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Slow arrival of aid frustrates Indonesia quake survivors
PALU, Indonesia - Climbing over reeking piles of sodden food and debris, a crowd on Wednesday searched a warehouse wrecked in Indonesia’s earthquake and tsunami for anything they could salvage: ...
Oct 03, 2018
Trump: Saudi king wouldn't last 2 weeks without US support
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - President Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia’s king “might not be there for two weeks” without U.S. military support, further increasing his pressure on one...
Oct 03, 2018
Melania Trump walks through Ghana's 'Door of No Return'
CAPE COAST, Ghana - Melania Trump walked out the infamous “Door of No Return” at a onetime slave-trade outpost Wednesday and gazed over the crashing ocean waves that carried millions of Af...
Oct 03, 2018
Confused by Corsi? Puzzled by PDO? CP explains some of hockey's analytics terms
Analytics are used by NHL teams to help assess players, plot tactics and prepare for opponents. With these advanced statistics becoming more mainstream among fans and media, The Canadian Press takes a...
Oct 03, 2018
Feds restart Indigenous pipeline consultations, stoke caution from First Nations
OTTAWA - Indigenous communities are open to a new consultation on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, but many are greeting its launch with some caution. The Liberals said Wednesday that they won&#...
Oct 03, 2018
Authorities seize nearly 750 kg of marijuana at Canadian border
U.S. border officials say they’ve seized nearly 750 kilograms of marijuana at the Canadian border over the past several weeks. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the pot was found in mail s...
Oct 03, 2018
Suspicious envelopes sent to Trump, military officials
WASHINGTON - Authorities were investigating two envelopes suspected of containing a suspected poison that were addressed to top military chiefs and a third with unknown contents sent to President Dona...
Oct 03, 2018
Japanese spacecraft drops observation device onto asteroid
TOKYO - A German-French observation device safely landed on an asteroid on Wednesday after a Japanese spacecraft released it as part of a research effort that could find clues about the origin of the ...
Oct 03, 2018
Wife of former Malaysian leader arrested in graft scandal
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia’s anti-graft agency said Wednesday that the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been arrested and will face money laundering charges in a graft scanda...
Oct 03, 2018
Magical film figures lure youth to explore Peruvian wetland
CUZCO, Peru - The Huasao wetland in the heart of the bygone Incan Empire languished for years as a wasteland that locals used as their dump. Cleaned up and given a second life, it’s now attracti...
Oct 03, 2018