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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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
EU warns deadly flooding and wildfires show climate breakdown is fast becoming the norm
BRUSSELS (AP) — Devastating floods through much of Central Europe and deadly wildfires in Portugal are joint proof of a “climate breakdown”...
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September 18, 2024
Now a Roe advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Harris campaign ad
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her stor...
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September 18, 2024
This urban farm is an oasis in Toronto’s northwest. Their next step is to be a cooking hub
The farm at Jane and Finch plans to expand its kitchen to meet rising demand for fresh produce and food entrepreneur support.
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September 18, 2024
A student attending a Japanese school in China is attacked and a suspect is in custody
BEIJING (AP) — A 10-year-old student attending a Japanese school in southern China was attacked Wednesday and a suspect is in custody, offic...
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September 18, 2024
Zoos need to become more involved in conservation than entertainment: zoo conference
CALGARY - Zoos and aquariums around the world need to undergo an evolution from just focusing on entertainment to conservation in order to r...
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September 18, 2024
New Brunswick man suffers heart attack in hospital parking lot as E.R. closes
FREDERICTON - Grant Jordan was driving to a friend's house on Aug. 31 when he started feeling tightness in his chest. He immediately returne...
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September 18, 2024
Liberals, NDP hope to unseat PCs in Bay of Quinte provincial byelection
TORONTO - Voters in an eastern Ontario riding head to the polls Thursday in a provincial byelection that may end up being a tighter race tha...
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September 18, 2024
Washington gubernatorial debate pits attorney general vs. ex-sheriff who helped nab serial killer
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down the Green River serial killer are...
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September 18, 2024
New Jersey voters are set to pick a successor to late congressman in special election
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Voters in northern New Jersey are set to settle a special U.S. House election to fill the seat that opened when Rep. Do...
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September 18, 2024
The UN will vote on a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly will vote Wednesday on a Palestinian resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful pres...
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September 18, 2024
Speaker Johnson takes another crack at spending bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that links the funding of the federal governme...
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September 18, 2024
Man who sold fentanyl-laced pill liable for $5.8 million in death of young female customer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 2019, Brandon McDowell was contacted by a sophomore in college who asked to buy Percocet, a prescription painkiller.
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September 18, 2024
A Mississippi Confederate monument covered for 4 years is moved
GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure tha...
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September 18, 2024
New program will help inmates earn high school diplomas with tablets
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A top supplier of digital devices in U.S. prisons is launching a new program to help incarcerated individuals earn...
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September 18, 2024
John Thune is striving to be the next Republican Senate leader, but can he rise in Trump’s GOP?
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — The gold-leafed ceilings and crystal chandeliers of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort are a long way from the small tow...
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September 18, 2024