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Canada's Milos Raonic defeats Reilly Opelka, advances to next round at Wimbledon
Canada's Milos Raonic is off to the round of 16 at Wimbledon. The No. 15 seed from Thornhill, Ont., defeated American Reilly Opelka 7-6 (1), 6-2, 6-1 in a third-round match on Friday. Raonic, the 2016...
Jul 05, 2019
Indian political scion Rahul Gandhi resigns as party leader
NEW DELHI - Rahul Gandhi resigned Wednesday as president of India's opposition Congress party, long led by his politically powerful family, to take responsibility for its crushing defeat in recent ele...
Jul 05, 2019
Dog gon' good time, first Wiener Dog Derby to be held at Evergreen Park
A new event has been added to the horse races at Evergreen Park July 21 - a Wiener Dog Derby.Natalie Tremblay, Evergreen Park Wiener Dog Race Coordinator says there are wiener dog races at many tracks...
Jul 05, 2019 Copper, a wiener dog from Grande Prairie
Vancouver Whitecaps need 'perfect game' to down Los Angeles FC: coach
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are one of just two teams to have beaten the top squad in Major League Soccer this season, and they know repeating the feat won't be easy. Los Angeles FC (12-2...
Jul 05, 2019
Ibrahimovic scores twice, Galaxy beat Toronto FC 2-0
CARSON, Calif. - Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice, Efrain lvarez had an assist in his first MLS start and the LA Galaxy beat Toronto FC 2-0 on Thursday night. The 17-year-old lvarez curled in a wide cr...
Jul 05, 2019
Turkey: 3 killed in explosion near border with Syria
ANKARA, Turkey - A bomb went off in a car near Turkey's border with Syria on Friday, killing three Syrians who were inside the vehicle, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters. The blast...
Jul 05, 2019
BMW CEO to step down in wake of disappointing earnings
FRANKFURT - BMW CEO Harald Krueger is stepping down in the wake of the luxury automaker's weakest earnings performance in a decade. The Germany company said Friday that Krueger, 53, would not seek an ...
Jul 05, 2019
In the news today, July 5
Three stories in the news for Friday, July 5 --- TRUDEAU SHOOTS BACK AT CHINA'S 'NAIVE' CLAIM Justin Trudeau says U.S. President Donald Trump did make good on his pledge to raise the pl...
Jul 05, 2019
In the news today, July 3
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, July 3 --- CORRUPTION IN UKRAINE HURTS REFORM: U.S. ENVOY Ukraine's weak judicial system is hurting the country's prospects for reform, which is the o...
Jul 05, 2019
At Tehran symphony, music lovers seek escape from reality
TEHRAN, Iran - Aficionados of Western classical music have carved out a niche for themselves in Iran, where cultural expression remains tightly controlled by strict rules imposed after the 1979 Islami...
Jul 05, 2019