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Liberal candidate in Wisconsin Supreme Court race concedes
MADISON, Wis. - The liberal candidate in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race conceded Wednesday, deciding against a recount eight days after the election showed her conservative opponent ahead by 6,000 vot...
Apr 10, 2019
Netflix launches comedy channel on SiriusXM
NEW YORK - Netflix is launching its first audio venture that will feature the video streaming service's comedy programming on SiriusXM. The companies on Wednesday announced "Netflix Is A Joke Radio" w...
Apr 10, 2019
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has book coming in the fall
NEW YORK - Nikki Haley, the former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina governor, has a book deal. St. Martin's Press announced Wednesday that Haley's book, currently untitled, will come out t...
Apr 10, 2019
Gas explosion shakes downtown Durham, North Carolina
DURHAM, N.C. - Emergency officials responded Wednesday morning to a gas explosion and fire at a building in downtown Durham, North Carolina, authorities said. The city of Durham tweeted that people sh...
Apr 10, 2019
Huffman to plead guilty next month in admissions scam
BOSTON - Felicity Huffman will appear in Boston's federal court next month to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scam. The "Desperate Housewives" star's plea hearing has been rescheduled f...
Apr 10, 2019
Coroner's inquest into deadly stage collapse at Radiohead show reconvenes
TORONTO - A coroner's inquest into the death of a drum technician who was crushed when a stage collapsed before a Radiohead concert is reconvening roughly a day after the jury began its deliberat...
Apr 10, 2019
Injured Bianca Andreescu won't play for Canada in Fed Cup
An injury to rising Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu will keep her off the country's Fed Cup team for a World Group playoff against reigning champion Czech Republic later this month. Te...
Apr 10, 2019
Karma – more than a topic for Boy George
As the CFL approaches its draft, the league is in the process of pondering how the collapse of the AAFL will impact its operations, negotiations with the CFLPA and it's plan for world domination.The A...
Apr 10, 2019
You Again: Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins primed for playoff rematch
TORONTO - All the Toronto Maple Leafs want to do is look forward. Their recent history with the Boston Bruins, however, makes it hard not to take a long gaze in the rear-view mirror. The Lea...
Apr 10, 2019
Edmonton parts ways with company working on LRT
EDMONTON- Mayor Don Iveson says it's the end of the line for a company hired to install a signal system on a new section of Edmonton's light-rail transit network.Iveson says Thales Canada Incorporated...
Apr 10, 2019