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More rain in Mozambique, deaths up to 38 after 2nd cyclone
PEMBA, Mozambique - More rain is forecast for northern Mozambique, where the death toll from Cyclone Kenneth jumped to 38, as flooding and pounding rains hampered efforts to deliver aid to badly hit c...
May 01, 2019
Red Deer Emergency Services partners with Wounded Warriors Canada
Red Deer Emergency Services is partnering with Wounded Warriors Canada to bring new and broader mental health support services to Red Deer's first responders who provide emergency fire and paramedic s...
May 01, 2019 (Supplied: The City of Red Deer)
On 1st day as Japan's emperor, Naruhito vows to pursue peace
TOKYO - Emperor Naruhito inherited the sacred sword and jewel that signalled his succession and pledged in his first public address Wednesday to follow his father's example by devoting himself to peac...
May 01, 2019
Thousands march on May Day, demand better working conditions
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Thousands of trade union members and activists were marking May Day on Wednesday by marching through Asia's capitals and demanding better working conditions and expanding l...
May 01, 2019
Hawaii law enforcement power couple mired in corruption case
HONOLULU - He was Honolulu's Rolex-wearing police chief, an avid surfer who chatted with beat cops in Pidgin, Hawaii's creole language. She was his deputy city prosecutor wife, who drove a Maserati an...
May 01, 2019
Biden says Trump abused his office, ignored most Americans
PITTSBURGH - Joe Biden accused President Donald Trump of abusing the powers of his office and ignoring everyone but his political base Monday in his first public rally as presidential candidate, argui...
May 01, 2019
Barr questioning comes amid report of Mueller frustration
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr will face lawmakers' questions for the first time since releasing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report and amid new revelations Mueller expressed f...
May 01, 2019
Trump depicted in Mueller report feared being tabbed a fraud
WASHINGTON - The fear was persistent. As the Russia investigation heated up and threatened to shadow Donald Trump's presidency, he became increasingly concerned. But the portrait painted by special co...
May 01, 2019
WikiLeaks' Assange gets 50 weeks in prison for bail-jumping
LONDON - A British judge sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail seven years ago and holing up in the Ecuadorian embassy. Judge Deborah Taylor s...
May 01, 2019
Massacre defendant's attorneys want judge to remove them
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The public defenders representing the former student charged with the Florida high school massacre are set to ask a judge to remove them from the case. The Broward County Publi...
May 01, 2019