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Israel bombs targets in Gaza as rocket fire resumes
JERUSALEM - The Israeli army on Tuesday bombed several targets in the Gaza Strip and bolstered its forces along the volatile frontier as a truce with the territory's Hamas rulers showed signs of unrav...
Mar 28, 2019
Trump takes victory lap; parties start to pivot past Russia
WASHINGTON - An exuberant President Donald Trump took a victory lap on Capitol Hill Tuesday, emboldened by the end of the special counsel's Russia probe, even as Democrats pressed insistently for Robe...
Mar 28, 2019
Trump border emergency survives as House veto override fails
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-led House failed Tuesday to override President Donald Trump's first veto, salvaging his effort to steer billions of extra dollars to erecting border barriers and delivering...
Mar 28, 2019
Uber acquires Mideast competitor Careem for $3.1 billion
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Ride-hailing service Uber announced on Tuesday it has acquired Mideast competitor Careem for $3.1 billion, giving the San Francisco-based firm the commanding edge in a re...
Mar 28, 2019
Man United make coach Solskjaer permanent hire
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United hired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as its permanent manager on Thursday as a reward for leading the team to 14 wins in 19 games in his impressive interim spell. The for...
Mar 28, 2019
Office building catches fire in Bangladesh capital
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A fire broke out Thursday in an office building in Bangladesh's capital and some people were feared trapped inside, witnesses and an official said. Fire Department control room off...
Mar 28, 2019
In the news today, March 26
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, March 26 --- CANADIANS EVACUATED COUNTER-TERROR TROOPS IN MALI Canadian peacekeepers were called upon to evacuate several wounded French soldiers in Mali ear...
Mar 28, 2019
In the news today, March 28
Five stories in the news for Thursday, March 28 --- QUEBEC TO TABLE LONG-AWAITED SECULARISM BILL The Coalition Avenir Quebec government will table its secularism bill today, fulfil...
Mar 28, 2019
School board vows to disregard Quebec bill restricting religious symbols
QUEBEC - The Coalition Avenir Quebec government will table its secularism bill today, fulfilling an election promise to prohibit many public sector employees, including t...
Mar 28, 2019
Smollett saga shook public trust, heightened racial tensions
In the two months since Jussie Smollett reported a late-night attack by assailants shouting racial and anti-gay slurs, the "Empire" actor and activist went from victim to defendant. Police and many in...
Mar 28, 2019