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Britney Spears gets restraining order against former friend
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears was granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday against a former confidante who she says has been harassing her family again. A judge ordered 44-year-old Sam Lutfi, wh...
May 9, 2019
US trade deficit edges up to $50 billion in March
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit increased slightly in March even though the deficit with China fell to the lowest point in five years. The deficit in goods and services edged up 1.5% to $50 billio...
May 9, 2019
Holocaust survivor opens book fair after neo-fascist banned
ROME - A Polish-born Holocaust survivor opened a book fair in Italy on Thursday to a standing ovation, after organizers agreed to ban a publisher linked to a neo-fascist group. Halina Birenbaum, an 89...
May 9, 2019
Impact limp into game against New York Red Bulls without Piatti, Sagna
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact's sagging offence will have to make do without star winger Ignacio Piatti for at least another week. The Impact will be without Piatti for their next two road ...
May 9, 2019
Jean Vanier, Catholic hero to developmentally disabled, dies
PARIS - Jean Vanier, whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in Canada and multiple other countries over the past half-century, has died at 90. A charity he found...
May 9, 2019
Jean Vanier, Catholic hero to developmentally disabled, dies
PARIS - Jean Vanier, whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in Canada and multiple other countries over the past half-century, has died at 90. A charity he found...
May 9, 2019
Lawyers to present final arguments today in Dennis Oland murder trial
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Final arguments will be heard today in the trial of Dennis Oland who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of his wealthy father in July, 2011. Richard Oland w...
May 9, 2019
Who is Marie Henein? A look at Mark Norman's high-profile defence lawyer
Those close to Marie Henein say the only thing the high-profile criminal lawyer defends more relentlessly than her clients is the justice system itself. Henein displayed that commitment to the fa...
May 9, 2019
Vatican law: Priests, nuns must report sex abuse, coverup
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has issued a new law requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and coverups by their superiors to church authorities, in a grou...
May 9, 2019
2 Russian spies sentenced in Montenegro in coup attempt
PODGORICA, Montenegro - A Montenegro court on Thursday sentenced 13 people, including two Russian secret service operatives, to up to 15 years in prison after they were convicted of plotting to overth...
May 9, 2019
