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Harry Potter removed from Tennessee Catholic school library
NASHVILLE - A Catholic school in Tennessee has removed the Harry Potter books from its library after the school's priest decided they could cause a reader to conjure evil spirits. In an email obtained...
Sep 04, 2019
Camargo, Donaldson hit HRs as Braves beat Blue Jays 6-3
ATLANTA - With Bobby Cox in the house, the Atlanta Braves found instant extra motivation. Josh Donaldson and Johan Camargo hit two-run homers and Mike Soroka snapped a streak of eight starts without a...
Sep 04, 2019
Ticats post second-half rally to register Labour Day victory over Argos
HAMILTON - First Dane Evans and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats stopped beating themselves, then they continued their Labour Day domination of the Toronto Argonauts. Evans completed 19-of-20 second-half ...
Sep 04, 2019
Lawsuit says forcing gas stations to display anti-carbon tax stickers is illegal
TORONTO - A civil rights group is asking the courts to declare an Ontario law mandating anti-carbon tax stickers on gas pumps to be illegal. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says the Stic...
Sep 04, 2019
Bencic beats Vekic to move into US Open semifinals
NEW YORK - Belinda Bencic wore down Donna Vekic and advanced to her first Grand Slam semifinal with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory Wednesday at the U.S. Open. Coming off her upset of top-ranked Naomi Osaka in...
Sep 04, 2019
Tigers sign prospect Teague Patton to standard player agreement
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Tigers have signed their third prospect this week in the days following training camp.The team announced Wednesday morning forward Teague Patton had agreed to a sta...
Sep 04, 2019 Teague Patton is interview by CHAT Television following team practice on Tuesday (photo by Colton Mckee)
911 audio details scene after crash that injured Kevin Hart
LOS ANGELES - A 911 call released Wednesday describes the moments after Kevin Hart was seriously injured after his muscle car crashed on a mountainous Southern California roadway. The witness describe...
Sep 04, 2019
Feds: Man sold rapper Mac Miller drugs before overdose death
LOS ANGELES - A man has been charged with selling counterfeit opioid pills to Mac Miller two days before the rapper died of an overdose. The Drug Enforcement Agency says in a statement that 23-year-ol...
Sep 04, 2019
Toro's former coach elated by Canadian's role in Verlander no-hitter
Abraham Toro's former coach wasn't surprised to see the Canadian launch the home run into the Rogers Centre stands that gave Justin Verlander some run support during his latest no-hitter aga...
Sep 04, 2019
Prominent DC lawyer acquitted in foreign lobbying case
WASHINGTON - A prominent Washington, D.C., attorney who served in the Obama White House has been found not guilty of lying to the Justice Department about work he did for the government of Ukraine. Th...
Sep 04, 2019