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3 students cited in theft of rare tree in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. - Police who were stumped by the theft of a rare pine tree in November from the University of Wisconsin Arboretum said Friday that they have cracked the case. UW-Madison police said thre...
Mar 26, 2021
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry dies at 84
DALLAS - Larry McMurtry, the prolific and popular author who took readers back to the old American West in his Pulitzer Prize-winning "Lonesome Dove" and returned them to modern-day landscapes in work...
Mar 26, 2021
Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims
WASHINGTON - Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Friday, arguing the cable news giant, in an effort to boost faltering ratings, falsely claimed that the...
Mar 26, 2021
Road to COVID-delayed Olympics a journey of growth for Canadian pitcher Lawrie-Locke
Pitcher Danielle Lawrie-Locke thought she was done playing softball when the Tokyo Olympics were called off last spring. "I went to a really dark place right away," said the star right-hander for the ...
Mar 26, 2021
Air Force assessing pristine Sable Island as rescue-staging area for helicopters
HALIFAX - Another chapter in Sable Island's long history of providing rescue services for struggling seafarers may be about to begin. The Royal Canadian Air Force says it is assessing whether to set u...
Mar 26, 2021
Steak-out: Rhode Island's runaway steer has been recaptured
JOHNSTON, R.I. - A steer that has been on the lam for nearly two months after escaping while on the way to a Rhode Island slaughterhouse was finally corralled Friday morning, police said. The beefy, 1...
Mar 26, 2021
Caesars puts pandemic losses at $2B, wants insurers to pay
LAS VEGAS - Casino giant Caesars Entertainment Inc. is putting its losses because of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 at more than $2 billion, and is suing a long list of insurance carriers it accuses...
Mar 26, 2021
Trains collide in southern Egypt, killing at least 32
CAIRO - Two trains collided on Friday in southern Egypt, apparently after someone activated the emergency brakes, killing at least 32 people and leaving 108 injured, Egyptian authorities said. Dozens ...
Mar 26, 2021
'What do you have to hide?' Demographic data on jurors in Canada lacking
A lack of data on race, gender or age makes it impossible to know whether systemic jury bias plays a role in who ends up behind bars in Canada - and who doesn't. Experts say the information gap is cru...
Mar 26, 2021
U.S. research shows race, age of jurors affects verdicts but Canada lacks data
The race and age of jurors has a noticeable effect on trial verdicts, American studies indicate, but Canada has no data allowing similar research here. Experts in Canada said it's imperative to gather...
Mar 26, 2021
