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Probe clears acting defence head of alleged bias in Pentagon
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon's watchdog agency on Thursday cleared Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan of wrongdoing in connection with allegations that he had used his official position to favour ...
Apr 27, 2019
Biden enters Democratic race with strong anti-Trump theme
WASHINGTON - Declaring the "soul of this nation" at stake, former Vice-President Joe Biden pushed into the crowded 2020 presidential contest and quickly sparked a fierce debate over the direction of t...
Apr 27, 2019
Injured Humboldt Broncos player returning home for first time since accident
AIRDRIE, Alta. - It's been more than a year since injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki slept at home in his own bed. That's about to change. After several months of renovations, his...
Apr 27, 2019
Lou Williams, Clippers force Game 6 against champ Warriors
OAKLAND, Calif. - Lou Williams again came off the bench and knocked down big shot after big shot. Patrick Beverley crashed the boards at every chance. Danilo Gallinari drove the lane with authority. T...
Apr 26, 2019
Protas pots hat trick to lift Raiders to Game 5 win; one win away from finals
Hats and caps and cowbells flooded the Art Hauser Centre ice on Friday, and Aliaksei Protas will always remember it.Protas, in his first taste of the WHL playoffs, scored a hat trick and got an assist...
Apr 26, 2019 Raiders forward Aliaksei Protas had a game he won't soon forget on Friday. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff
Hurricanes stun defending champion Capitals in 2OT in Game 7
WASHINGTON - Justin Williams returned to the building that was the scene of his only Game 7 loss and left the ice relieved and redeemed after knocking off his old friends and defending Stanley Cup cha...
Apr 26, 2019
Harden helps Rockets eliminate Jazz with 100-93 win
HOUSTON - In a series where their shots weren't falling like normal, the Houston Rockets managed to close it out with some tough defence. James Harden scored 26 points and the Rockets outlasted the Ut...
Apr 26, 2019
Putin says he'll brief US on summit with Kim
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - President Vladimir Putin says he's willing to share details with the United States about his summit on Thursday with Kim Jong Un, potentially raising Russia's influence in the st...
Apr 26, 2019
Nissan ex-chair Ghosn released from Japanese detention
TOKYO - Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn walked out of a Japanese detention centre Thursday evening, his head held high, after paying 500 million yen ($4.5 million) in bail and winning a court reje...
Apr 26, 2019
Sri Lanka says 2 militants, civilian killed in fresh raid
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's military says soldiers are raiding an area in the country's east where a gunfight between troops and suspects linked to the Easter suicide bombings killed two militant...
Apr 26, 2019
