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ROTHENBURGER – Bernie and his mittens give us something to smile about
KAMLOOPS - BAD NEWS ON THE Bernie Sanders apparel front. The mittens are sold out and so are his 'Bernie' sweatshirts.Who'd have thought a photo of the venerable senator taken at Joe Biden's inaugural...
Jan 25, 2021
Chelsea fires coach Frank Lampard halfway through 2nd season
LONDON - Frank Lampard was fired by Chelsea on Monday halfway through his second season in charge of the London club after being unable to replicate his success as the club's record scorer in his firs...
Jan 25, 2021
9 workers found dead in China mine explosion; toll now 10
BEIJING - Chinese rescuers have found the bodies of nine workers killed in explosions at a gold mine, raising the death toll to 10, officials said Monday. Eleven others were rescued a day earlier afte...
Jan 25, 2021
AP source: Lawmakers threatened ahead of impeachment trial
WASHINGTON - Federal law enforcement officials are examining a number of threats aimed at members of Congress as the second trial of former President Donald Trump nears, including ominous chatter abou...
Jan 25, 2021
House sending Trump impeachment to Senate, GOP opposes trial
WASHINGTON - As the House prepares to bring the impeachment charge against Donald Trump to the Senate for trial, a growing number of Republican senators say they are opposed to the proceeding, dimming...
Jan 25, 2021
Group: Pakistani Baloch dissident buried amid high security
QUETTA, Pakistan - A Pakistani dissident and woman rights activist who died in exile in Canada last month was brought home and laid to rest in her home village in the southwestern Baluchistan province...
Jan 25, 2021
Asia Today: Australia OKs Pfizer vaccine, to begin in Feb.
SYDNEY, Australia - Australia's medical regulator has approved use of its first coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for inoculations to begin next month. The Therapeutic Goods Administration on Monday...
Jan 25, 2021
Judge orders Uganda's Bobi Wine freed from house arrest
KAMPALA, Uganda - A judge ruled on Monday that Ugandan security forces cannot detain presidential challenger Bobi Wine inside his home, rebuking authorities for holding the candidate under house arres...
Jan 25, 2021
Biden plans to sign order for govt to buy more US goods
BALTIMORE - President Joe Biden plans to sign on Monday an executive order that aims to boost government purchases from U.S. manufacturers, according to administration officials. The United States has...
Jan 25, 2021
India, China soldiers brawl again along disputed frontier
SRINAGAR, India - Indian and Chinese soldiers brawled last week along the countries' disputed border, Indian officials said Monday, as a monthslong standoff between the nuclear-armed rivals continued....
Jan 25, 2021
