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Somali diaspora: Blast won't stop effort to rebuild homeland
MINNEAPOLIS - Like many Somalis displaced by decades of civil war, Mohamoud Elmi felt he had a duty to use what he learned in America to help rebuild his homeland. After getting a business administrat...
Oct 23, 2017
Doctor: Conjoined twins born in Gaza will need care abroad
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - A Palestinian doctor says a rare pair of conjoined twins born in the Gaza Strip is in good health, but will need treatment abroad. Dr. Allam Abu Hamda, a neonatal special...
Oct 23, 2017
Macron's dog pees on Elysee Palace fireplace as cameras roll
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron’s dog Nemo interrupted a meeting his master was having with members of his government when he urinated against a fireplace in the Elysee Palace. French T...
Oct 23, 2017
Millions return to poverty in Brazil, eroding 'boom' decade
RIO DE JANEIRO - When Leticia Miranda had a job selling newspapers on the streets, she earned about $160 a month, just enough to pay for a tiny apartment she shared with her 8-year-old son in a poor n...
Oct 23, 2017
Trial in killing of Iowa teenager to focus on gender motive
BURLINGTON, Iowa - Retired nurse Jenna Sansone said it was a normal night in the quiet eastern Iowa neighbourhood where she lives on a hill above the Mississippi River. Then she heard the “bang-...
Oct 23, 2017
New flight paths lead to airplane noise complaints across US
PHOENIX - Airliners began flying over Twila Lake’s bungalow-style house in a historic district three years ago, taking off every one to two minutes from the Phoenix airport and roaring over her ...
Oct 23, 2017
Nova Scotia's new cyberbullying legislation 'too cautious,' expert says
HALIFAX - A new Nova Scotia law replacing anti-cyberbullying legislation struck down in the courts two years ago is moving forward unchanged, against the advice of legal experts who say it will be cos...
Oct 23, 2017
Maori All Blacks name touring rugby squad to face Canada in Vancouver
TORONTO - The Maori All Blacks have named 10 new caps in their squad to face Canada in Vancouver next month. Hawke’s Bay hooker Ash Dixon will captain the storied invitational rugby side. The ne...
Oct 23, 2017
Activism can help defeat 'illiberal' forces trying to destroy democracies: Clinton
MONTREAL - Citizens in the West must continue standing up for minority rights in order to help fight off the forces trying to destabilize democracies around the world, Hillary Clinton said Monday on t...
Oct 23, 2017
Jagr out of Calgary Flames lineup with injury, Jankowski recalled
CALGARY - First delay and now interruption has grounded Jaromir Jagr’s launch as a Calgary Flame. A lower-body injury sustained in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild put the 45-year...
Oct 23, 2017