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Judge tosses out Trump challenge to tax return turnover
NEW YORK - A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump's challenge to the release of his tax returns for a New York state criminal probe, saying on Monday that he could not grant such a "categoric...
Oct 07, 2019
Thousands show up for free Kanye West "service" in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY - Thousands of people showed up to an outdoor shopping centre in Utah to see rapper Kanye West perform what he calls a worship service. Saturday's concert was held right before the Chur...
Oct 07, 2019
'Joker' laughs its way to October box office record
LOS ANGELES - The filmmakers and studio behind "Joker" have reason to put on a happy face. Despite concerns over its violent themes and ramped up theatre security, audiences flocked to the multiplex t...
Oct 07, 2019
Cold front to sweep into Medicine Hat Tuesday
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- A special weather statement is in effect for Medicine Hat and the surrounding area. According to Environment Canada, an intense cold front is set to sweep through the province toda...
Oct 07, 2019
State Department rattled by impeachment inquiry revelations
WASHINGTON - The State Department has been deeply shaken by the rapidly escalating impeachment inquiry, as revelations that President Donald Trump enlisted diplomats to dig up dirt on a political riva...
Oct 07, 2019
Pompeo: State Dept. will follow law in impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday the State Department intends to follow the law in the House impeachment investigation and vigorously defended President Donald Trump, dismissi...
Oct 07, 2019
Security forces kill more than 80 in 5 days of Iraq protests
BAGHDAD - Iraqi protesters pressed on with angry anti-government rallies in the capital and across several provinces for a fifth day Saturday, setting government offices on fire and ignoring appeals f...
Oct 07, 2019
Hong Kong lawmakers challenge mask ban as protests persist
HONG KONG - A group of pro-democracy Hong Kong legislators filed a legal challenge against the government's use of a colonial-era emergency law to criminalize the wearing of masks at rallies to quell ...
Oct 07, 2019
3 get Nobel Medicine prize for learning how cells use oxygen
STOCKHOLM - The 2019 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to scientists William G. Kaelin, Jr, Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza for their discoveries of "how cells sense and ...
Oct 07, 2019
Liberal platform adopts combative tone on dealing with provinces
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's combative attitude to some provincial premiers may not be just campaign rhetoric - his platform is promising to turn it into government policy if the Liberals ...
Oct 07, 2019