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Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:40:00 EDT
StubHub, CEO hit with 'deceptive practices' class action over mass scalping
StubHub and its CEO, Eric Baker, have been hit with a proposed $5-million class-action lawsuit in the United States over the company's ties to large-scale scalpers — connections reported by CBC News last week.

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:23:28 EDT
Trump says U.S. is reimposing shipping blockade amid renewed Iranian attacks
The U.S. military carried out a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran on Monday and two tankers came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S. President Donald Trump reinstated a blockade of Iranian shipping and charging charging a 20 ...

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:55:32 EDT
Motorist fatally shot by ICE agent in Maine
A federal immigration officer fatally shot a motorist in Maine on Monday, the second time in a week that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have used deadly force and at least the ninth time since President Donald Trump began his immigr...

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:13:56 EDT
Lindsey Graham's sister appointed to fulfill remainder of his term in U.S. Senate
Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother's temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend.

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:33:35 EDT
Large wildfire south of Paris may have been deliberately set, says France’s interior minister
France’s Interior Minister, Laurent Nunez, has stated that a large wildfire burning south of Paris may have been started deliberately. The fire, located in the Fontainebleau forest, covers roughly eight square kilometers and has forced the closure ...

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:40:58 EDT
U.K. counterterrorism police now leading murder probe of ex-MP Ann Widdecombe
After three days in which British authorities suggested there was no information suggesting a political or terroristic motive to last week's killing of longtime MP Ann Widdecombe, it was revealed Monday that the top counterterrorism unit is low leadi...

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:36:52 EDT
Pokémon Go celebrates 10 years with global festival, as fans continue to try to catch 'em all
While you're not likely to see the swarms of players you did in 2016, people around the world gathered to catch new Pokémon while spending a summer day outside with like-minded friends for the mobile game's 10th anniversary.

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:17:18 EDT
Thai investigators focus on potential negligence in Bangkok club fire that killed 27, injured 73
An explosive fire at a pub in Thailand's capital Bangkok killed 27 people and injured dozens, officials said on Monday, with police investigating possible negligence including obstructed emergency exits as people scrambled ‌to flee the burning venu...

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 05:18:41 EDT
Actor Sam Neill, known for Jurassic Park, dead at 78
Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster, has died at the age of 78.

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:35:00 EDT
Lorde has a blunt message about AI smart glasses as Kylie Jenner faces backlash
During her set at Madrid's Mad Cool Festival, Lorde took aim at wearable AI, calling smart glasses "not sexy." Meanwhile, Kylie Jenner is facing backlash over her collaboration with Meta on a line of AI-powered smart glasses featuring a built-in came...

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:55:41 EDT
Britney Spears defends her behaviour in moving vehicle 4 months after DUI arrest
Britney Spears said "I think I need to come out of the roof quite a bit more" after being photographed standing with her head through the sunroof of a Mercedes G-wagon as it travelled down a highway near Los Angeles.

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:54:13 EDT
Zara's 'death pants' are trending because people keep tripping on them
Technically, the Zara pants at the centre of a new internet phenomenon are called "flowy wide leg pants." But on social media, they're better known as "death trousers" because people keep tripping and falling.

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:45:36 EDT
Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heat wave, data shows
European countries reported more than 10,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heat wave that engulfed the west of the continent in late June, official data shows.

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:20:36 EDT
German hospital treats U.S. Ebola patient infected in Congo
The hospital said there was ‌no risk to the public or other patients, as the individual is being treated in complete isolation in a unit that is ​structurally and organizationally separated from the rest of the facility.

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:30:06 EDT
Aging death row inmates set to die in Florida
One of Florida's prisoners scheduled to die in July, a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents in 1986, is 80 years old and would be only the second known octogenarian to be executed in the U.S.

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 05:43:31 EDT
U.S. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham likely died after aorta rupture: medical examiner
Lindsey Graham, 71, was a prominent Republican ​senator from South Carolina. Earlier in ​his career, he was a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump ​before becoming one of his most loyal allies on Capitol Hill.

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Why the Princess of Wales climbed the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales — in a weekend
An outdoor pursuit that took Catherine, Princess of Wales, up peaks in England, Scotland and Wales was both a personal challenge and an opportunity for the House of Windsor to send signals about how a slimmed-down Royal Family approaches its role in ...

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:37:21 EDT
Sinner beats Zverev to repeat as Wimbledon champion, claim 5th Grand Slam title
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 Sunday for his second consecutive title at the All England Club after his German opponent appeared bothered by a knee issue following a slip to the grass on a key point in the ...

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:12:53 EDT
Venezuela quakes have killed 4,333, injured 16,740, says National Assembly president
The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 4,333, National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez told reporters on Saturday, announcing that the distribution of housing to those affected will begin next week.

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 05:46:39 EDT
Alvarez's 112th-minute goal helps lift Argentina past Switzerland 3-1 and into World Cup semifinal
Messi's nine-game World Cup scoring streak ended, but his pursuit of a second World Cup title continues.

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