Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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Report: Crew of doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight followed procedures
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - A preliminary report released Thursday by Ethiopia's government has found the crew of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed shortly after takeoff last month performed all of ...
Apr 04, 2019
New Zealand lawmakers pass initial vote for new gun controls
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand lawmakers on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favour of new gun restrictions during the first stage of a bill they hope to rush into law by the end of next week. T...
Apr 02, 2019
Brexit options: Stick close to EU, crash out, think again
LONDON - Britain is running out of time and options for Brexit. U.K. lawmakers have three times rejected the divorce deal struck between Prime Minister Theresa May's government and the European Union....
Apr 01, 2019
Heiress hoax scores woman celebrity treatment, and charges
NEW YORK - Anna Sorokin travelled in celebrity circles and tossed $100 tips - all the more reason to believe she was the German heiress she said she was. But behind the jet-set lifestyle and pricey th...
Mar 27, 2019
Jussie Smollett’s attorneys say all criminal charges dropped
CHICAGO - Attorneys for "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett say charges alleging he lied to police about an attack have been dropped. Smollett attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes said in a Tu...
Mar 26, 2019
Uber acquires Mideast competitor Careem for $3.1 billion
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Ride-hailing service Uber announced on Tuesday it has acquired Mideast competitor Careem for $3.1 billion, giving the San Francisco-based firm the commanding edge in a re...
Mar 26, 2019 (The Associated Press)
15 Canadians on cruise ship that was stranded off Norway; one injured
STAVANGER, Norway - Norwegian officials are investigating why a cruise ship carrying more than 1,300 people, including 15 Canadians, set sail despite storm warnings and forced a major evacuation after...
Mar 25, 2019
Thousands attend New Zealand vigil to honour 50 mosque dead
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Thousands of people gathered in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Sunday to listen to prayers, songs and speeches at a vigil to remember the 50 people killed in a ter...
Mar 24, 2019
UK’s May asks a wary EU to delay Brexit until June 30
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May formally asked the European Union on Wednesday to postpone Britain's departure from the bloc - due in nine days - until June 30. But a frustrated EU has warned it c...
Mar 20, 2019 This is the text of the letter that Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May sent to EU Council President Donald Tusk, asking the EU to delay Brexit until June 30, 2019. The U.K. is currently due to leave the bloc in nine days, but Parliament has twice rejected May's divorce deal with the EU. (10 Downing Street via AP)
New Zealand leader vows to deny notoriety to mosque gunman
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - He took away New Zealand's innocence, along with 50 precious lives. And in exchange, the country's prime minister vowed to take away the one thing the gunman so clearly cra...
Mar 19, 2019
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