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First day of school for 4-year-old UK Princess Charlotte
LONDON - Britain's Princess Charlotte had plenty of support on her first day of school - she was accompanied by older brother Prince George and her parents, Prince William and his wife Catherine, the ...
Sep 05, 2019
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon want asylum in Canada
BEIRUT - Waving Palestinian and Canadian flags, hundreds of Palestinian refugees gathered outside the Canadian Embassy in Beirut on Thursday requesting asylum in the North American country. Many among...
Sep 05, 2019
'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' UK PM loses brother from gov't
LONDON - "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" a 2000 Coen Brothers film starring George Clooney is a title that could be going through embattled British Prime Minister Johnson's mind. Britain's toxic divide o...
Sep 05, 2019
Johnson calls opponents cowardly, plans new election bid
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson kept up his push for an early election as a way to break Britain's Brexit impasse, as lawmakers moved to stop the U.K. leaving the European Union next month witho...
Sep 05, 2019
A re-energized Hurricane Dorian rakes the Southeast US coast
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Re-energized at 115 mph, Hurricane Dorian raked the Southeastern U.S. coast with howling, window-rattling winds and sideways rain Thursday, knocking out power to more than 200,000 h...
Sep 05, 2019
Rapper arrested on suspicion of assault in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Rapper Fetty Wap was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of assaulting three employees at a Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino, police said. The 28-year-old artist, whose real name is Willie ...
Sep 05, 2019
Florida man parks Smart car in kitchen so it won't blow away
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - It started as a light-hearted challenge between a Florida couple, can a Smart car fit into their kitchen? The answer: Yes it can. Patrick Eldridge parked his smart car in his kitc...
Sep 05, 2019
Alberta Justice Minister looking to speak with residents about rapid increase in rural crime
chatEDMONTON, AB. -Today is the first day of a province wide tour by Alberta's justice minister.Doug Schweitzer will be in Bragg Creek to begin what he's calling a consultation with Albertans over the...
Sep 05, 2019
Federal NDP want voters to hear they're 'In it for You' on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats have settled on "In it for You" as their English slogan for the upcoming federal election campaign. They're launching it with a new advertisement featuring leader Ja...
Sep 05, 2019
Turkey threatens to open gates for Syria refugees to go West
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to allow Syrian refugees to leave Turkey for Western countries unless a so-called "safe zone" inside Syria is established soon. E...
Sep 05, 2019