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Some states honouring indigenous people instead of Columbus
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A handful of states are celebrating their first Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday as part of a trend to move away from a day honouring Christopher Columbus. From Minnesota to Vermon...
Oct 15, 2019
Trio of power-play goals lifts Vancouver Canucks to 5-1 win over Red Wings
VANCOUVER - A potent power play scored a trio of goals for the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, leading the home team to a 5-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. J.T. Miller had a pair o...
Oct 15, 2019
China's trade with US shrinks again in September
BEIJING - China's trade with the United States fell by double digits again in September amid a tariff war that threatens to tip the global economy into recession. Exports to the United States, China's...
Oct 15, 2019
Chaos as Hong Kong lawmakers thwart leader's annual address
HONG KONG - In chaotic scenes, furious pro-democracy lawmakers twice forced Hong Kong's leader to stop delivering a speech laying out her policy objectives and then clamoured for her to resign after s...
Oct 15, 2019
Steelers' Conner scores 2 TDs, Hodges wins first start
CARSON, Calif. - Pittsburgh's Devlin Hodges walked into the stadium properly attired for his first NFL start. He was wearing a T-shirt with a duck on it that read "I'm The Boss," befitting his nicknam...
Oct 15, 2019
Wild-card Nationals head to World Series with sweep of Cards
WASHINGTON - It was merely the first inning, yet fans kept rising out of their seats to applaud or yell or twirl their red towels, to chant "Let's go, Nats!" and "M-V-P!" and various players' names, e...
Oct 15, 2019
Vietnam bans Hollywood's 'Abominable' Over S. China Sea map
HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam has pulled the Hollywood animation movie "Abominable" from theatres for featuring a scene with a map containing the controversial South China Sea nine-dash line, state media r...
Oct 15, 2019
Dvorak scores two, Schmaltz has three points to lead Coyotes over Jets
WINNIPEG - Christian Dvorak scored a pair of goals as the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Jets 4-2 on Tuesday for a rare victory in Winnipeg. The Coyotes had lost 10 straight games in Winnipeg since the ...
Oct 15, 2019
Reddick: Yankees fans 'disrespectful' for throwing debris
NEW YORK - Houston Astros right fielder Josh Reddick called out Yankees fans for tossing water bottles, baseballs and other objects on the field during New York's 4-1 loss in the AL Championship Serie...
Oct 15, 2019
Aston-Reese's three-point night powers Penguins to 7-2 rout of Jets
WINNIPEG - Injuries may have led to a simpler game for the Pittsburgh Penguins but it worked on Sunday night, as they powered past the Winnipeg Jets 7-2. "It's pretty sound evidence that it'...
Oct 15, 2019