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Are we alone? Nobel Prize goes to 3 who tackled cosmic query
WASHINGTON - They are two of the most fundamental questions not just of science, but of humanity: How did we get here? And are we alone? A Canadian-American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists split ...
Oct 10, 2019
With China rift ongoing, NBA says free speech remains vital
TOKYO - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league is not apologizing for Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's since-deleted tweet showing support for anti-government protesters in Hong Kon...
Oct 10, 2019
Police: Indonesia's security minister wounded in stabbing
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A knife-wielding man wounded Indonesia's security minister, a local police chief and another person in a western province on Thursday. Police said the attacker may have been influ...
Oct 10, 2019
Ukraine president: 'No blackmail' in conversation with Trump
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says there was "no blackmail" in the phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump that helped spark an impeachment inquiry. Responding Thursday t...
Oct 10, 2019
Singh's stance on Bill 21 called out by anti-hate group
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday he is trying to fight support for Bill 21, Quebec's controversial secularism law, among Quebecers by proving to them that a man who wears a turban d...
Oct 10, 2019
Greens look to Fredericton for potential eastern breakthrough on election night
FREDERICTON - In 2015, the Atlantic Canada election map was awash in red as the Liberals swept all of the region's 32 seats, but this year the Green party is hoping to build on recent provincial ...
Oct 10, 2019
Vancouver Canucks name centre Bo Horvat team's latest captain
VANCOUVER - Bo Horvat has been trying to hide the news for weeks. It's long been rumoured that the 24-year-old centre would be named the Vancouver Canucks new captain this season, but he worked desper...
Oct 10, 2019
Kendrick slam in 10th lifts Nats over Dodgers 7-3, into NLCS
LOS ANGELES - Howie Kendrick hit a tiebreaking grand slam off in the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals, boosted by a stunning rally against Clayton Kershaw, beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Wed...
Oct 09, 2019
Seoul says unclear if North will air World Cup qualifier
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea says it's unclear if North Korea will allow a live broadcast when it hosts the South's national soccer team for a World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang next Tuesday....
Oct 09, 2019
Torres leads Yankees to 5-1 win and sweep of Twins
MINNEAPOLIS - The last time the New York Yankees won the World Series, a full decade ago, Gleyber Torres was not yet a teenager in Venezuela. Boosted by an age-defiant performance by their 22-year-old...
Oct 09, 2019