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September 16, 2024
Trial starts for French citizen accused of unlawfully collecting military information in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — The trial of a French citizen arrested in Russia on charges of unlawfully collecting information on military issues started Mo...
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September 16, 2024
Man dead after York police carry out search warrant in Etobicoke
Ontario’s police watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit, has taken over the investigation.
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September 16, 2024
An Iowa shootout leaves a fleeing suspect dead and 2 police officers injured
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A shooting early Monday left two Iowa police officers hospitalized and a suspect dead, Des Moines police said.
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September 16, 2024
The presidential campaign moves forward after another apparent attempt on Trump’s life
NEW YORK (AP) — Monday marks 50 days until the 2024 presidential election in a campaign that was already among the most turbulent in America...
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September 16, 2024
Putin orders military to boost troop numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million as Ukraine fighting continues
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000 to a tot...
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September 16, 2024
281 inmates escape after floods brought down prison’s walls in northeast Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities said 281 inmates escaped after devastating floods brought down a prison’s walls in the country's...
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September 16, 2024
The number of people killed in Haiti after a tanker truck exploded rises to 26
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The number of people killed after a tanker truck carrying gasoline exploded in southern Haiti over the weekend...
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September 16, 2024
Tropical Storm Gordon weakens to a depression
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Gordon has weakened to a depression as it swirls through open waters in the Atlantic.
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September 16, 2024
Columnists resign from the Jewish Chronicle over allegations Gaza articles were fabricated
LONDON (AP) — Three prominent columnists have resigned from the newspaper Jewish Chronicle over allegations it published fabricated articles...
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September 16, 2024
Lutherans in Walz’s Minnesota put potlucks before politics during divisive election season
KENYON, Minnesota (AP) — Serving coffee after Sunday worship outside Holden Lutheran Church, Jeff Davidson said he remains anchored in the c...
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September 16, 2024
Tropical storm conditions expected for parts of the Carolinas as disturbance approaches coast
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical storm conditions were expected along a stretch of the U.S. Southeast seacoast and the system bringing gusty winds, hea...
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September 16, 2024
Child trapped between boulders for 9 hours rescued by firefighters in New Hampshire
WINDSOR, N.H. (AP) — Rescuers came to the aid of a child who became wedged between two boulders and was trapped for more than nine hours, a...
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September 16, 2024
Today’s byelections could be a preview of things to come + a modular housing project left to rot
Byelections in Montreal and Winnipeg, a stalled modular housing project and a second attempt on Trump’s life.
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September 16, 2024
Moroccan authorities stop migration attempt into Spanish enclave of Ceuta
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan security forces stopped groups of people who sought to force their way across the border into Spain’s North A...
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September 16, 2024
Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they downed another US-made MQ-9 Reaper drone
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed Monday that they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone, with vi...
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September 16, 2024
The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday.
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September 16, 2024
Flooding in Central Europe leaves 5 dead in Poland and 1 in Czech Republic
PRAGUE (AP) — Massive flooding in Central Europe killed five more people in Poland and one in Czech Republic, officials said Monday.
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September 16, 2024
Flooding in Central Europe leaves 4 dead in Poland and 1 in the Czech Republic
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Heavy flooding pounded Central Europe on Monday, killing four more people in Poland and one in the Czech Republic.
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September 16, 2024
Papua New Guinea violence leaves between 20 and 50 people dead, UN official says
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea has left between 20 and 50 people dead, a United Nations offic...
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September 16, 2024
Strongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai and knocks out power to some homes
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked o...
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September 16, 2024
A shy penguin wins New Zealand’s bird election after a campaign filled with memes and tattoos
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It's noisy, smelly, shy — and New Zealand’s bird of the year.
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September 16, 2024
How Connie Chung launched a generation of Asian American girls named ‘Connie’ - and had no idea
NEW YORK (AP) — Some public figures are honored with namesake buildings or monuments. Veteran broadcaster Connie Chung has a strain of marij...
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September 16, 2024
Toronto’s modular home projects were supposed to be a quick way to ease its housing crisis. So why is Willowdale’s rotting in a warehouse?
A supportive housing development on Cummer Avenue remains unbuilt after more than three years, while a similar project in East York has been...
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September 16, 2024
A French EU commissioner resigns after attacking the leadership of top official Ursula von der Leyen
BRUSSELS (AP) — An influential French member of the European Union’s powerful executive branch resigned on Monday, calling into question the...
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September 16, 2024
UN official says between 20 and 50 people have been killed in Papua New Guinea violence
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Between 20 and 50 people have been killed in violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea, a United Nations...
