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Thai leader orders investigation of Bangkok blasts; 4 hurt
BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha on Friday ordered an investigation into several small bombings in Bangkok that took place as Thailand was hosting a high-level meeting attended by U.S....
Aug 03, 2019
Argonauts rally for 28-27 comeback win over Blue Bombers, ending six-game slide
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts swung a leg out of the 0-6-0 hole they had dug themselves, but they did it the hard way Thursday. McLeod Bethel-Thompson hit S.J. Green for an 11-yard touchdown pass&nb...
Aug 03, 2019
Sanchez, Astros throw combined no-hitter against Mariners
HOUSTON - Aaron Sanchez looked like a reinvented pitcher in his Houston debut, throwing six stellar innings to start the Astros on a combined no-hitter Saturday night in their 9-0 victory over the Sea...
Aug 03, 2019
Sanchez, Astros throw combined no-hitter against Mariners
HOUSTON - Aaron Sanchez looked like a reinvented pitcher in his Houston debut, throwing six stellar innings to start the Astros on a combined no-hitter Saturday night in their 9-0 victory over the Sea...
Aug 03, 2019
Guerrero homers twice, powers Blue Jays past Orioles 11-2
BALTIMORE - The Toronto Blue Jays have a young, dynamic team that could make a playoff run in the next couple of years. They provided a glimpse of that potential against the Baltimore Orioles. Vladimi...
Aug 03, 2019
Pro-EU party wins, cuts Johnson's UK Parliament margin to 1
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit-backing Conservative Party lost a special election Friday to a pro-EU opposition candidate, leaving Johnson with only a one-vote majority in Parl...
Aug 03, 2019
Mancini HR, 4 RBIs carry Orioles past Blue Jays 6-4
BALTIMORE - Trey Mancini homered and drove in four runs, Jonathan Villar also went deep and the Baltimore Orioles beat Toronto 6-4 Saturday night to end the Blue Jays' five-game winning streak. After ...
Aug 03, 2019
SKorea vows countermeasures as Japan downgrades trade status
TOKYO - Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved the removal of South Korea from a list of countries with preferential trade status, prompting retaliation from Seoul where a senior official summoned the Jap...
Aug 03, 2019
Stampeders down Eskimos 24-18 in season's first CFL Battle of Alberta
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders moved into a tie for first in the CFL's West Division with a 24-18 win over the visiting Edmonton Eskimos on Saturday. Calgary pulled even with the Winnipeg Blue ...
Aug 03, 2019
Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male consent
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia on Friday published new laws that loosen restrictions on women by allowing all citizens - women and men alike - to apply for a passport and travel freely, en...
Aug 03, 2019