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Turkey rejects claims of sexist snub towards von der Leyen
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey on Thursday strongly rejected accusations that it snubbed Ursula von der Leyen - one of the European Union's most powerful executives - because of her gender after a protocol g...
Apr 8, 2021
Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech
A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its executives, saying CEO Mark Zuckerberg made "false and deceptive" statements to Congress when he said the giant social network removes hate speech and ot...
Apr 8, 2021
Biden orders gun control actions -- but they show his limits
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden put on a modest White House ceremony Thursday to announce a half-dozen executive actions to combat what he called an "epidemic and an international embarrassment" of g...
Apr 8, 2021
Authorities: NFL player Phillip Adams killed 5, then himself
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Former NFL player Phillip Adams fatally shot five people, including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two grandchildren before killing himself early Thursday. York County Sherif...
Apr 8, 2021
OJ Simpson, Las Vegas Strip hotel settle defamation case
LAS VEGAS - O.J. Simpson and a Las Vegas hotel-casino have settled a lawsuit alleging that unnamed employees defamed Simpson by telling a celebrity news site he had been banned from the property in No...
Apr 8, 2021
Northern Ireland leaders seek calm after violence escalates
BELFAST, Ireland - Authorities in Northern Ireland sought to restore calm Thursday after Protestant and Catholic youths in Belfast hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other....
Apr 8, 2021
Amazon takes early lead as union vote count gets underway
Vote counting in the union push at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, is underway but a winner may not be determined until Friday. By Thursday evening, the count was tilting heavily against the...
Apr 8, 2021
AHS prepares to launch Connect Care Wave 3 in North Zone
Alberta Health Services is preparing to launch Connect Care Wave 3 on the west side of the North Zone this weekend. Connect Care is a clinical platform that supports AHS healthcare providers and enabl...
Apr 8, 2021
Variant of concerns now dominant COVID-19 strain in Alberta
During her news conference on Thursday afternoon, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced that variants of concern are now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in Alberta."By...
Apr 8, 2021
Kenney says regional restrictions discussed, but not an option right now
Premier Jason Kenney says the provincial government has considered regional public health restrictions for Alberta's fight against COVID-19, but it's not an option at this time.Kenney said Thursday th...
Apr 8, 2021