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Australian village scorched by wildfires struggles with loss
NERRIGUNDAH, Australia - Ash Graham's dog, Kozi, wakes him at 8 a.m., eager for his morning walk. Then Graham realizes he was dreaming, and gets up from the one-man tent he's been sleeping in each nig...
Jan 14, 2020
French director detained, accused of abusing teen actress
PARIS - A French filmmaker is in custody while authorities investigate accusations that he sexually abused an actress when she was between 12 and 15 years old. Director Christophe Ruggia was detained ...
Jan 14, 2020
World's largest asset manager shifts focus to climate change
NEW YORK - BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, will make climate change central to its investment decisions. Founder and CEO Laurence Fink, who oversees the management of about $7 trillion i...
Jan 14, 2020
Gucci's Michele marks 5 years of challenging masculine codes
MILAN - If any one designer can take credit for revolutionizing menswear, it is Gucci's Alessandro Michele, who made his runway debut as creative director five years ago with a menswear collection tha...
Jan 14, 2020
Spain: Chemical plant explosion kills 1, injures at least 6
MADRID - A massive explosion at a petrochemical plant in northeastern Spain killed one person and gravely injured at least six others Tuesday, regional authorities said. A local government spokesman f...
Jan 14, 2020
Jury selection at Weinstein's rape trial trudges forward
NEW YORK - A sixth day of jury selection at Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial ended Tuesday after another batch of prospective jurors told a judge that they had already made up their minds a...
Jan 14, 2020
Correction: Limiting Refugees story
HOUSTON - In a Jan. 10 story about the Texas governor's decision to reject future refugee resettlement, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of states that had not yet said whether the...
Jan 14, 2020
City launching digital archives collection
Starting next week, Red Deerians will have access to a treasure trove of archives detailing our city's history.A digital archives collection is launching this month on a new web site hosted by Preserv...
Jan 14, 2020
Canada's nuclear watchdog eyes lessons from Boeing 737 Max air crashes
OTTAWA - Canada's nuclear safety regulator is looking to draw valuable lessons from an unexpected source - the recent Boeing 737 Max airplane accidents. A working group set up by the Canadian Nuc...
Jan 14, 2020
Would-be Conservative leadership contenders grilled on their pasts
OTTAWA - Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's past became a problem during the 2019 federal election, and those vying to replace him will be grilled about theirs. Would-be candidates must...
Jan 14, 2020