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Kavanaugh reports relatively modest finances, debt repayment
WASHINGTON - The vetting of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is just beginning, but his public financial disclosures make one thing clear: He’s not as wealthy as many already on the high co...
Jul 12, 2018
Chinese professor suspended following misconduct complaints
BEIJING - A leading Chinese university has suspended a prominent primatologist in a victory for China’s slow-building #MeToo movement. Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou said in a Thursday stat...
Jul 12, 2018
GOP eager for vote on liberal Democrats' move to abolish ICE
WASHINGTON - Liberal Democrats unveiled doomed legislation Thursday aimed at abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, their eyes focused on galvanizing voters for the midterm elections. The Hou...
Jul 12, 2018
Package delivery firms get ready to fill gap as Greyhound leaves Western Canada
CALGARY - Package delivery firms say they are prepared to fill the gap when Greyhound Canada closes most of its Western Canada operations this fall. The company says its Greyhound Package Express serv...
Jul 12, 2018
2 Supreme Court nominations made, Trump may have none to go
WASHINGTON - What would it take for President Donald Trump to get yet another Supreme Court pick? Probably the death of a justice. Trump has speculated that he could appoint a majority of the nine-mem...
Jul 12, 2018
Syrian government raises its flag over cradle of 2011 revolt
BEIRUT - For the first time in more than seven years, the Syrian government raised its flag Thursday over Daraa, the first city to revolt against President Bashar Assad in 2011 and plunge the country ...
Jul 12, 2018
Amnesty urges 'war crimes' probe on UAE-run prisons in Yemen
CAIRO - An international rights group on Thursday called for an investigation into alleged disappearances, torture and possible deaths in detention facilities run by the United Arab Emirates and its a...
Jul 12, 2018
Thousands still in shelters after deadly flooding in Japan
TOKYO - More than 7,000 people were still in evacuation shelters and many more were struggling with basic needs Thursday after severe flooding and landslides last week in western Japan that caused at ...
Jul 12, 2018
US Navy dedicates Japan-based destroyer to US Sen. McCain
YOKOSUKA, Japan - Not just one, not just two, but three generations of McCains are now honoured on a U.S. Navy ship in the Pacific. The secretary of the Navy added U.S. Sen. John McCain’s name T...
Jul 12, 2018
Nevada execution delayed indefinitely after ruling on drug
LAS VEGAS - A state trying to execute its first inmate in 12 years using an untested combination of drugs is heading back to planning stages, and a twice-convicted killer who wants to die will return ...
Jul 12, 2018