deliver half a million d...
Apr 10, 2019
Spectator charged with assaulting WWE star Bret Hart
NEW YORK - Authorities say a spectator faces assault and trespassing charges after tackling wrestler Bret "The Hitman" Hart while he was giving a speech during the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in Brookly...
Apr 10, 2019
John Oliver's parody book among most 'challenged' works
NEW YORK - Not everyone was amused by the John Oliver send-up of a picture book by the wife and daughter of Vice-President Mike Pence. "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Presents A Day in the Life of...
Apr 10, 2019
More than 100,000 customers still without power after freezing rain in Quebec
MONTREAL - More than 100,000 people across Quebec spent a second night without power after high winds and freezing rain on Monday left ice accumulated on trees and knocked down power lines. As of...
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's ...
Apr 10, 2019