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1st cholera cases confirmed in Mozambique's cyclone-hit city
BEIRA, Mozambique - The first cases of cholera have been confirmed in the cyclone-ravaged city of Beira, Mozambican authorities announced on Wednesday, raising the stakes in an already desperate fight...
Mar 29, 2019
Fraud charges followed Avenatti's public financial feuds
LOS ANGELES - Even before federal prosecutors unsealed charges against Michael Avenatti, the lawyer best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in legal battles against President Donald Tr...
Mar 29, 2019
FAA defends its reliance on aircraft makers to certify jets
WASHINGTON - Under fire from lawmakers on Capitol Hill over the two deadly Boeing crashes, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday defended the agency's practice of relying on air...
Mar 29, 2019
Democrats insist Barr release full Mueller report quickly
WASHINGTON - The battle over releasing the special counsel's report intensified Wednesday as Democrats in Congress insisted Attorney General William Barr must quickly release its full findings. Barr s...
Mar 29, 2019
Prime Minister May says she'll step down if Brexit deal OK'd
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May offered up her job in exchange for her Brexit deal Wednesday, telling colleagues she would quit within weeks if the agreement was passed and Britain left th...
Mar 29, 2019
US new-home sales increased 4.9 per cent in February
WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes climbed 4.9 per cent in February, an indication that falling mortgage rates have given a boost to demand from buyers. The Commerce Department said Friday that new ...
Mar 29, 2019
China ban on Canadian canola not science based: Chamber of Commerce
OTTAWA - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says China's decision to ban canola imports from Canada has no basis in scientific fact. Mark Agnew, senior director of international policy for the chamber, ...
Mar 29, 2019
Shakira defends her song against plagiarism in Spanish court
MADRID - Colombian singers Shakira and Carlos Vives appeared in a Madrid court Wednesday to answer allegations by a Cuban-born singer and producer that they plagiarized his work in their award-winning...
Mar 29, 2019
Street checks should be strictly limited - or banned outright, N.S. report said
HALIFAX - Street checks by Halifax-area police have had a "disproportionate and negative" impact on the African Nova Scotia community, according to a new report that found black males w...
Mar 29, 2019
When the dike breaks: How climate change threatens Maritime lowlands
NOEL, N.S. - They were first created by the Acadian settlers of the 1700s, one shovel full of clay-rich soil at a time. Over the centuries the dikes protecting the Maritime lowlands have been extended...
Mar 29, 2019
