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CARTOON 05-02-2018
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May 2, 2018
Member of Japan pop band Tokio quits over sexual misconduct
TOKYO - Tatsuya Yamaguchi of Japan’s star pop band Tokio, who acknowledged last week that he had sexually harassed a teenage girl, says he’s quitting the group. The other four band members...
May 2, 2018
Australian first lady 'flattered' by 'delicious' description
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia’s prime minister said on Thursday his wife was “flattered and charmed” to be described by President Emmanuel Macron as “delicious,” a comp...
May 2, 2018
In the news today, May 2
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 2 --- COMMONS VOTES TO SEEK PAPAL APOLOGY Members of Parliament on all sides have voted to extend a formal invitation to Pope Francis to apologize in person...
May 2, 2018
Watchdog: Global military spending up by 1.1 per cent
COPENHAGEN - Global military spending rose to $1.739 trillion last year, a 1.1 per cent increase on 2016, a Swedish arms watchdog said Wednesday. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, ...
May 2, 2018
Feds see internet data cloud as alternative to their creaky computer systems
OTTAWA - The federal government is willing to accept the privacy and security risks of storing data in the internet cloud as an alternative to its own aging computers that are “at risk of breaki...
May 2, 2018
Van attack victim Anne Marie D'Amico had a big heart, family says
TORONTO - A 30-year-old woman who was among those killed in last week’s van attack in Toronto was remembered Wednesday as someone who was humble about her achievements and always worked to help ...
May 2, 2018
Peppa Pig wins street cred, attracts censors in China
BEIJING - A cherubic British cartoon character has become an unlikely target of China’s censors as fans use her porcine likeness in rap videos and “gangster” tattoos. The bright pink...
May 2, 2018
Viewers see vulnerable Serena Williams in 5-part TV series
The first episode of “Being Serena,” a five-part documentary series on HBO about Serena Williams, closes with the tennis great in a hospital bed, about to have a C-section. Just before the...
May 2, 2018
Michelle Obama, celebrities to fete kids heading to college
PHILADELPHIA - Michelle Obama will be joined by a lineup of celebrities when she honours Philadelphia students for their pursuit of a college education or career in the military at College Signing Day...
May 2, 2018