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Former NFL player Glenn Foster dies after arrest in Alabama
REFORM, Ala. (AP) - Alabama authorities are investigating after former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr. died in custody following a high-speed chase that resulted in his arrest and then a fight involving o...
Dec 08, 2021
Opening statements begin at Minnesota officer's trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Opening statements have begun at the manslaughter trial of the Minnesota police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright. Jurors will be presented starkly different views of ...
Dec 08, 2021
UK plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday no U.K. government minister will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, calling it "effectively" a diplomatic boycott. Johnson was asked ...
Dec 08, 2021
Mercedes F1 team and firm end deal opposed by fire survivors
LONDON (AP) - Building materials maker Kingspan said it had agreed with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One racing team to end a partnership deal after protests from the families of people who died ...
Dec 08, 2021
UK plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday no U.K. government minister will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, calling it "effectively" a diplomatic boycott. Johnson was asked ...
Dec 08, 2021
Olaf Scholz voted in to replace Merkel as Germany's leader
BERLIN (AP) - Germany's parliament has elected Olaf Scholz as the country's ninth post-World War II chancellor, opening a new era for the European Union's most populous nation after Angela Merkel's 16...
Dec 08, 2021
Democracy summit, Chinese firm loses bid pausing Ottawa order: In The News for Dec. 8
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 Dec. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 08, 2021
Helicopter carrying Indian military chief crashes
NEW DELHI (AP) - An Indian army helicopter carrying the country's military chief crashed Wednesday in southern Tamil Nadu state, the air force said. It did not say whether Chief of Defense Staff Bipin...
Dec 08, 2021
U.S., where democracy is under siege, hosts global two-day summit on … democracy
WASHINGTON - The United States - once a shining example of democracy's virtues, now a glaring case study into its hair-trigger fault lines - hosts like-minded countries from around the world Thursday ...
Dec 08, 2021
Rebuffing ransomware: How to prevent your organization from becoming a victim
OTTAWA - Cybercriminals have zeroed in on a lucrative tactic, holding the digital files of crucial enterprises hostage until a hefty fee is paid, often in hard-to-trace virtual currency. The federal g...
Dec 08, 2021