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Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime falls to surging Russian in Adelaide semis
ADELAIDE, Australia - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime lost a tight semifinal against a red-hot opponent on Friday at the Adelaide International. The No. 2 seed from Montreal fell 7-6 (5), 6-7 (7), 6-4 ...
Jan 19, 2020
World's biggest yearly human migration begins again in China
BEIJING - As the Lunar New Year approaches, Chinese travellers flocked to train stations and airports Friday to take part in a nationwide ritual: the world's biggest annual human migration. Around 3 b...
Jan 18, 2020
Trump campaign tries robust outreach to expand his appeal
WASHINGTON - Selfies on a "Women for Trump" bus tour through Iowa. Volunteer training at a "Black Voices for Trump" organizing session in Philadelphia. A vice-presidential headliner at a "Latinos for ...
Jan 18, 2020
Hamblin's four-goal night guides Tigers to fourth straight win
MEDICINE HAT, AB - When the Medicine Hat Tigers' skills competition wrapped up on Thursday night, captain James Hamblin wore a last place finish for his team.On Saturday, he took out that frustration ...
Jan 18, 2020 Photo courtesy of Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL
China reports 2nd death from virus behind pneumonia outbreak
BEIJING - A second person has died from a new coronavirus that has caused an outbreak of pneumonia in central China, health authorities said. A 69-year-old man surnamed Xiong fell ill with the respira...
Jan 18, 2020
Mexico readies for Central American migrants at south border
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico - Border security forces in southern Mexico were preparing Friday for the expected arrival of hundreds of Central Americans travelling through Guatemala and vowed to prevent a r...
Jan 18, 2020
Iran's top leader strikes defiant tone amid month of turmoil
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader lashed out at Western countries as he led Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years, dismissing "American clowns" who he said pretend to support t...
Jan 18, 2020
Jake Virtanen channels his junior days to score winner in Canucks' 3-1 win over Coyotes
VANCOUER, B.C. - For a few minutes Jake Virtanen thought he was back in the Western Hockey League. Virtanen scored the only goal of the second period to reach a career-high 26 points in a season as th...
Jan 18, 2020
Andrew Yang's wife details alleged sexual assault by doctor
WASHINGTON - The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang says she was sexually assaulted by an obstetrician while she was pregnant with the couple's first child. Evelyn Yang said in an i...
Jan 18, 2020
Grammys CEO Deborah Dugan put on 'administrative leave'
NEW YORK - The Recording Academy has placed Deborah Dugan, its president and CEO of just six months, on administrative leave following an allegation of misconduct by a senior leader at the organizatio...
Jan 18, 2020