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Boil water advisory lifted for most properties in West Lake and West Park
The precautionary Boil Water Advisory issued on Wednesday for West Lake and West Park has been lifted, with the exception of 68 houses on West Park Crescent and Red Deer College. "Testing came back ne...
Aug 25, 2017
Homeless wary as Atlanta closes its last-resort shelter
ATLANTA - Cities across the U.S. are trying to encourage the homeless to find beds of their own, not just a cot for the night. In theory, no one should stay in a shelter very long. Atlanta is putting ...
Aug 25, 2017
Massive graft probe in Brazil powers electronic bracelets
SAO PAULO - Brazil’s mega-corruption scandal that has ensnared much of its political and economic elite has one sector of its struggling economy booming: the sale of electronic monitoring bracel...
Aug 25, 2017
Official: Death toll from mosque attack in Kabul reaches 28
KABUL - The number of people killed in an attack on a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital during Friday prayers rose to at least 28 - up from 20 - including women and children, the chief of Kabul̵...
Aug 25, 2017
RNC votes to condemn white supremacists over groans of some
NASHVILLE - The Republican National Committee walked the tightrope Friday in carefully but resolutely denouncing white supremacist groups without criticizing President Donald Trump, who waffled in his...
Aug 25, 2017
French President Macron's makeup costs prompt criticism
PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron’s office has confirmed a report that the French leader spent 26,000 euros ($30,695) on makeup during his first three months in power, and says it’s trying...
Aug 25, 2017
10 civilians, including kids, dead in US-backed Somalia raid
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Ten civilians, including three children, were killed in a raid by foreign and Somali forces on a farm in southern Somalia, a deputy governor said Friday, as the U.S. military conf...
Aug 25, 2017
Premiers, governors to discuss cross-border trade at Charlottetown meeting
FREDERICTON - Eastern Canadian premiers are stressing the need to make Canada’s case on cross-border trade at every opportunity in the Donald Trump era. The eastern premiers - including Quebec&#...
Aug 25, 2017
School dress codes a contentious issue for some parents as academic year begins
When Karen Green sends her two daughters, aged nine and 12, back to school in September, she knows she’ll have to contend with their school’s dress code. The rules prohibit tops with strap...
Aug 25, 2017
Weekly anti-Netanyahu rallies grow larger in Israel
JERUSALEM - Engulfed in a string of scandals, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself facing a growing grassroots protest movement demanding his indictment and removal from office. Weekly anti...
Aug 25, 2017