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Corey Feldman charged with pot possession in Louisiana
MANGHAM, La. - Police in Louisiana say actor and musician Corey Feldman has been charged with misdemeanour marijuana possession and driving with a suspended license after his tour bus was pulled over ...
Oct 23, 2017
WADA investigating claims of systematic doping in China
BERLIN - The World Anti-Doping Agency is looking into allegations made by a German broadcaster that Chinese athletes benefited from systematic doping in the 1980s and 90s. “The allegations were ...
Oct 23, 2017
Fallen soldier's widow: 'Nothing to say' to Trump
MIAMI - The pregnant widow of a fallen U.S. soldier on Monday contradicted President Donald Trump’s account of his phone call about her husband’s death and said what he told her “mad...
Oct 23, 2017
Well-known Moscow journalist stabbed by attacker; in coma
MOSCOW - A well-known journalist for Russia’s top independent radio station was stabbed in the throat Monday by an attacker who burst into her studio - the latest in a string of attacks on journ...
Oct 23, 2017
Bears killed after biting, scratching two people in Mission, B.C.
MISSION, B.C. - Two people have been injured by a bear that broke into a home in Mission, B.C. Murray Smith with the provincial Conservation Officer Service says a Mission resident heard a commotion i...
Oct 23, 2017
Senate advances $36.5 billion disaster relief package
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Monday gave a preliminary OK to a $36.5 billion hurricane relief package that would provide Puerto Rico with a much-needed infusion of cash and keep the federal flood insura...
Oct 23, 2017
Donors pledge $228M in new funds for UN's Rohingya appeal
GENEVA - U.N. humanitarian agencies said a pledging conference held Monday raised $228 million in new funds to aid Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, as governments and international organizations chipp...
Oct 23, 2017
UK's Johnson urges North Korea to 'change course' on nukes
LONDON - British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Monday that nobody wants armed conflict over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, but that U.S. President Donald Trump is right to keep the opti...
Oct 23, 2017
Catalan parliament to respond to Spain's planned takeover
BARCELONA, Spain - Catalonia’s regional parliament plans to hold a debate this week on the Spanish prime minister’s plan to take direct control of the region - a session many fear could le...
Oct 23, 2017
Nova Scotia vineyards flourish, for now, as temperatures grow warmer
HALIFAX - The skies have been brilliant blue in Nova Scotia wine country this October, the vines heavy with grapes, and winemakers like Sean Sears are seeing crops they could only vaguely hope for in ...
Oct 23, 2017