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Big-ticket dreams spurred by $1 billion Powerball jackpot, but expert warns: Take is slow
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - With the Powerball jackpot topping $1 billion for this week's drawing, millions of people across the country will be lining up at convenience stores, grocery and gas station counter...
Jul 18, 2023
Senator's convoy rant breached ethics code, watchdog says apology not sufficient
OTTAWA - The Senate ethics watchdog has found Conservative Sen. Michael MacDonald violated the code of conduct during the "Freedom Convoy" protest in February 2022. The Nova Scotia senator was caught ...
Jul 18, 2023
Consolation 69-run win for England in final Women's Ashes ODI against Australia
TAUNTON, England (AP) - Nat Sciver-Brunt hit another century as England claimed a Women's Ashes series draw with a 69-run win over Australia under the DLS method in the final one-day international at ...
Jul 18, 2023
Police haul more items from home of man charged in Gilgo Beach killings
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Police carted more boxes of potential evidence Tuesday out of the Long Island home of Rex Heuermann, who has been charged with killing at least three women and leaving the...
Jul 18, 2023
RCMP officers' group says Mounties shouldn't be 'scapegoats' in police shortage
VANCOUVER - The voice for almost 20,000 RCMP says its members should not be used as "political pawns" in the dispute between the British Columbia government and the City of Surrey over its policing si...
Jul 18, 2023
Georgia's Kirby Smart says complacency is the biggest threat to the Bulldogs' three-peat hopes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kirby Smart says complacency is the biggest challenge his Georgia Bulldogs face while trying to add a third straight national football championship. Smart and his Bulldogs also...
Jul 18, 2023
Bandits assistant coach leaving to pursue playing career
BROOKS, AB - Two months after helping the Brooks Bandits to an AJHL and national title one of the team's coaches is stepping out from behind the bench to chase a hockey career on the ice. The team ann...
Jul 18, 2023
Kansas' governor gets to defend birth certificate changes in court, a judge rules
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A federal judge is considering Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's arguments that a new Kansas law rolling back transgender rights doesn't bar the state from changing the sex listing on ...
Jul 18, 2023
Judge refuses to toss discrimination lawsuits over Georgia voting districts
ATLANTA (AP) - A judge has refused to dismiss lawsuits alleging Georgia's congressional and legislative districts illegally discriminate against Black voters. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled Mon...
Jul 18, 2023
Quarterback Chad Kelly having fun playing football with Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Chad Kelly is having fun again playing football. Kelly is a big reason why Toronto (4-0) is the CFL's only unbeaten team. On Friday night, the former Ole Miss star was a tidy 21-of-25 passin...
Jul 18, 2023