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Trump defends his criticism of Sweden's immigration policies
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump praised Sweden as a close ally Tuesday, but he also said he had been right in his criticism of the country’s immigration policies. Trump said during a joint n...
Mar 06, 2018
Pepe the Frog cartoonist sues Infowars over poster sales
The cartoonist who created Pepe the Frog has sued conspiracy-promoting website Infowars for selling a poster copying the character, which became hijacked by racist internet trolls and far-right extrem...
Mar 06, 2018
Nunberg gathering documents and emails as requested
WASHINGTON - One day after loudly and publicly vowing to defy a subpoena, a former Trump campaign aide spent Tuesday digging through his email and compiling documents requested by special counsel Robe...
Mar 06, 2018
20-year-old sues Dick's, Walmart over new gun policies
PORTLAND, Ore. - A 20-year-old man from Oregon has filed lawsuits against Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart, alleging the two retailers discriminated against him when they refused to sell him a ...
Mar 06, 2018
Sex abuse cases against Jehovah's Witnesses church settled
SAN DIEGO - Two men who say they were sexually abused by a leader at Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations in San Diego in the 1990s have settled their lawsuits against the church’s governing ...
Mar 06, 2018
Mississippi town to allow gay pride parade, reversing denial
JACKSON, Miss. - Leaders of a Mississippi college town voted Tuesday to permit a gay pride parade, reversing a previous denial and moving to defuse a lawsuit alleging discrimination and free speech vi...
Mar 06, 2018
NAFTA tribunal rules Canada did not violate trade agreement in pulp mill case
NEW YORK - A NAFTA tribunal has ruled against a U.S. pulp company that claimed it was discriminated against by B.C. Hydro and the B.C. Utilities Commission. Mercer International Inc. mounted a $250-mi...
Mar 06, 2018
Canada's men's and women's team earn wins at junior curling championship
ABERDEEN, Scotland - Canadian skips Tyler Tardi and Kaitlyn Jones both earned wins Tuesday to stay in the playoff picture at the World Junior Curling Championships. Tardi and his rink from Langley, B....
Mar 06, 2018
Chicago-based company decides not to reintroduce alcoholic beverage in Quebec
MONTREAL - An American company that produces a sugary, alcoholic drink said Tuesday it has suspended the re-introduction of the product into the Quebec market following reports that a young woman died...
Mar 06, 2018
Judge: Idaho must allow gender changes on birth certificates
BOISE, Idaho - A federal judge says Idaho can’t bar transgender people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates. In a ruling issued Monday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale said ...
Mar 06, 2018