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September 18, 2024
MrBeast and Amazon sued by competitors from his $5M reality show over alleged ‘unsafe’ conditions
NEW YORK (AP) — MrBeast is accused of creating “unsafe” employment conditions, including sexual harassment, and misrepresenting contestants'...
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September 18, 2024
False reports of explosives found in a car near a Trump rally spread online
NEW YORK (AP) — Law enforcement officials on Long Island worked quickly on Wednesday to publicly knock down social media posts falsely repor...
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September 18, 2024
As Trump seeks Polish-American votes, he and the Polish president are due to be at the same event
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda are scheduled to attend the same event this Sunday in Pennsylvania, a b...
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September 18, 2024
2 adults shot to death in area of Keswick park, homicide unit investigating
Schools were placed in hold and secure, which has since been lifted
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September 18, 2024
Nigeria warns of possible flooding as Cameroon releases water from dam
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's government warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in neighboring...
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September 18, 2024
UN General Assembly widely supports a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation
The nonbinding vote in the 193-member world body was 124-14, with 43 abstentions.
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September 18, 2024
Atlantic City mayor, wife indicted for allegedly beating and abusing their teenage daughter
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La'Quetta, the city's superintendent of schools, have been indi...
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September 18, 2024
Two years after Mahsa Amini death, Western allies sanction a dozen Iranian officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S., Canada and Australia hit a group of Iranian officials with sanctions Wednesday for their participation in suppre...
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September 18, 2024
A vandal badly damaged a statue outside a St. Louis cathedral, police say
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man used construction equipment to drop a heavy boom lift onto a sculpture that has stood for 25 years outside St. Louis'...
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September 18, 2024
House speaker takes another crack at spending bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday evening on Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that links the funding of the federal...
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September 18, 2024
New Brunswick Indigenous group says Tory position on treaty rights ‘troublesome’
FREDERICTON - The six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick have released results from a pre-election questionnaire sent to the p...
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September 18, 2024
Explosions witnessed at Beirut funeral for Hezbollah members and a child killed in pager attack
The new blasts come with Lebanon still thrown into confusion and anger after the Tuesday's deadly pager bombings, which appeared to be a com...
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September 18, 2024
Conservatives’ non-confidence motion will make no mention of carbon price
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has confirmed he will ask the other opposition parties to bring down the Liberal government ne...
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September 18, 2024
Transport Canada orders plan to remove huge tidal power moorings left near N.S. town
HALIFAX - Transport Canada has ordered a bankrupt tidal power company and a bankruptcy trustee to produce a plan to remove four huge mooring...
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September 18, 2024
Quebec police say death of five-year-old boy ‘suspicious,’ open investigation
COTEAU-DU-LAC, Que. - Quebec provincial police are investigating the death of a five-year-old boy found in a home about 55 kilometres southw...
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September 18, 2024
Scientists detect longest pair of jets streaming from a supermassive black hole
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have discovered the longest pair of jets streaming from a black hole in a distant galaxy.
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September 18, 2024
Lessons from Red Sea and Ukraine’s Black Sea fight help prep Navy for possible conflict with China
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy is taking lessons from its combat in the Red Sea over the past year and what Ukraine has done to hold off the Rus...
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September 18, 2024
Suspension of security clearance for Iran envoy did not follow protocol, watchdog says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department’s internal watchdog concluded Wednesday that officials did not follow proper protocol when handling t...
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September 18, 2024
Justice Department sues over Baltimore bridge collapse and seeks $100M in cleanup costs
BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge coll...
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September 18, 2024
Bernie Sanders preparing resolutions to block $20B in US arms sales to Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders is preparing several resolutions that would stop more than $20 billion in U.S. arms sales to Israel, a...
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September 18, 2024
Kentucky governor bans use of ‘conversion therapy’ with executive order
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear banned the use of “conversion therapy” on minors in Kentucky on Wednesday, calling his ex...
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September 18, 2024
Thailand will indict ex-security personnel over the deaths of 78 Muslim protesters in 2004
BANGKOK (AP) — Eight former state security personnel accused of responsibility for the deaths of 78 Muslim protesters who were arrested in s...
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September 18, 2024
An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters are barely surviving
UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom - Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homest...
