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Eminem drops surprise album, advocates changes to gun laws
Rapper Eminem once again dropped a surprise album, releasing "Music to Be Murdered By" on Friday - along with a video that calls for changes to gun laws. The follow-up to 2018's "Kamikaze" - also rele...
Jan 17, 2020
Scarlett Johansson, Sterling K. Brown among SAGs presenters
LOS ANGELES - Scarlett Johansson, Sterling K. Brown and Taika Waititi will be up for Screen Actors Guild Awards and also handing them out at Sunday's ceremony. They're part of a new batch of SAG Award...
Jan 17, 2020
US industrial production fell 0.3% in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. industrial production fell 0.3% in December, as unseasonably warm weather reduced demand for heating from utilities. The Federal Reserve said Friday that total industrial production ...
Jan 17, 2020
Australian Open qualifiers battling extreme conditions because of wildfires
ADELAIDE, Australia - Tennis players competing in the Australian Open qualifying tournament finally got some relief Wednesday from the tiny, noxious smoke particles that made many feel like their...
Jan 17, 2020
Russian prime minister submits resignation to Putin
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a constitutional overhaul Wednesday to boost the powers of parliament and the Cabinet, a move signalling Putin's intention to carve out a new positio...
Jan 17, 2020
US housing construction jumps 16.9% in December
WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes surged in December to the highest level in 13 years, capping a year in which falling mortgage rates and a strong labour market helped lift the prospects of the h...
Jan 17, 2020
Airliner crash a mistake that pleased Iran’s enemies: Supreme Leader Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader says that the downing of a civilian airliner leaving Tehran was a bitter accident that saddened Iran and made its enemies happy. In a rare sermon at Friday prayers in Tehran, Aya...
Jan 17, 2020
Airliner crash a mistake that pleased Iran’s enemies: Supreme Leader Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader says that the downing of a civilian airliner leaving Tehran was a bitter accident that saddened Iran and made its enemies happy. In a rare sermon at Friday prayers in Tehran, Aya...
Jan 17, 2020
Drury leads host Canadian ski cross team into chilly World Cup at Nakiska
NAKISKA, Alta. - It's too cold for penguins, but not for ski cross racer Kevin Drury. A cold front enveloping Alberta this week cancelled penguin walks at the Calgary Zoo, where to...
Jan 17, 2020
Votto, Morneau backing Canada's Walker ahead of Hall of Fame vote reveal
Joey Votto admittedly didn't pay much attention to fellow Canadian Larry Walker during his 17-year playing career. It wasn't until after the 1997 National League MVP reti...
Jan 17, 2020