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Elton John, Erivo, Menzel, Metz among Oscar performers
LOS ANGELES - The singers from five Oscar-nominated songs will reprise their performances live at next month's Academy Awards. Producers said Thursday that best actress nominee Cynthia Erivo, Elton Jo...
Jan 24, 2020

Police: 1 missing after warehouse explosion shakes Houston
HOUSTON - A worker was missing following a large explosion at a warehouse in Houston early Friday that heavily damaged nearby buildings and homes, left rubble scattered in the area and was felt miles ...
Jan 24, 2020

Hamilton's Forge FC sells star midfielder Tristan Borges to Belgian team
Forge FC has sold star midfielder Tristan Borges, the leading scorer and MVP of the Canadian Premier League, to Belgian club Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Terms of the deal were not released but a source, not ...
Jan 24, 2020

'Naughty boy': Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77
LONDON - Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as "the complete Renaissance comedian" and "a man of endless enthusiasms," has died at age 77 a...
Jan 24, 2020

Thunberg brushes off mockery from US finance chief
DAVOS, Switzerland - Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday brushed off criticism and mockery from U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, saying that his comments have "of course no effect" on her...
Jan 24, 2020

Italy's 5-Star leader Di Maio steps down as party struggles
ROME - The head of Italy's ruling 5-Star Movement stepped down as party leader Wednesday, following a string of parliamentary defections, falling poll numbers and questions about the movement's future...
Jan 24, 2020

US Vice-President Pence meets Pope Francis at the Vatican
VATICAN CITY - U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence met Friday with Pope Francis during a visit to Rome that includes meetings with the Italian president and premier. The audience comes on the same day that...
Jan 24, 2020

Thousands turn up for 'million' Iraq rally against US troops
BAGHDAD - Thousands rallied in Baghdad on Friday to demand that American troops leave the country, though their numbers fell short of the "million-man" march called for by an influential Shiite cleric...
Jan 24, 2020

Darche returning to Super Bowl as team doctor with Kansas City Chiefs
J.P. Darche is returning to the Super Bowl. The former long-snapper will head to Miami with the Kansas City Chiefs as one of their team doctors. The 44-year-old native of St-Laurent, Qu...
Jan 24, 2020

McGill's 'Dr. Death' takes unconventional journey to Super Bowl
Former McGill University football coach Sonny Wolfe realized immediately he had something special in Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. At six foot five and 275 pounds in 2010, Duvernay-Tardif was an impre...
Jan 24, 2020

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