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In the news today, July 30
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, July 30 --- COMMUNITY ON EDGE AS SEARCH CONTINUES: CHIEF Doors were locked, roads were empty and people were on edge, said a ch...
Aug 01, 2019
In the news today, August 1
Five stories in the news for Thursday, August 1 --- CANADA NOT CONSULTED ABOUT U.S. DRUG PLAN Federal officials say Ottawa was not consulted in advance about the details of a ...
Aug 01, 2019
Manitoba manhunt shows lack of resources for missing Indigenous women: advocates
WINNIPEG - Helicopters and a specialized military aircraft scoured from the air while armed police took to the ground over northern Manitoba in a hunt for two suspects of murders in British Columbia. ...
Aug 01, 2019
Jury told Katy Perry hit 'Dark Horse' earned $41M
LOS ANGELES - The penalty phase of a copyright infringement trial over Katy Perry's hit "Dark Horse" opened Tuesday with attorneys for the creators of a Christian rap song telling jurors that the pop ...
Jul 31, 2019
Advocates: 'Horrible deja vu' in continued family separation
NEW YORK - In the first couple of months after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration last year to stop separating most parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border, the number of children...
Jul 31, 2019
Biggio's homer sends Blue Jays to 7-3 win over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Bo Bichette rapped a clean single in the first at-bat of his big league career, and then was greeted by his parents after the Toronto Blue Jays rolled to a 7-3 win over the Kansas C...
Jul 31, 2019
TV ancestry series is a salve for divided America, host says
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The celebrity ancestry show "Finding Your Roots" has a message to counter divisive political rhetoric, said its host, educator Henry Louis Gates Jr. The PBS series demonstrates...
Jul 31, 2019
CNN coverage of Democratic debate seen by 8.7 million
NEW YORK - The Nielsen company says that just under 8.7 million people watched opening night of the second Democratic presidential debate on CNN, a sharp drop from the first debate last month. Nielsen...
Jul 31, 2019
New 5-year deal for PBS CEO, new YouTube pact for public TV
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Longtime PBS chief executive Paula Kerger said she's ready to face more budget fights and competition with the expanding number of commercial outlets treading on public TV's pr...
Jul 31, 2019
Pakistani army plane crashes into homes, killing 19
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - A Pakistani military plane crashed into a residential area before dawn on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people, most of them in their homes on the outskirts of the city of Rawalp...
Jul 31, 2019
