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NYC enlists former gang members as 'violence interrupters'
NEW YORK - David Gaskin steps into the street armed with a bullhorn. Cars swerve. He glares. The former gang member raises the mic to his lips and preaches the message emblazoned on his T-shirt, on hi...
Aug 2, 2018

Back to rubble, some 'lost everything' in California fire
REDDING, Calif. - Carol Smith and her family walked into their hillside neighbourhood Thursday to find her home reduced to mangled metal and piles of bricks after a massive Northern California wildfir...
Aug 2, 2018
Police to give more details on killing of Colorado homeowner
AURORA, Colo. - A decorated Vietnam War veteran woke up to the sound of his front door crashing in and saw a naked intruder attack his grandson, so he acted to protect his loved ones, according to his...
Aug 2, 2018

Bookkeeper: Paul Manafort 'approved every penny' of bills
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Paul Manafort inflated his business income by millions of dollars and kept his bookkeeper in the dark about the foreign bank accounts he was using to buy luxury items and pay persona...
Aug 2, 2018

Edmonton apartment fire serves as important fire safety reminder
RED DEER- An improperly discarded cigarette sparked an apartment fire in Edmonton this past weekend, causing $14 million in damage and displacing all residents of the 90-unit building. According to Re...
Aug 2, 2018

UK rates raised to highest since 2009 despite Brexit worries
LONDON - The Bank of England raised its main interest rate Thursday for only the second time since the 2008 financial crisis as it weighed conflicting signs about the economy and growing concerns abou...
Aug 2, 2018
South Carolina septuagenarians spar over Costco samples
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Free samples briefly turned a Costco warehouse club into a fight club for two senior citizens. The State newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, cites a July 26 Greenville police rep...
Aug 2, 2018

Tesla burns $739.5 million in cash on way to record 2Q loss
Electric car maker Tesla Inc. burned through $739.5 million in cash last quarter, paving the way to a company record $717.5 million net loss as it cranked out more electric cars. But CEO Elon Musk ple...
Aug 2, 2018
Norway bids farewell to popular ex-foreign minister
COPENHAGEN - NATO’s secretary-general, Norwegian royals, officials and dignitaries have bid farewell to Thorvald Stoltenberg, Norway’s highly popular ex-foreign minister. He died Friday at...
Aug 2, 2018

Transit fares increasing Sept. 1
RED DEER- Starting September 1 there will be an adjustment to some transit fares in Red Deer. In 2017, city council approved a rate freeze maintaining the 2016 fares but this year approved some change...
Aug 2, 2018