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December election? UK ponders early, Brexit-dominated vote
LONDON - Britain appeared on course Tuesday for an early general election that could break the country's political deadlock over Brexit, after the main opposition Labour Party said it would agree to t...
Oct 29, 2019
Lebanese prime minister quits amid anti-government protests
BEIRUT - Lebanon's prime minister resigned Tuesday, bowing to one of the central demands of anti-government demonstrators shortly after baton-wielding Hezbollah supporters rampaged through the main pr...
Oct 29, 2019
New China ambassador Dominic Barton meets detainees Kovrig and Spavor
OTTAWA - Canada's new ambassador to China has met with two Canadian men the People's Republic imprisoned nearly one year ago. Dominic Barton led his first consular visits with Michael Kovrig and ...
Oct 29, 2019
Federal judge blocks Alabama's tough abortion law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A federal judge blocked an Alabama abortion ban Tuesday that would have made the procedure a felony at any stage of pregnancy in almost all cases. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson...
Oct 29, 2019
AP sources: Hinchcliffe to be replaced at new McLaren team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - James Hinchcliffe has been released from the new Arrow McLaren SP Racing team, two people with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press, despite repeated public as...
Oct 29, 2019
Former Virginia Gov. Gerald Baliles dies at 79
RICHMOND, Va. - Former Virginia Gov. Gerald Baliles, a Democrat known as the "transportation governor" and for his work to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and to increase foreign trade, has died. He was 7...
Oct 29, 2019
Canada's Gilgeous-Alexander quickly emerging as face of rebuilding Thunder
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said he was "tired" after his regular-season debut with the Thunder, an understandable outcome considering the whirlwind summer that saw the promising guard shipped off to Okla...
Oct 29, 2019
Curling Canada takes steps to solve coaching conundrum, stop brain drain
Slowing the flow of Canada's curling expertise to other countries has forced a coaching compromise. Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh and Marcel Rocque are among former world champions who have c...
Oct 29, 2019
Bronx steps in 'Joker' movie become a tourist attraction
NEW YORK - Move over, Rocky, there's a new stairway to climb. A set of outdoor steps in the Bronx has become a tourist attraction in recent weeks since the release of the movie "Joker." The stairs are...
Oct 29, 2019
'Maleficent' edges 'Joker' for weekend box-office crown
LOS ANGELES - The "Maleficent" sequel has overtaken "Joker" for the weekend box-office crown in North America. Final figures released Monday showed "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" earned $19.4 million,...
Oct 29, 2019