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3-time major champion Andy Murray says he had hip operation
Andy Murray did have a second hip operation, after all, getting a metal implant one year after his first procedure on the joint. The three-time major champion posted a message Tuesday on Instagram say...
Jan 29, 2019
Some national parks open to visitors post-shutdown
MINNEAPOLIS - Park rangers were once again greeting visitors at some national parks across the United States and flight operations at major airports were returning to normal on Saturday, one day after...
Jan 29, 2019
Rivals Maduro and Guaido vie for Venezuelan military backing
CARACAS, Venezuela - The struggle for control of Venezuela turned to the military Sunday, with supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaido handing leaflets to soldiers detailing a proposed amnesty law...
Jan 29, 2019
Search for Brazil dam survivors renews as death toll hits 58
BRUMADINHO, Brazil - Brazilian rescue crews returned to mud-covered flats Sunday to resume the search for hundreds of people missing in the wake of a dam collapse after the operation was suspended for...
Jan 29, 2019
Auschwitz survivors pay homage as world remembers Holocaust
WARSAW, Poland - The world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday amid a revival of hate-inspired violence and signs that younger generations know less and less about the genocide of...
Jan 29, 2019
Singer in Thai girl band apologizes for swastika shirt
BANGKOK - A popular Thai music act has apologized after one of its members wore a shirt showing the swastika flag of Nazi Germany during a performance. The incident involving the girl group BNK48 occu...
Jan 29, 2019
In the news today, Jan. 29
Seven stories in the news for Tuesday, Jan. 29 --- CASE OF HUAWEI EXEC BACK IN VANCOUVER COURT The case of a senior executive of Chinese tech juggernaut Huawei Technologies is sche...
Jan 29, 2019
Rivals Drake Batherson and Trevor Moore lead North to AHL all-star challenge win
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Drake Batherson and Trevor Moore both scored in the shootout to lead the North Division past the Atlantic Division 1-0 on Monday in the final of the American Hockey League's all-s...
Jan 29, 2019
Feds to offer $114M in new money to provinces, cities for asylum seeker housing
OTTAWA - The federal government is planning to spend an additional $114.7 million to compensate provinces and municipalities for temporary housing costs for asylum seekers. The money is part of $...
Jan 29, 2019
Liberals set to decide on future of Social Security Tribunal: sources
OTTAWA - Federal cabinet ministers will soon decide whether and how to reform the oft-maligned tribunal Canadians use to appeal federal benefits rulings, potentially undoing changes made six years ago...
Jan 29, 2019
