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John Legend lends support as Florida felons get vote rights
MIAMI - Singer John Legend was on hand to lend support Friday as 18 former felons were granted the right to vote in what Miami officials called a simple and streamlined process. The ceremony in a Miam...
Nov 11, 2019
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as cyclone hits Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A strong cyclone made landfall early Sunday in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of people have moved to shelters across the low-lying delta nation's vast coastal region. Pac...
Nov 11, 2019
Canadians to mark Remembrance Day this morning
OTTAWA - Canadians will gather at cenotaphs and monuments across the country this morning to remember and honour those who took up arms - and in some cases paid the ultimate price - to defend this cou...
Nov 11, 2019
AP sources: Former Trump adviser John Bolton has a book deal
NEW YORK - Former national security adviser John Bolton has a book deal, The Associated Press has learned. The hawkish Bolton departed in September because of numerous foreign policy disagreements wit...
Nov 11, 2019
Chrissy Teigen honoured at Baby2Baby gala
CULVER CITY, Calif. - Chrissy Teigen said she felt honoured to receive an award at the Baby2Baby Gala, but her acceptance speech wasn't all about her achievement: "No kid should go hungry. No kid shou...
Nov 11, 2019
New York Rep. Peter King won't seek reelection in 2020
New York Rep. Peter King announced Monday he will not seek reelection in 2020. The 14-term Republican congressman said in a Facebook post that his commute was a main factor in his decision, saying he ...
Nov 11, 2019
Remembrance Day and Don Cherry's poppy rant; In-The-News for Nov. 11
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 11. What we are watching in Canada ... Ca...
Nov 11, 2019
Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaign
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Gambia filed a case Monday at the United Nations' highest court accusing Myanmar of genocide in its campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Lawyers for Gambia said in a...
Nov 11, 2019
Turkey starts returning IS fighters, deports US national
ANKARA, Turkey - A U.S. national who is a member of the Islamic State group has been deported home, a Turkish official said Monday, as Ankara began repatriating captured foreign IS fighters. Turkish I...
Nov 11, 2019
Hindus rejoice, Muslims deplore India court ruling on temple
NEW DELHI - India's Supreme Court ruled in favour of a Hindu temple on a disputed religious ground in the country's north and ordered that alternative land be given to Muslims to build a mosque - a ve...
Nov 10, 2019