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Gurney holding deceased person falls from van into traffic
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Police say a gurney that was occupied by a deceased person fell from the back of a coroner’s van into Olympia traffic. The Olympian reports (https://goo.gl/Yq3vid ) the van was ...
Aug 07, 2017
Australians set for non-binding mail ballot on gay marriage
CANBERRA, Australia - Australians are set to vote on gay marriage through a non-binding ballot by mail next month after the Senate on Wednesday thwarted the government’s preferred option for gau...
Aug 07, 2017
No clowning around: Nevada clown motel for sale
TONOPAH, Nev. - A clown-themed motel is for sale in rural Nevada, with the owner insisting the 600 clown figurines, mannequins and paintings, and his employees, get to stay. After 22 years, the Clown ...
Aug 07, 2017
Canada's Bouchard still feels the hometown pressure at Rogers Cup
TORONTO - Eugenie Bouchard still feels the pressure ahead of her first match at the Rogers Cup, even if the women’s event isn’t in her hometown of Montreal this year. Bouchard, from Westmo...
Aug 07, 2017
Canada falls 4-3 in shootout to Russia to open Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Canada dropped its tournament opener at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup on Monday, falling to Russia 4-3 in a shootout. Joe Veleno found the back of the net in the shootout fo...
Aug 07, 2017
Running means much more than medals for refugee team at world championships
LONDON - When Rose Nathike Lokonyen crouches at the start line of the 800 metres on Thursday, her race will be a victory before the starting gun even sounds. Her blue race singlet will read “Ref...
Aug 07, 2017
No end in sight for B.C. wildfires one month after state of emergency declared
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Wildfires are continuing to tear through British Columbia one month after the provincial government declared a state of emergency. Chief fire information officer Kevin Skrepnek said t...
Aug 07, 2017
9-11 victim's remains identified nearly 16 years later
NEW YORK - The remains of a man killed at the World Trade Center on 9-11 have been identified nearly 16 years after the terror attacks, medical examiners said Monday. His name was withheld at his fami...
Aug 07, 2017
Billionaire's bail rules tightened: No closed-door massages
NEW YORK - A judge tightened security Monday at the luxury Manhattan apartment where a Chinese billionaire convicted of bribing United Nations diplomats will likely reside under 24-hour guard until se...
Aug 07, 2017
Interior Dept. scraps Obama-era rule on coal royalties
WASHINGTON - The Interior Department on Monday scrapped an Obama-era rule on coal royalties that mining companies had criticized as burdensome and costly. The Trump administration put the royalty valu...
Aug 07, 2017