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Swedish court rules not to extradite Assange for rape probe
COPENHAGEN - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to Sweden for a revived rape investigation, but should still be questioned in the case while he is imprisoned in Britain, a Swedi...
Jun 05, 2019
'Non-trivial dose': Study tries to estimate human consumption of microplastics
New research suggests North Americans eat, drink and inhale tens of thousands of tiny plastic particles every year. University of Victoria biologist Kieran Cox, whose paper was published Wednesday, sa...
Jun 05, 2019
Canadian goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe 'super-confident' ahead of Women's World Cup
Stephanie Labbe will be Canada's last line of defence at the Women's World Cup in France, joining a select few. Just five women have started in goal for the team since the Canadians made their to...
Jun 05, 2019
Kevin Spacey shows up for hearing in groping case
NANTUCKET, Mass. - Kevin Spacey made an unusual appearance Monday at a Massachusetts courthouse where his attorney asked for a swift trial in the groping case against the actor, saying Spacey is "suff...
Jun 05, 2019
Gretchen Carlson stepping down as Miss America chairwoman
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Gretchen Carlson is stepping down as board chairwoman of the Miss America Organization. The former Fox News host and former Miss America says in a statement Wednesday that she ha...
Jun 05, 2019
AMC to rethink Georgia filming if abortion law takes effect
ATLANTA - The network behind a show that's become synonymous with Georgia says it will "reevaluate" its activity in the state if a new abortion law goes into effect. "The Walking Dead" is an economic ...
Jun 05, 2019
Ceremony, political gibes mark Trump's first day in London
LONDON - Mixing pageantry and pugilism, President Donald Trump plunged into his long-delayed state visit to Britain on Monday, welcomed with smiles and a cannon salute by the royals but launching poli...
Jun 05, 2019
Tracy Morgan involved in NYC fender bender in his Bugatti
NEW YORK - Comedian Tracy Morgan was involved in a minor traffic crash while driving his 2019 Bugatti in midtown Manhattan. Police say the fender bender happened Tuesday afternoon near Tenth Avenue an...
Jun 05, 2019
Queen, world leaders honour veterans on D-Day anniversary
PORTSMOUTH, England - Queen Elizabeth II and world leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump gathered Wednesday on the south coast of England to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings tha...
Jun 05, 2019
Trump reads from FDR's prayer to the US on D-Day
PORTSMOUTH, England - President Donald Trump read from a prayer delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as he joined other world leaders and veterans Wednesday in marking the 75th anniversary of ...
Jun 05, 2019
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