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Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr.
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal. DeBartolo Jr., who built the San Francisco 49ers' 198...
Feb 18, 2020
US sanctions Russian oil company for role in Venezuela
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on the trading unit of Russian state-controlled oil company Rosneft for helping Venezuela skirt an embargo on oil from the South American co...
Feb 18, 2020
Elections Canada reports no serious cyberthreats to last fall's federal election
OTTAWA - Chief electoral officer Stephane Perrault says there were no cybersecurity incidents of significance during last fall's federal election campaign. In a preliminary report to Parliament a...
Feb 18, 2020
Aging Shiite cleric a powerhouse in Iraq. What comes after?
NAJAF, Iraq - When Iraq's top Shiite cleric underwent surgery for a fractured bone last month, it sent shivers around the country and beyond. "May God heal Iraq," read a photo of Grand Ayatollah Ali a...
Feb 18, 2020
Jury to begin deliberating in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial
NEW YORK - A jury is expected to begin deliberations Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein's trial after often-emotional testimony from multiple women who accused him of sexual assault. The panel of five women ...
Feb 18, 2020
Elton John cancels New Zealand shows as he battles pneumonia
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Elton John cancelled his two remaining New Zealand shows late Tuesday as he continued to suffer from a bout of pneumonia. The shows have been rescheduled for next year. Earli...
Feb 18, 2020
White House correspondents' dinner returns to comedic roots
WASHINGTON - Comedians are making their return to the White House Correspondents' Dinner after last year's hiatus. Kenan Thompson of "Saturday Night Live" and Hasan Minhaj of Netflix's "Patriot Act wi...
Feb 18, 2020
Whitey Bulger juror says she regrets murder conviction
EASTHAM, Mass. - The notorious crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger terrorized Boston from the 1970s into the 1990s with a campaign of murder, extortion, and drug trafficking, then spent 16 years on the l...
Feb 18, 2020
Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall
SAN DIEGO - The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Department of Homeland Security said waivin...
Feb 18, 2020
Canucks acquire forward Tyler Toffoli from Kings in push for playoffs
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have added a scoring winger to their lineup on the same day they announced Micheal Ferland is done for the season and that Brock Boeser will be sidelined for at least...
Feb 18, 2020
