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Alabama inmate defiant before execution for killing officer
ATMORE, Ala. - The convicted killer of a police officer used his final moments before being put to death to curse at the state of Alabama, raising his middle fingers in defiance at the start of a leth...
Oct 20, 2017
Australian car-making ends with last GM plant closing
CANBERRA, Australia - The last mass-produced car designed and built in Australia rolled off General Motors Co.’s production line in the industrial city of Adelaide on Friday as the nation reluct...
Oct 20, 2017
New Battle of the Alamo is brewing over Texas shrine revamp
SAN ANTONIO - Remember the Alamo? A new Texas battle is brewing over how best to do so. Land Commissioner George P. Bush is overseeing a 7-year revamp of the shrine where 189 Texas independence fighte...
Oct 20, 2017
John McCain memoir, 'The Restless Wave,' coming in April
NEW YORK - An upcoming memoir from Sen. John McCain has taken on new meaning since he first decided to write it. “The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciation...
Oct 20, 2017
Russia accuses US govt of pushing for its Olympic exclusion
MOSCOW - The Kremlin accused the U.S. government on Friday of pushing for Russia’s exclusion from the Olympics. A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin said the IOC was coming under pressur...
Oct 20, 2017
QuickList: September inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): ...
Oct 20, 2017
QuickList: September inflation rate for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluct...
Oct 20, 2017
Inflation accelerates to 1.6% in September; retail trade contracts in August
OTTAWA - The country’s annual inflation rate accelerated last month but economists believe it’s unlikely the increase will push the Bank of Canada to raise its key interest rate next week....
Oct 20, 2017
In rare move, pope prays for Malta after journalist is slain
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Friday joined the chorus of shock over the car bomb slaying of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, sending a note expressing his condolences to the ...
Oct 20, 2017
Man arrested near Denzel Washington movie set in Boston
BOSTON - Police say a man has been arrested near the set of the film “Equalizer 2” starring Denzel Washington for robbery and an attempted carjacking. WHDH-TV reports the suspect first too...
Oct 20, 2017