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US pending home sales slid 2.5% in July in sign of slowdown
WASHINGTON - Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in July, signalling that the housing market has yet to enjoy a strong bounce from lower mortgage rates. The National Association of Realtors ...
Aug 29, 2019
New Brunswick education minister warns against anti-vaccination message
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's education minister says people spreading misinformation about the effectiveness of vaccines are from the "far, far fringe." A committee of the New Brunswick legislature b...
Aug 29, 2019
Watchdog: Comey violated FBI policies in handling of memos
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department's inspector general says former FBI Director James Comey violated FBI policies in his handling of memos documenting private conversations with President Donald Trum...
Aug 29, 2019
Scarlett Johansson says 'Marriage Story' felt fated
VENICE, Italy - Scarlett Johansson says she was going through a divorce when director Noah Baumbach approached her for his divorce drama "Marriage Story." Speaking Thursday at a Venice International F...
Aug 29, 2019
Fall Movie Preview: 'Joker' gets a prestige makeover
LOS ANGELES - The Joker has been around for almost 80 years and there's no shortage of portrayals. There are even some legendary ones by Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger. But by most accounts, Joaquin ...
Aug 29, 2019
Brad Pitt goes deep into space, masculinity in 'Ad Astra'
VENICE, Italy - Brad Pitt says that in his new film "Ad Astra," he and director James Gray are digging into the idea of masculinity. "Ad Astra" follows Pitt's detached astronaut character Roy McBride ...
Aug 29, 2019
Colombia FARC negotiators say they are taking up arms again
BOGOTA - The top peace negotiator for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia announced Thursday that he and a small cadre of hardline supporters are taking up arms again, accusing President Ivan D...
Aug 29, 2019
Now free from legal limbo, Meek Mill eyes prison reform
PHILADELPHIA - Rapper Meek Mill pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour gun charge Tuesday in a deal that resolves a 2007 arrest that has kept him on probation or in prison for most of his adult life. The ne...
Aug 29, 2019
Countries agree to limit sales of elephants to zoos
GENEVA - Countries have agreed to limit the controversial sale of wild elephants caught in Zimbabwe and Botswana, to the delight of conservationists but the dismay of some of the African countries inv...
Aug 29, 2019
Canada beats Puerto Rico, stays undefeated to secure first in group play
SURREY, B.C. - The Canadian women got their first real test at the Softball Americas Olympic Qualifier and passed with ease. Sara Groenewegen went four innings and got the help from two relieves ...
Aug 29, 2019
