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Georgia lawmakers approve 'heartbeat' abortion ban
ATLANTA - Bucking intense opposition from abortion rights groups, citizens, physicians groups and even Hollywood celebrities, Georgia lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a "heartbeat" abortion ban...
Mar 29, 2019
Alberta RCMP urges parents to be aware of online trends
Edmonton - Alberta RCMP want to remind parents to be aware of their children's online activity, as there are new trends and viral videos emerging at all times.For example, there have been allegations ...
Mar 29, 2019
Chicago prosecutor defends decision to drop Smollett charges
CHICAGO - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx on Wednesday defended the decision by her staff to drop charges that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist, anti-gay attack in January. Foxx re...
Mar 29, 2019
Nicolas Cage files for annulment 4 days after Vegas wedding
LAS VEGAS - Nicolas Cage has filed for an annulment four days after getting married in Las Vegas. A court record shows Cage asked for the annulment Wednesday citing reasons that included being too dru...
Mar 29, 2019
Janet Jackson, Nicks, 5 Brit bands lead rock hall inductees
NEW YORK - With the help of duet partners Don Henley and Harry Styles, Stevie Nicks became the first woman to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Nicks, who was already in the hall ...
Mar 29, 2019
Angelina Jolie: Equality for women key to peaceful world
Actress and activist Angelina Jolie is warning that the world "will remain stuck in a cycle of violence and conflicts" as long as nations put almost every other issue ahead of equality for women. Joli...
Mar 29, 2019
Upsides, downsides for Smollett, city in looming fines fight
CHICAGO - A battle's brewing over Chicago's demand that Jussie Smollett recoup the city more than $130,000 for an investigation into his report of a racist, anti-gay attack that police say he staged. ...
Mar 29, 2019
United Conservatives say Notley must come clean on spending promises
EDMONTON - The United Conservatives say Rachel Notley and the NDP need to show how they are going to pay for big-ticket spending promises they are making during the campaign for the April 16 Alberta e...
Mar 29, 2019 Jason Nixon
NDP would pay prescription drug costs for middle and low-income seniors
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley is promising that, if re-elected, her government would cover all prescription drug costs for middle- and low-income seniors."Seniors built this ...
Mar 29, 2019
Market Watch: March 29, 2019
Big Picture Stocks Struggle for Traction as Investors Weigh Growth Concerns Although they recovered a bit on Thursday, benchmark U.S. Treasury yields sank to fresh 15-month lows on Wednesday, along wi...
Mar 29, 2019