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Tue, 24 May 2022 17:25:13 EDT
The gun control debate is fraught. Mental health experts don't want their cause dragged in

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
Ukraine looks to West for more heavy weapons, as Russia squeezes eastern strongholds

Fri, 27 May 2022 21:06:38 EDT
Giants manager Kapler refusing to take field for anthem in wake of Texas school shooting
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Friday he will refuse to take the field for the national anthem in a protest over the nation's political direction following this week's school shooting i...

Fri, 27 May 2022 11:06:58 EDT
Jury begins deliberations after hearing Depp and Heard want their lives back
After a six-week trial in which Johnny Depp and Amber Heard recounted the nasty details of their short marriage, both sides told a jury the exact same thing Friday — they want their lives back. ...

Fri, 27 May 2022 16:05:10 EDT
Construction unearths ancient Mayan ruins on Yucatan Peninsula
Archeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park near Merida, on Mexico's Yucatan ...

Fri, 27 May 2022 11:28:37 EDT
Stéphane Dion to be appointed ambassador to France, Radio-Canada sources say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will appoint Stéphane Dion, his predecessor as Liberal Party leader, as Canada's ambassador to France, sources told Radio-Canada.

Fri, 27 May 2022 09:23:22 EDT
Funerals for 3 more Buffalo victims as U.S. mourns loss of dozens to multiple mass shootings
A mother and sister known for baking decadent pastries. A restaurant worker buying his three-year-old's birthday cake. A father of six who worked as a school bus aide. These three victims of the racis...

Fri, 27 May 2022 14:03:17 EDT
Humpback whale freed from illegal fishing net off Spain dies a week later
A 14-metre long humpback whale freed from entanglement in an illegal drift fishing net off the island of Mallorca has died on another Spanish beach more than 300 kilometres away.

Thu, 26 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Why U.S. gun reform keeps failing in the face of unspeakable tragedy
The chance of gun reform appears remote in the U.S., even though a small group has begun inter-party talks to gauge whether there are enough votes to pass limited reforms But these efforts are but...

Fri, 27 May 2022 10:48:33 EDT
Twitter shareholders sue Elon Musk, alleging his antics have deflated stock price
Twitter shareholders have filed a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of engaging in "unlawful conduct" aimed at sowing doubt about his bid to buy the social media company.

Fri, 27 May 2022 06:15:19 EDT
Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode keyboardist, dead at 60
Andy Fletcher, the unassuming, bespectacled, red-headed keyboardist who for more than 40 years added his synth sounds to Depeche Mode hits like Just Can't Get Enough and Personal Jesus, has died at ag...

Thu, 26 May 2022 15:34:34 EDT
Donald Trump loses appeal, must answer questions in New York civil probe
Former U.S. president Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in the New York attorney general's civil investigation into his business practices, a state appeals court ruled Thursday, rejecting ...

Thu, 26 May 2022 11:48:22 EDT
Kevin Spacey charged in U.K. with 4 counts of sexual assault
British prosecutors said Thursday they have charged actor Kevin Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three men, an announcement that came as the actor was in court in New York testifying ...

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:56:05 EDT
11 babies killed in Senegal hospital fire
A short-circuit is believed to have been the cause of a fire at a hospital in Tivaouane, Senegal, that has left 11 babies dead.

Wed, 25 May 2022 15:35:24 EDT
What we know about the Uvalde, Texas, shooting victims
Distraught families gathered at a local civic centre and turned to social media to mourn the 19 children and two teachers killed in the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, now the dea...

Thu, 26 May 2022 15:34:01 EDT
Amber Heard ends her testimony at libel trial
Amber Heard told jurors at her libel trial Thursday that a harassment campaign waged against her by ex-husband Johnny Depp has left her humiliated and scared for her life due to multiple death threats...

Thu, 26 May 2022 13:35:04 EDT
Ray Liotta, Goodfellas and Field of Dreams star, dead at 67
Ray Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in Goodfellas and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams, has died. He was 67.

Thu, 26 May 2022 13:46:00 EDT
U.K. introduces temporary 'windfall tax' of 25% on oil and gas profits
The British government unveiled a 15 billion-pound emergency aid package featuring a 25 per cent tax on profits at oil and gas firms, to help offset increases in the cost of living.

Wed, 25 May 2022 20:41:49 EDT
Boeing capsule returns from space station after test flight with no crew
Boeing's crew taxi returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Wednesday, nearly two-and-a-half years after its first botched attempt. The Starliner mission moves NASA closer to a new op...

Wed, 25 May 2022 14:29:11 EDT
At least 14 killed after series of explosions rock Afghanistan, Taliban says
A series of explosions shook Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Taliban said, including a blast inside a mosque in the capital of Kabul that killed at least five worshippers and three bombings of minivans ...



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