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September 16, 2024
B.C. municipal leaders gather to talk infrastructure, addiction, emergency management
VANCOUVER - The president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities says communities have billions of dollars worth of infrastructure that will ne...
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September 16, 2024
Typhoon floods roads with water and broken tree branches in Shanghai
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked o...
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September 16, 2024
Verdict expected in rape trial for former military leader Haydn Edmundson
OTTAWA - An Ottawa judge is set to deliver a verdict this morning in the sexual assault trial for former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson.
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September 16, 2024
Voters head to the polls for byelections in Montreal and Winnipeg
OTTAWA - Canadians in two federal ridings are choosing their next member of Parliament today, and political parties are closely watching the...
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September 16, 2024
Ontario considers further expanding pharmacists’ scope to include more minor ailments
TORONTO - Ontario is proposing to further expand pharmacists' scope of practice by adding to the list of minor ailments they can assess, all...
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September 16, 2024
Judge to release decision in sexual assault trial of former military leader Edmundson
Edmundson was the head of the military's personnel in 2021 when he was accused of raping a woman while they were deployed together back in 1...
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September 16, 2024
Islamic State claims responsibility for weekend bombing that killed 2 police officers in Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the weekend bombing that killed two police officials in restive s...
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September 16, 2024
Typhoon knocks out power to some homes in Shanghai as it weakens inland
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 knocked out power to some homes and injured at least one per...
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September 16, 2024
Trump was on the links taking a breather from the campaign. Then the Secret Service saw a rifle
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sunday was to be a day of relative rest for Donald Trump, a rare breather this deep into a presidential campaign. Aside fr...
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September 16, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes kill 16 in Gaza, including 4 children, Palestinians say
Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed 16 people in the Gaza Strip, including five women and four children.
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September 16, 2024
Apparent attempt on Trump’s life raises questions about how it could have happened again
NEW YORK (AP) — An apparent attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump as he played golf in Florida has rocked a presidential camp...
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September 16, 2024
Could YOU pass a citizenship test?
Immigrants seeking to become United States citizens have to show a working knowledge of the nation’s history and how the federal government...
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September 16, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becomes a frequent campaigner for Donald Trump
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Three weeks after dropping his independent presidential campaign, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has become a ubiquitous campa...
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September 16, 2024
Democrats put up $25 million to reach voters in 10 states in fierce fight for Senate majority
ATLANTA (AP) — Trying to defend their narrow Senate majority with a challenging slate of contests on Republican-leaning turf, Democrats are...
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September 16, 2024
Is ‘Judge Judy’ on the Supreme Court? Lack of civics knowledge leads to colleges filling the gap
BLUFFTON, South Carolina (AP) — On the first day of his American National Government class, Prof. Kevin Dopf asks how many of his students a...
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September 16, 2024
Hillary Clinton takes stock of life’s wins and losses in a memoir inspired by a Joni Mitchell lyric
NEW YORK (AP) — At the end of her new memoir, Hillary Clinton offers up what sounds like a far-off wish: “I hope I’m alive to see the United...
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September 16, 2024
New York officials to release new renderings of possible Gilgo Beach victim
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (AP) — Law enforcement officials are set to release new information Monday about one of the victims whose remains were found...
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September 16, 2024
Florida hospitals ask immigrants about their legal status. Texas will try it next
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — For three days, the staff of an Orlando medical clinic encouraged a woman with abdominal pain who called the triage li...
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September 16, 2024
Another apparent attempt on Trump’s life raises questions about how it could have happened again
NEW YORK (AP) — A second apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump — this time as he played golf in Florida — has rock...
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September 16, 2024
Death toll rises as torrential rain and flooding force evacuations in Central Europe
PRAGUE (AP) — The death toll was rising in Central European countries on Sunday after days of heavy rains caused widespread flooding and for...
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September 16, 2024
4 wounded at Brooklyn train station when officers shoot man wielding knife
NEW YORK (AP) — Four people were wounded at a Brooklyn train station Sunday when police officers shot at a man threatening them with a knife...
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September 16, 2024
Earthquakes shake deep below northern British Columbia coast
HAIDA GWAII, BRITISH COLUMBIA - The northern British Columbia coast was rattled by two earthquakes below the ocean floor on Sunday.
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September 16, 2024
5 things to know about the apparent assassination attempt on Trump at one of his golf courses
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is safe following what the FBI says "appears to be an attempted assassination” wh...
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September 15, 2024
Weekend progress made against Southern California wildfires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters gained further ground over the weekend against three Southern California wildfires as authorities in norther...
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September 15, 2024