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Assailants raid village in Mali, killing at least 95 people
BAMAKO, Mali - Assailants raided a central Mali village early Monday, killing at least 95 people in the latest massacre in a growing ethnic conflict that has been enflamed by Islamic extremists, gover...
Jun 12, 2019
'Super fan' buying childhood home of rocker Tom Petty
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A California real estate agent and self-proclaimed "super fan" says he's extended an offer to buy the Florida home of rock legend Tom Petty. Kevin Beauchamp tells The Gainesville S...
Jun 12, 2019
Trump Jr. on Capitol Hill for closed-door Senate interview
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump Jr. told reporters he has "nothing to correct" as he arrived on Capitol Hill Wednesday for a second closed-door interview with the Senate intelligence committee. Trump Jr. ma...
Jun 12, 2019
Correction: Naval War College story
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - In a story June 10 about an investigation into the president of the U.S. Naval War College, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer was sche...
Jun 12, 2019
Tilray shares up 11% on deal to merge with biggest shareholder
NANAIMO, B.C. - Tilray Inc.'s stock soared after it signed a deal to merge with its largest shareholder while also putting limits on the release of resulting new shares in the Canadian canna...
Jun 12, 2019
Liberals reject most Tory amendments to environmental assessment bill
OTTAWA - The federal government is rejecting most of the amendments proposed by Conservative senators to Bill C-69. A senior government official speaking on the condition of anonymity because he wasn'...
Jun 12, 2019
In the news today, June 12
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, June 12 --- ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT UPHOLDS RULING IN BOYLE CASE A lawyer for Joshua Boyle can introduce evidence of his client's estranged wi...
Jun 12, 2019
'Cautionary tale:' High DDT levels in New Brunswick lakes decades after ban
Several remote New Brunswick lakes still have high levels of a pesticide banned 46 years ago - findings with significant implications for today, says the scientist behind a study on DDT published Wedn...
Jun 12, 2019
Patriots' Kraft to receive warm welcome in Israel
JERUSALEM - Israel is rolling out the red carpet for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who arrives next week to collect the Genesis Prize, a prestigious award dubbed by its sponsors as the "Jew...
Jun 12, 2019
Swedish police shoot man threatening people at train station
STOCKHOLM - Swedish police officers shot and wounded a man who was banging a bag on the ground and claiming to have a bomb at a train station in the city of Malmo, authorities and a witness said Monda...
Jun 12, 2019
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