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Khloe Kardashian confirms she had coronavirus in video
LOS ANGELES - Khloe Kardashian says she had tested positive for the coronavirus. The reality star confirmed her previous diagnosis in a Wednesday sneak peek clip of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." ...
Oct 29, 2020
Outlaw country artist Billy Joe Shaver dead at 81
NASHVILLE - Outlaw country singer songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, who wrote songs like "Honky Tonk Heroes," "I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train" and "Old Five and Dimers Like Me," has died He was 81. His ...
Oct 29, 2020
Watchdog probes death of man shot by police officers in Montreal
MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating a police shooting that left a man dead in Montreal. The Bureau des enquetes independantes says preliminary information is that police allege a man ...
Oct 29, 2020
Thailand protesters take to street to mock fashion show
BANGKOK - Pro-democracy demonstrators in Thailand returned Thursday to the capital's business district, staging something akin to a street fair to bring attention to their contention that the country'...
Oct 29, 2020
European Central Bank holds off on strengthening stimulus
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank held off from strengthening its stimulus programs despite growing concern that a renewed surge in COVID-19 cases could stall the economy's recovery from the deep ...
Oct 29, 2020
US jobless claims aid fall to 751,000, virus resurges
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 751,000, the lowest since March, but it's still historically high and indicates the viral pandemic is still forcing...
Oct 29, 2020
3 dead in knife attack in French church; terrorism suspected
PARIS - An attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church Thursday in the Mediterranean city of Nice, French authorities said. It was the third attack in two months in France, which has g...
Oct 29, 2020
ROTHENBURGER – Among all the bad news, some good news is worth celebrating
KAMLOOOPS - THERE'S SO MUCH bad news going around these days that it's a pleasant surprise indeed to read about something really positive. It's even better when it involves a government program that a...
Oct 29, 2020
Tanzanian opposition leader rejects presidential election
NAIROBI, Kenya - Tanzania's leading opposition candidate has rejected Wednesday's presidential vote after alleging widespread irregularities, saying on Thursday that whatever happened was not an elect...
Oct 29, 2020
Canadian skateboarder Matt Berger awaits his sport's Olympic debut
Matt Berger's grandmother Renee gave him a big-box store skateboard when he was four years old. Berger didn't touch it for over a year, until he was inspired by an older skateboarding cousin to give i...
Oct 29, 2020
