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'Today' co-anchor Jenna Bush Hager expecting 3rd child
NEW YORK - "Today" show co-anchor Jenna Bush Hager is pregnant with her third child. The 37-year-old journalist shared the news with colleagues during Monday morning's show. The announcement comes les...
Apr 24, 2019

Man or cyborg? 'Jeopardy!' champ passes $1 million mark
NEW YORK - There's no truth to the rumour that James Holzhauer is a cyborg created to be the perfect "Jeopardy!" contestant. But given how he's made a level of excellence rarely seen on the television...
Apr 24, 2019

Garner graces cover of People's annual 'Beautiful Issue'
NEW YORK - Jennifer Garner graces the front of this year's "Beautiful Issue" of People magazine with a cover story that cheers the way she balances Hollywood, business and motherhood. The magazine rev...
Apr 24, 2019

Powerful quake hits Philippines, day after deadly temblor
PORAC, Philippines - A new powerful earthquake hit the central Philippines on Tuesday, a day after a magnitude 6.1 quake rattled the country's north and left at least 16 people dead, including in a co...
Apr 24, 2019

Bruins victory over Leafs ensures an American team will hoist the Stanley Cup
TORONTO - Many NHL players were either not yet born or too young to remember the last time a Canadian team hoisted the Stanley Cup. That trend will continue for a 25th NHL season after all three Canad...
Apr 24, 2019

News groups fight to keep Harvey Weinstein's hearing open
NEW YORK - News organizations are fighting to pull back the curtain on a Harvey Weinstein court appearance that the prosecution and defence want held in secret. The organizations, including The Associ...
Apr 24, 2019

Notre Dame fire was a warning bell. But will Europe listen?
PARIS - It's a thin line where the patina of age on Europe's countless monuments gives way to the onset of neglect. Like with so many loved ones, all is assumed to be fine, until suddenly it's not. In...
Apr 24, 2019

Pete Buttigieg scrambles to turn 2020 buzz into momentum
MANCHESTER, N.H. - There are no policy positions on his website. He has virtually no paid presence in the states that matter most. And his campaign manager is a high school friend with no experience i...
Apr 24, 2019

Affable Green leader sets sight on potential P.E.I. election victory
CHARLOTTETOWN - An affable dentist with a distinct Scottish accent, Peter Bevan-Baker ran nine times for the Green party -federally and provincially - before finally winning a seat in the P....
Apr 24, 2019

Ethics commissioner opens probe into Quebec Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon
MONTREAL - Quebec's ethics commissioner has announced she is opening an investigation into Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon regarding assets he allegedly holds in private companies. The investi...
Apr 24, 2019

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