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Hong Kong lawmakers challenge mask ban as protests persist
HONG KONG - A group of pro-democracy Hong Kong legislators filed a legal challenge against the government's use of a colonial-era emergency law to criminalize the wearing of masks at rallies to quell ...
Oct 07, 2019
3 get Nobel Medicine prize for learning how cells use oxygen
STOCKHOLM - The 2019 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to scientists William G. Kaelin, Jr, Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza for their discoveries of "how cells sense and ...
Oct 07, 2019
Liberal platform adopts combative tone on dealing with provinces
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's combative attitude to some provincial premiers may not be just campaign rhetoric - his platform is promising to turn it into government policy if the Liberals ...
Oct 07, 2019
US troops start pullout from along Turkey's border in Syria
BEIRUT - U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces in Syria say American troops have begun withdrawing from areas along Turkey's border. This comes hours after the White House said U.S. forces in northeastern Sy...
Oct 07, 2019
Strasburg, Scherzer pitch Nats past Dodgers to even NLDS
LOS ANGELES - The bullpen gate swung open and out trotted ... Max Scherzer? Yep, Washington's ace surprised the Los Angeles Dodgers and even a few teammates in the eighth inning Friday night. "All the...
Oct 06, 2019
New York library exhibit to pay tribute to JD Salinger
NEW YORK - An upcoming exhibit at the New York Public Library will offer a look into the very private life of J.D. Salinger. From Oct. 18 to Jan 20, 2020, the library will show materials ranging from ...
Oct 06, 2019
White House: Turkey to invade Northern Syria
WASHINGTON - The White House said Sunday that Turkey will soon invade Northern Syria, renewing fears of a slaughter of Kurdish fighters allied with the U.S. in a yearslong campaign against the Islamic...
Oct 06, 2019
7 2-out runs in 6th lift LA past Nats 10-4 for 2-1 NLDS lead
WASHINGTON - Justin Turner's homer capped a startling and record-setting seven-run rally in the sixth inning as the Dodgers roughed up starter-turned-reliever Patrick Corbin, and Los Angeles beat the ...
Oct 06, 2019
LeMahieu, Yankees torment Twins again, 10-4 in ALDS opener
NEW YORK - New post-season, same old story for the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins. DJ LeMahieu homered and drove in four runs, Gleyber Torres broke a tie with a two-run double and the Yankees ex...
Oct 06, 2019
Rattlers women's soccer team wins first game in over three weeks
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It was a long time coming, but the Medicine Hat College Rattlers women's soccer team finally got back to their winning ways on Sunday.After a scoreless draw with the Olds College Br...
Oct 06, 2019 Photo courtesy of Medicine Hat College Rattlers