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Netflix says Lac-Megantic footage will be removed from 'Bird Box' movie
OTTAWA - After initially refusing, Netflix has agreed to remove images of the 2013 Lac-Megantic disaster from its blockbuster film, "Bird Box." "Netflix and the filmmakers of 'Bird Box' have decided t...
Mar 16, 2019
Wolves prove resilient, but proposal could curtail expansion
BILLINGS, Mont. - A proposal to strip grey wolves of their remaining federal protections could curtail their rapid expansion across vast swaths of the U.S. West and Great Lakes, yet the predators alre...
Mar 16, 2019
Australian senator blames Muslims for attack, faces censure
CANBERRA, Australia - An Australian senator had a raw egg cracked over his head and faces censure from his fellow lawmakers after sparking outrage by blaming Muslim immigration for the New Zealand mos...
Mar 16, 2019
When gunman advanced on New Zealand mosque, 1 man ran at him
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - When the gunman advanced toward the mosque, killing those in his path, Abdul Aziz didn't hide. Instead, he picked up the first thing he could find, a credit card machine, a...
Mar 16, 2019
'RUN!': NZ shooting victims recount horror, mourn the lost
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - They had walked that once innocuous stretch of sidewalk side-by-side so many times. Every Friday, Yasir Amin and his dad had ambled along the path toward the mosque where t...
Mar 16, 2019
O'Rourke begins 2020 bid with big crowds, centrist message
BURLINGTON, Iowa - Democrat Beto O'Rourke jumped into the 2020 presidential race Thursday, shaking up the already packed field and pledging to win over voters from across the political spectrum as he ...
Mar 16, 2019
New Zealand shooter steeped attack in dark internet culture
SAN FRANCISCO - The suspected New Zealand shooter carefully modeled his attack for an internet age. He live-streamed the massacre, shouted out a popular meme slogan and published a long, rambling mani...
Mar 16, 2019
Trump answers rebuke of border order with a veto
WASHINGTON - Unbowed by a congressional rebuke, President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency on Friday in a demonstration that he is not through fighting for his signature campaign p...
Mar 16, 2019
As Brexit stalls, supporters protest betrayal of their dream
SUNDERLAND, England - With Britain's departure from the European Union likely to be put on hold, some Brexit supporters fear their dream is dying. Hard-core Brexiteers led by former U.K. Independence ...
Mar 16, 2019
New US military budget focused on China despite border talk
WASHINGTON - Chinese bombers. Chinese hypersonic missiles. Chinese cyberattacks. Chinese anti-satellite weapons. To a remarkable degree, the 2020 Pentagon budget proposal is shaped by national securit...
Mar 16, 2019