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Neymar representatives deny links to big Brazil party
SAO PAULO - Representatives for soccer superstar Neymar are trying to distance him from claims he has flouted pandemic warnings with a huge, multiday New Year's bash at or near his home in Brazil whil...
Dec 30, 2020
Neymar representatives deny links to big Brazil party
SAO PAULO - Representatives for soccer superstar Neymar are trying to distance him from claims he has flouted pandemic warnings with a huge, multiday New Year's bash at or near his home in Brazil whil...
Dec 30, 2020
City's Sports Wall of Fame names its next two inductees
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Sports Wall of Fame will welcome two new inductees in 2021.Bill Page and the Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds will be added to the wall at the Family Leisure Centre next ...
Dec 30, 2020
Conservative MP Phil McColeman says he won't seek re-election
OTTAWA - A long-time Conservative MP says he won't seek re-election when the next federal vote comes around. Phil McColeman made the announcement in a social media post. He says it has been a privileg...
Dec 30, 2020
Sheriff: 4 dead in Houston domestic violence shooting
HOUSTON - Four people were killed at a Houston home Wednesday in what authorities said was likely a domestic violence shooting that included a man firing at police before turning a gun on himself. Off...
Dec 30, 2020
Trebek's last new 'Jeopardy!' episodes airing with a tribute
LOS ANGELES - The final new "Jeopardy!" episodes hosted by Alex Trebek will air next week, with highlights that promise to be memorable. The first of the five episodes will air Monday and start with T...
Dec 30, 2020
Well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino found in Siberia
MOSCOW - A well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino with many of its internal organs still intact has been recovered from permafrost in Russia's extreme north. Russian media reported Wednesday that the car...
Dec 30, 2020
Missouri senator to contest Electoral College win for Biden
WASHINGTON - Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said Wednesday he will raise objections next week when Congress meets to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the election, forcing House and Senate vote...
Dec 30, 2020
Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from COVID-19
BATON ROUGE, La. - The death of a newly elected U.S. representative from Louisiana of complications related to COVID-19 stunned the state's political circles Wednesday and became the latest brutal rem...
Dec 30, 2020
US stocks rise in afternoon trading as 2020 winds down
U.S. stocks are broadly higher in afternoon trading Wednesday as the effort to develop and distribute vaccines to fight the virus pandemic ramps up. The gains put the market back on positive footing f...
Dec 30, 2020