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Liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant kills 6
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A liquid nitrogen leak at a northeast Georgia poultry plant killed six people Thursday, with multiple others taken to the hospital, officials said. At least three of those injured ...
Jan 28, 2021
Opioid deaths highlight need to decriminalize hard-drug possession, police chiefs say
TORONTO - The scourge of overdose deaths underscores the need for Canada to decriminalize simple possession of hard drugs, the head of the national chiefs of police association said on Thursday. In ur...
Jan 28, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Police officer who shot and killed Winnipeg girl will not face charges
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg police officer will not be criminally charged for the fatal shooting of a teen last spring. A report from Manitoba's Independent Investigation Unit says it consulted with provinc...
Jan 28, 2021
Audit: California jobless agency's inaction led to fraud
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A new audit blames California's unemployment agency for "significant missteps and inaction" that led to at least $10.4 billion in payments for fraudulent jobless claims during the...
Jan 28, 2021
Young field hockey coach takes over Canada after helping Spain rise up the ranks
While just 33, Andrew Wilson paid his dues en route to becoming Canadian women's field hockey coach. Originally from Kent in southeast England, Wilson went to university in Exeter and Canterbury befor...
Jan 28, 2021
Christianity on display at Capitol riot sparks new dialogue
WASHINGTON - The Christian imagery and rhetoric on view during this month's Capitol insurrection are sparking renewed debate about the societal effects of melding Christian faith with an exclusionary ...
Jan 28, 2021
NY undercounted nursing home deaths by thousands, AG says
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York may have undercounted COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents by thousands, the state attorney general charged in a report Thursday that dealt a blow to Gov. Andrew Cuomo'...
Jan 28, 2021
Apple CEO lambasts tech rivals ahead of privacy update
SAN RAMON, Calif. - Apple CEO Tim Cook lambasted social media companies, though without naming them, accusing them of prioritizing user attention and data collection at the cost of allowing and even r...
Jan 28, 2021
Penguins warily carry on after GM Rutherford's abrupt exit
PITTSBURGH - Sidney Crosby is used to change. More than 15 years in the NHL has taught the Pittsburgh Penguins longtime captain that it's simply part of the business. Not all change, however, is creat...
Jan 28, 2021
Concordia University says lectures from dead professor were 'teaching tool'
MONTREAL - Concordia University says there should have been no confusion about who was teaching an online class after a student said he was surprised to discover the professor delivering the video lec...
Jan 28, 2021