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Nissan to pay $97.7 million in proposed Takata settlement
MIAMI - Nissan Motor Co. would pay $97.68 million under a proposed settlement with vehicle owners affected by the Takata air bag recalls. The settlement would pay for a new outreach program to ensure ...
Aug 08, 2017
Corpse bribe: Rio councilman accused in morgue graft scheme
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian authorities say they have arrested a Rio de Janeiro city councilman for allegedly taking bribes to turn bodies from public morgues over to private funeral parlours without f...
Aug 08, 2017
Disney to launch streaming services for movies, live sports
NEW YORK - With new streaming services in the works, Disney is trying to set itself up for a future that’s so far largely been framed by Netflix: stuff I want to watch, when I want it. The Magic...
Aug 08, 2017
Vancouver Whitecaps still looking to add with transfer window set to close
Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson says there’s been lots of chatter as the clock ticks down on Major League Soccer’s transfer window. That doesn’t mean any of the moves co...
Aug 08, 2017
Arkansas inmates had Taser during incident
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Several Arkansas inmates who stole keys from correction officers and briefly controlled the doors and locks in part of a maximum security prison also had a Taser, and a key was fou...
Aug 08, 2017
With challenger not admitted, Van Niekerk cruises to victory
LONDON - If it seemed as though there were miles between Wayde van Niekerk and his closest competition on Tuesday - well, that wasn’t so far from the truth. On a chilly evening in which the Sout...
Aug 08, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Aug. 8 --- OTTAWA LOOKING TO BEEF UP BLOOD/ALCOHOL RULES: Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is considering lowering the legal alcohol limit for l...
Aug 08, 2017
Missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls inquiry loses director
OTTAWA - The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls has lost another high-profile member of its entourage. Waneek Horn-Miller, a former Olympian who was working as the i...
Aug 08, 2017
New Hampshire is latest state to sue OxyContin manufacturer
CONCORD, N.H. - The attorney general’s office sued Purdue Pharma on Tuesday, alleging that the drug manufacturer has continued its deceptive marketing of OxyContin in a state that has been calle...
Aug 08, 2017
Trump administration sides with Ohio on purging voter rolls
COLUMBUS, Ohio - President Donald Trump’s administration has reversed the government’s position on a voter roll case before the U.S. Supreme Court and is now backing Ohio’s method fo...
Aug 08, 2017