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Wed, 17 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
There's a reason Trudeau's Washington visit starts at the Capitol
There's a reason Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's visit to Washington starts at the Capitol building. That's where the biggest source of tension in Canada-U.S. affairs is playing out. Here's the scene ...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 20:07:51 EST
More than 1,000 people, mostly Tigrayans, detained in Ethiopia in week: UN
Ethiopia declared a state of emergency on Nov. 2, which allows suspects to be detained without trial and for house-to-house searches without a warrant.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 20:55:55 EST
Michigan judge rejects attorney general's effort to move Line 5 case to state court
Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. scored a key victory in the Line 5 dispute Tuesday as a judge in Michigan rejected the state attorney general's bid to get the dispute over the cross-border pipeline kicked...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:04:36 EST
Prosecution rests in trial over Ahmaud Arbery's killing
The prosecution rested its case on Tuesday against the three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery after presenting evidence it said showed the defendants wrongly assumed the worst about a Blac...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:55:17 EST
Russia denies endangering ISS astronauts with weapons test
Russian officials on Tuesday rejected accusations that they endangered astronauts aboard the International Space Station by conducting a weapons test that created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk....

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:43:44 EST
Polish forces use water cannons in clash with migrants at Belarus border
Polish forces at the border with Belarus used water cannons and tear gas Tuesday against stone-throwing migrants, as Warsaw accused Belarusian authorities of giving smoke grenades and other weapons to...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:07:48 EST
Ukraine reports record number of daily COVID-19 deaths
The Netherlands recorded its highest weekly number of positive coronavirus tests over the last seven days, and, as cases continued to soar, lawmakers on Tuesday discussed legislation to limit unvaccin...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:16:12 EST
Ugandan police say 3 killed by suicide bombers in country's capital
Two explosions rocked Uganda's capital, Kampala, on Tuesday, killing at least three civilians in what police described as a co-ordinated attack by extremists opposed to the government.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:48:42 EST
Joe Biden signs $1 trillion US infrastructure bill
U.S. President Joe Biden signed his $1 trillion US "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" into law Monday on the White House lawn, hailing it as an example of what bipartisanship can achieve. ...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:01:00 EST
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic for Nov. 16

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:09:43 EST
Russian weapons test resulted in debris now threatening space station, U.S. says
Orbiting space junk identified as debris from a Russian arms test threatened the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Monday, forcing them to seek shelter in their docked capsule...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:09:19 EST
Biden, Xi meet virtually amid strained U.S.-China relations
U.S. President Joe Biden opened his virtual meeting with China's Xi Jinping on Monday by saying their goal is to ensure competition "does not veer into conflict."

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:54:28 EST
Provocation or self-defence? Jury in Kyle Rittenhouse trial to weigh 2 different portrayals
The prosecution kicked off closing arguments Monday in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, aiming to convince the jury that the teenager opened fire during protests in Kenosha, Wis., without justificati...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 01:28:48 EST
Judge rules Kobe Bryant's widow must turn over therapy records
A judge has ruled that Kobe Bryant's widow must turn over her therapy records to Los Angeles County in her lawsuit claiming she suffered emotional distress after first responders took and shared graph...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:02:22 EST
U.S. judge rules Alex Jones of Infowars liable for defamation over Sandy Hook 'hoax' claims
A Connecticut judge found Infowars host Alex Jones liable by default Monday in a defamation lawsuit brought by parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting over the conspira...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:39:51 EST
Belarus must be held accountable for human trafficking, Baltic states say
Belarus is forcing migrants to breach the European Union border, and the government of President Alexander Lukashenko must be held accountable for human trafficking, EU members Lithuania, Latvia and E...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:44:03 EST
Trump ally Steve Bannon appears in court after surrendering to FBI over contempt charges
Steve Bannon, the former campaign chair and longtime ally of former president Donald Trump, surrendered to federal authorities on Monday to face contempt charges after defying a subpoena from a House ...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:51:04 EST
First murder trial begins for Dallas man accused of killing 18 senior citizens
Billy Chemirmir faces life in prison without parole if convicted of capital murder in the death of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris in a trial that begins Monday in Dallas. Chemirmir is accused of killing 18...

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:42:40 EST
U.K. counterterrorism police arrest 3 after deadly Liverpool car blast
Counterterrorism officers arrested three people after a vehicle explosion outside the Women's Hospital in Liverpool left one person dead and another injured on Sunday, police said.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:01:09 EST
The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for Nov. 15
The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for November 15th.



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