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CARTOON 08-22-2017
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Aug 22, 2017
Detention of famous director upsets Russia's artistic world
MOSCOW - In a move that sent a shockwave through Russia’s art community, investigators on Tuesday detained a prominent theatre director famous for his biting satire of Russian officialdom on cha...
Aug 22, 2017
Suspect says imam planned to blow himself up in Barcelona
MADRID - An extremist cell was preparing bombs for an imam who planned to blow himself up at a Barcelona monument, a key suspect in the attacks that killed 15 people in northeastern Spain told a judge...
Aug 22, 2017
Five stories in the news for today, Aug. 22
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Aug. 22 --- VOLUME OF OPIOIDS PRESCRIBED DOWN IN ONTARIO Ontario doctors appear to be prescribing lower overall amounts of opioids, say researchers, but many long...
Aug 22, 2017
Rising old age security spending dampened by CPP increases: Report
OTTAWA - The federal government’s largest seniors benefit program is on course for all-time highs in spending over the coming years with waves of baby boomer retirements - spending levels that c...
Aug 22, 2017
A by-the-numbers look at current, future spending on old age security
OTTAWA - The chief actuary’s latest report on the future costs for the federal government’s largest seniors benefit program, old age security, is painting a new picture of spending on the ...
Aug 22, 2017
Tillerson says US could punish Pakistan if no co-operation
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s plan to end America’s longest war and eliminate Afghanistan’s rising extremist threat involves sending up to 3,900 additional U.S. troops, senio...
Aug 22, 2017
Dubai arrests man for hiding 5.7M pills in sheep intestines
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A state-owned newspaper in Dubai is reporting a man has found himself in a legal mess after allegedly trying to smuggling 5.7 million amphetamine pills into the sheikhdom...
Aug 22, 2017
Commuter train crashes into parked train, injuring dozens
PHILADELPHIA - A one-car commuter train crashed into a parked train at a suburban Philadelphia terminal early Tuesday, buckling the floors of both cars and injuring more than 30 passengers, authoritie...
Aug 22, 2017
Buddy the blind sea lion goes to Los Angeles Zoo
LOS ANGELES - He’s big and he’s loud. A nearly 700-pound blind California sea lion named Buddy has taken up residence at the Los Angeles Zoo, where his vocalizations can be heard throughou...
Aug 22, 2017