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Judge sentences ex-MSU coach to jail in Nassar-related case
LANSING, Mich. - A former Michigan State University head gymnastics coach was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail for lying to police during an investigation into ex-Olympic and university doctor Lar...
Aug 04, 2020
Judge sentences ex-MSU coach to jail in Nassar-related case
LANSING, Mich. - A former Michigan State University head gymnastics coach was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail for lying to police during an investigation into ex-Olympic and university doctor Lar...
Aug 04, 2020
Alberta makes masks mandatory for Grade 4-12 students, staff
EDMONTON - Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange has announced that mask wearing will be mandatory for all Grade 4-12 students in the province, as well as school staff and bus drivers, when clas...
Aug 04, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 4
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on August 4, 2020: There are 117,031 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 59,722 confirmed (including 5,683 deaths, 50,886 resolve...
Aug 04, 2020
EU regulators investigate Google's plan to buy Fitbit
LONDON - European Union regulators say they're opening an in-depth investigation into U.S. tech giant Google's plan to buy fitness tracking device maker Fitbit The EU's executive commission said Tuesd...
Aug 04, 2020
Kanye West submits petitions to appear on Arkansas ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Rapper Kanye West on Monday filed signatures to appear on the Arkansas ballot this fall as an independent presidential candidate. Representatives of West submitted 1,723 signatures...
Aug 04, 2020
Danish prince discharged after brain surgery in France
COPENHAGEN - Prince Joachim, the younger son of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, has been discharged after undergoing emergency surgery in France last month for a blood clot in his brain, the palace said T...
Aug 04, 2020
Reporter sues Golden Globes organization over member rules
LOS ANGELES - A Norwegian entertainment reporter on Monday sued the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization that gives out the Golden Globe Awards, alleging that it acts as a cartel that...
Aug 04, 2020
Family tells AP: Iran abducted California man while in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A California-based member of an Iranian militant opposition group in exile was abducted by Iran while staying in Dubai, his family said Tuesday. The suspected cross-borde...
Aug 04, 2020
Isaias, again a tropical storm, spawns wild inland weather
TOMS RIVER, N.J. - Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain over Virginia and Maryland early Tuesday after making landfall as a hurricane near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. The hurr...
Aug 04, 2020