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In the news today, April 30
Three stories in the news for Monday, April 30 --- TORONTO HOLDS VIGIL FOR VAN ATTACK VICTIMS The site of Toronto’s deadly van attack became a place of mourning Sunday, as streets in the city...
Apr 30, 2018
B.C. dinosaur museum closes doors over funds, operations feud in Tumbler Ridge
VICTORIA - A dinosaur museum in the tiny northeast British Columbia community of Tumbler Ridge is facing a struggle against extinction as local politicians and residents feud over funding, operation, ...
Apr 30, 2018
Walmart to sell UK unit as it focuses on other markets
LONDON - Walmart is selling its British unit, Asda, to local rival Sainsbury’s for 7.3 billion pounds ($10.1 billion), a deal that lets the world’s largest retailer focus on online sales i...
Apr 30, 2018
Shot taker: Ogunbowale set for Dancing With the Stars
NEW YORK - Hooping with Kobe and Ellen. Going from the big dance to a big dance competition. Making the cover of Sports Illustrated. Oh, and those two shots. “It’s definitely been a great ...
Apr 30, 2018
Missile strikes in Syria kill over a dozen, mostly Iranians
BEIRUT - A missile attack on government outposts in northern Syria killed more than a dozen pro-government fighters, many of them Iranians, a war monitoring group and an Iranian news agency said Monda...
Apr 29, 2018
South Korean leader says Trump 'can take the Nobel'
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korean President Moon Jae-in has shaken off a suggestion that he receive the Nobel Peace Prize, saying that U.S. President Donald Trump “can take the Nobel priz...
Apr 29, 2018
AP source: Triano not among finalists for Suns job
PHOENIX - A person with knowledge of the situation said interim coach Jay Triano is not among “handful” of remaining candidates for the Phoenix Suns coaching job. The person, who asked to ...
Apr 29, 2018
Landslide kills 9 people in northern China
BEIJING - A landslide in northern China trapped and killed nine people Monday morning beneath the falling earth. More than a hundred firefighters, rescue workers and medical staff were sent to the sce...
Apr 29, 2018
5 firefighters, 2 workers killed in Taiwan factory blaze
BEIJING - Taiwan is mourning the deaths of five firefighters and two Thai migrant workers in a weekend blaze at a computer equipment factory. The fire broke out Saturday night at a plant belonging to ...
Apr 29, 2018
Twin bombings in Afghanistan kill 25, including 9 reporters
KABUL - Two Islamic State suicide bombers struck in Afghanistan’s capital on Monday, killing 25 people, including nine journalists who had rushed to the scene of the first attack, in the deadlie...
Apr 29, 2018