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Amazon's Bezos says he'll send a spaceship to the moon
WASHINGTON - Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos said Thursday he's going to send a spaceship to the moon, joining a resurgence of lunar interest half a century after people first set foot there. Bezos said his ...
May 09, 2019
Trump backs Fla. plan to import lower-cost meds from abroad
WASHINGTON - In a move sure to get attention in a 2020 battleground state, President Donald Trump indicated Thursday that his administration may approve a Florida plan to import lower-cost prescriptio...
May 09, 2019
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes: Time to break up company
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes says it's time to break up the social media behemoth. In a New York Times opinion piece published Thursday, Hughes said CEO Mark Zuckerberg has turned Facebook into an...
May 09, 2019
Death at post-prom party raises concerns about civic responsibility: observers
The death of a teenager at a post-prom party held at an Airbnb rental property north of Toronto should be raising questions around safety and civic responsibility in an evolving industry, lawyers and ...
May 09, 2019
Former senator links hijab and mutilation at Quebec secularism hearings
QUEBEC - Hearings into Quebec's secularism bill veered off track Thursday when a former senator drew a connection between the Muslim head scarf, female genital mutilation and forced marriage. Que...
May 09, 2019
Beyak suspended from Senate over refusal to delete racist letters from website
OTTAWA - Lynn Beyak cast herself as a defender of free speech and a victim of political correctness moments before senators voted summarily Thursday to suspend her without pay from the Senat...
May 09, 2019
'Big Bang Theory' tops 'Game of Thrones' in weekly ratings
LOS ANGELES - In the ratings battle between titans "The Big Bang Theory" and "Game of Thrones," laughs won out. CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" was last week's top-rated program, with 12.5 million viewers ...
May 09, 2019
Arsenal into Europa League final; Chelsea, Frankfurt to ET
MANCHESTER, England - Arsenal qualified for the Europa League final by beating Valencia 4-2 thanks to a hat trick from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on Thursday, completing a 7-3 win on aggregate. The oth...
May 09, 2019
Uber shifts into lower gear, prices IPO at $45
SAN FRANCISCO - Uber about to embark on a wild ride on Wall Street with the biggest and most hotly debated IPO in years. The world's leading ride-hailing service set the stage for its long-awaited arr...
May 09, 2019
Quebec Court of Appeal rejects class action against Loto-Quebec by ticket buyer
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal has ruled that a woman who claimed Loto-Quebec misled her on her chances of winning a jackpot cannot launch a class action against the provincia...
May 09, 2019