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September 18, 2024
2-alarm fire at building under construction near Danforth and Broadview
Emergency crews are on scene at a building under construction and injuries are unknown at this time, Toronto police said.
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September 18, 2024
Balloons, trampoline and Apples to Apples are finalists for the Toy Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The National Toy Hall of Fame is floating the idea of inducting balloons.
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September 18, 2024
White House hosts first meeting with Trump, Harris transition teams
WASHINGTON (AP) — Representatives for former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris ' transition teams met for the first ti...
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September 18, 2024
Islamabad complains to Kabul after an Afghan diplomat disrespected Pakistan’s anthem
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Islamabad has complained to Kabul after an Afghan diplomat failed to stand up when the Pakistani national anthem w...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Americans can now renew passports online and bypass cumbersome paper applications
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can now renew their passports online, bypassing a cumbersome mail-in paper application process that often caused...
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September 18, 2024
Cyprus’ top court sacks the government’s chief accountant over misconduct
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ top court ordered Wednesday that the country's comptroller general be removed from his post for alleged misco...
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September 18, 2024
Ukrainian drones strike a major military depot in a Russian town northwest of Moscow
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge blaze and prompti...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers and volunteers in southwestern Poland were laying sandbags Wednesday near swollen rivers in the region of Wro...
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September 18, 2024
The Latest: Trump to campaign in New York and Harris will speak at Hispanic leadership conference
Donald Trump is taking his message Wednesday to a somewhat unlikely place: suburban New York.
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September 18, 2024
Two winning Lotto Max tickets for record-high $80M jackpot sold in Ontario, Quebec
The winning tickets from the Tuesday draw for the $80-million jackpot — each valued at $40-million — were sold in Ontario and Quebec, accord...
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September 18, 2024
Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police arrested the key suspect in the gang rape of a woman polio worker who was assaulted by three men du...
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September 18, 2024
Faces of transgender people adorn an artwork in London’s Trafalgar Square
LONDON (AP) — An artwork featuring the plaster face casts of hundreds of transgender people went on display Wednesday in London’s Trafalgar...
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September 18, 2024
One dead, another injured in fire at Scarborough highrise
Toronto fire said crews remain on scene, however the flames are under control.
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September 18, 2024
Inside the feud between two Toronto arts organizations + an open door to a snap election
A $115,000 lawsuit dividing the arts scene, the Tories get a shot at a snap election and why want an aggressive rate cut.
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Suspect sought in three sex assaults in same west-end neighbourhood
A man is wanted in the trio of assaults, the latest on Monday, which began in June. All are reported to have occurred on Dupont Street.
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September 18, 2024
Chinese aircraft carrier comes closer than ever to Japan
TOKYO (AP) — A Chinese aircraft carrier entered Japan’s contiguous waters for the first time on Wednesday, leading Tokyo to convey its “seri...
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September 18, 2024
Trump and Harris are taking a brief break from campaigning in battleground states
Presidential candidates typically focus much of their travel on battleground states, but Donald Trump on Wednesday is taking his message to...
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September 18, 2024
Iconic Tupperware Brands seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Tupperware Brands, the company that revolutionized food storage decades ago, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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September 18, 2024
Dutch government led by hard right asks for formal opt-out from EU migration rules
BRUSSELS (AP) — The new Dutch government dominated by the far-right party of Geert Wilders officially asked the European Union for an exempt...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Vermont town official, his wife and her son found shot to death in their home
PAWLET, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont town official, his wife and her son were found shot to death in their home over the weekend, state police said.
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Cyprus’ top court sacks the government’s top accountant over misconduct
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ top court ordered Wednesday that the country's comptroller general be removed from his post for alleged misco...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — More than 100 wildfires stretched thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal on Wednesday, with sev...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Woman seriously injured, traffic disrupted after crash on Don Valley Parkway
Toronto police say the crash occurred near the off-ramp to Bayview Avenue and Bloor Street on the DVP a little before 5:30 a.m.
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Ukrainian drones strike a large military depot in a Russian town northwest of Moscow
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge blaze and prompti...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ yet local harvesters are barely surviving
UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom - Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homest...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Ukraine boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk released after brief detention in Poland
KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has been released after being briefly detained at Krakow airport in Poland,...
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September 18, 2024