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Canadian men climb three spots to No. 70 in latest FIFA world rankings
Canada, on the strength of wins over Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, has moved up three places to No. 70 in the FIFA world rankings. The top six is unchanged with Belgium ahead of France, Brazil, Engl...
Apr 07, 2021
EU agency: Rare clots possibly linked to AstraZeneca shot
LONDON - The European Union's drug said Wednesday that it found a "possible link" between the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and a rare clotting disorder but recommended that vaccinations continue in...
Apr 07, 2021
Los Angeles sheriff will reveal cause of Tiger Woods crash
LOS ANGELES - The sheriff for Los Angeles County plans to announce Wednesday what caused golf icon Tiger Woods to crash an SUV in Southern California earlier this year. The athlete was seriously injur...
Apr 07, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays sign general manager Ross Atkins to five-year extension
Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins has signed a five-year contact extension with the club. The move comes three months after president Mark Shapiro also signed a five-year extension with th...
Apr 07, 2021
About 17 million view Baylor's championship win over Gonzaga
NEW YORK - Even an NCAA championship matchup between two widely acknowledged as the best men's college basketball teams in the country wasn't enough to set the television world afire. An estimated 16....
Apr 07, 2021
Will the Oscars be a 'who cares' moment as ratings dive?
NEW YORK - George Bradley used to love watching the Academy Awards. The 28-year-old Brit now living in San Diego would stay up late back home just to tune in. Though he's now in the right time zone, h...
Apr 07, 2021
About 17 million view Baylor's championship win over Gonzaga
NEW YORK - Even an NCAA championship matchup between two widely acknowledged as the best men's college basketball teams in the country wasn't enough to set the television world afire. An estimated 16....
Apr 07, 2021
US trade deficit jumps 4.8% to $71.1 billion in February
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The U.S. trade deficit grew to $71.1 billion in February, as a decline in exports more than offset a slight dip in imports. The February gap between what America buys from abroad ...
Apr 07, 2021
Russia: Navalny supporters denied prison visit and detained
MOSCOW - Supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were detained Tuesday outside a penal colony east of Moscow where the Kremlin critic is currently serving time. Navalny has been on hung...
Apr 07, 2021
Netanyahu asked to form new government, but faces long odds
JERUSALEM - Israel's president on Tuesday handed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the difficult task of trying to form a new government, giving the embattled Israeli leader a chance to extend his len...
Apr 07, 2021