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US tariffs on China ruled to be illegal by world trade body
GENEVA - The World Trade Organization said Tuesday that Trump administration tariffs on Chinese goods totalling more than $200 billion are illegal under the rules of the global trade body. The decisio...
Sep 15, 2020
Multi-million settlement reached in Breonna Taylor lawsuit
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The city of Louisville will pay several million dollars to the mother of Breonna Taylor and install police reforms as part of a settlement of a lawsuit from Taylor's family, The Asso...
Sep 15, 2020
US industrial production up modest 0.4% in August
WASHINGTON - U.S. industrial production slowed to a modest increase of 0.4% in August, far weaker than the strong bounce back recorded in previous months when factories were coming back to life. The s...
Sep 15, 2020
Legal advocates line up on both sides of Bill Cosby's appeal
PHILADELPHIA - Legal advocates are lining up on both sides of actor Bill Cosby's appeal as the Pennsylvania Supreme Court prepares to review his 2018 sex assault conviction. Cosby was the first celebr...
Sep 15, 2020
John Boyega quits perfume ambassador role over Chinese ad
LONDON - Black actor John Boyega has stepped down from his role as a global ambassador for perfume brand Jo Malone after the company decided to hire a Chinese actor to replace him in an ad he created....
Sep 15, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 15
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 15, 2020: There are 138,010 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 65,262 confirmed (including 5,780 deaths, ...
Sep 15, 2020
Day 2 of Liberal retreat and whether to trick-or-treat: In The News for Sept. 15
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 15 ... Wha...
Sep 15, 2020
Navalny posts photo of himself online, says he can breathe
BERLIN - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posted a picture of himself from his hospital bed in Germany on Tuesday, looking gaunt but alert and saying that he was happy to be breathing on his o...
Sep 15, 2020
You can't say the crowds influenced rusty NFL officials
No one can say the crowds influenced the officials. The crews may have been a bit rusty without a preseason, but only two teams - the Chiefs and Jaguars - allowed fans into the stadium during the NFL'...
Sep 15, 2020
Runners find joy in virtual racing during COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - Jeff Clarkson wasn't a runner when COVID-19 shut down recreation and fitness facilities in March. The 36-year-old was refereeing a Tier 2 junior hockey game when he received a...
Sep 15, 2020