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Tornadoes suspected in violent N.B. storm: 'It came without any notice'
SHIPPAGAN, N.B. - Authorities suspect a violent storm that hit New Brunswick suddenly late Thursday, ripping roofs apart and pulling down utility poles, may have been powered by tornadoes. “They...
May 19, 2017
The Latest: Assange seeks contact with US, UK officials
LONDON - The Latest on Swedish prosecutor ending investigation of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange (all times local): 4:55 p.m. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says his legal team will contact U.K. o...
May 19, 2017
South Sudan government forces killed 114 civilians, UN says
JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudanese pro-government forces killed 114 civilians in a single town last year and brutally raped girls and women in front of their families amid growing ethnic violence in t...
May 19, 2017
Thailand's chunky monkey on diet after gorging on junk food
BANGKOK - A morbidly obese wild monkey who gorged himself on junk food and soda left behind by tourists has been rescued and placed on a strict diet of lean protein, fruits and vegetables. Wildlife of...
May 19, 2017
German Parliament passes tougher migrant measures
BERLIN - Germany’s Parliament has passed new measures making it easier to deport migrants whose asylum applications have been denied, and monitor and control those deemed dangerous. In a law pas...
May 19, 2017
China, Japan extract combustible ice from seafloor
BEIJING - Commercial development of the globe’s huge reserves of a frozen fossil fuel known as “combustible ice” has moved closer to reality after Japan and China successfully extrac...
May 19, 2017
Design sketches for Route 66 neon signs rescued, preserved
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - They were just a bunch of old business records belonging to New Mexico’s oldest and largest sign-making shop, the last of the manufacturers from neon’s midcentury heyda...
May 19, 2017
WikiLeaks' Assange calls end of rape case important victory
STOCKHOLM - Sweden’s top prosecutor on Friday dropped an investigation into a rape claim against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after almost seven years, saying that’s because there̵...
May 19, 2017
Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose won't vote for her replacement
OTTAWA - Rona Ambrose took on the job of interim Conservative leader with the goal of identifying and developing the party’s future leaders - but apparently, that doesn’t include voting fo...
May 19, 2017
Six stories in the news today, May 19
Six stories in the news for Friday, May 19 --- RONA AMBROSE WON’T VOTE IN LEADERSHIP Interim Conservative party leader Rona Ambrose says she won’t cast a ballot in this month’s vote ...
May 19, 2017