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Louisiana veto session ends with no bill rejections reversed
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers ended their historic veto session Wednesday after two days in which Republicans failed to overturn any of Gov. John Bel Edwards' bill rejections, a signific...
Jul 21, 2021
O'Reilly accuser's appearance on 'The View' stopped by order
NEW YORK - "The View" cancelled a planned appearance Wednesday by a woman who settled a sexual harassment lawsuit against Bill O'Reilly, after the former Fox News Channel personality sought and receiv...
Jul 21, 2021
Biden nominates tech exec, political adviser David Cohen as U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has nominated David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be his ambassador to Canada. Cohen, a lawyer, lobbyist a...
Jul 21, 2021
Province sees 38 of 53 new cases reported in northern zones
The province is reporting another 53 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan on July 21, nearly half of which are being reported in the Far North West zone of the province.The 38 new cases in Northern S...
Jul 21, 2021
Taylor leaves ESPN after failing to reach contract extension
Maria Taylor is leaving ESPN after the two sides were unable to reach an agreement on a contract extension. Taylor had been with ESPN since 2014 but her contract expired Tuesday. Her last assignment f...
Jul 21, 2021
Green party execs end ceasefire with leader Annamie Paul, as battle heads to court
OTTAWA - Court filings show the Green party is trying to overturn arbitration orders that stymied threats to Annamie Paul's leadership, ending a brief ceasefire between warring factions. In a notice o...
Jul 21, 2021
50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans
Landscaping was hardly his lifelong dream. As a teenager, Alton Lucas believed basketball or music would pluck him out of North Carolina and take him around the world. In the late 1980s, he was the ri...
Jul 21, 2021
Quebec rejects $14-billion natural gas project in Saguenay over environmental issues
Quebec is rejecting a $14-billion natural gas project proposed for the province's Saguenay region. Environment Minister Benoit Charette told reporters today the government is not convinced the project...
Jul 21, 2021
Infrastructure bill fails first vote; Senate to try again
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans rejected an effort Wednesday to begin debate on a big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President Joe Biden. But supporters in ...
Jul 21, 2021
Blue Jays deal Payamps to Royals for cash considerations
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have dealt pitcher Joel Payamps to the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations. Payamps posted a 2.70 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 30.0 innings this season. The right-h...
Jul 21, 2021
