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MLB's postseason is rapidly approaching with NL playoff race shaping up for tight finish
The Major League Baseball playoffs are approaching and a Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge matchup in the World Series looms as an enticing October possibility. While the rooting interests of baseball fan...
Sep 27, 2024
Federal government posts $7.3B deficit between April and July
OTTAWA - The federal government's deficit has grown to $7.3 billion so far this fiscal year. The Finance Department's latest fiscal monitor says the deficit between April and July compares with a $1.2...
Sep 27, 2024
Tropical Storm Joyce forms in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Joyce formed Friday in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land, forecasters said. The storm is located about 1,325 miles (2,130 kilometers) east of the northern Leewa...
Sep 27, 2024
Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, says Israel will keep "degrading Hezbollah' until its objectives are met
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - His leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders at the United Nations on Friday that his nation will "continue de...
Sep 27, 2024
Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York amid rising questions about US support for Ukraine
NEW YORK (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived Friday for a meeting with Donald Trump as public tensions have been rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against Russia's invas...
Sep 27, 2024
Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer has died after crashing at the road world champs
ZURICH (AP) - Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer died on Friday, one day after crashing at the road world championships. She was aged 18. "Muriel Furrer sadly passed away today at Zurich University Hospital,...
Sep 27, 2024
Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, says he came to refute lies he heard there this week from other leaders
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, took the U.N. General Assembly podium on Friday and said he was there to refute the...
Sep 27, 2024
'Two Miles for Mary' radiothon raises nearly $20,000
An annual fundraiser that's taken place for nearly 40 years will help ensure a senior's transportation service continues in the city. The 37th annual 'Two Miles for Mary' radiothon took place on 900 C...
Sep 27, 2024
University of Wisconsin revokes tenure of former porn-making chancellor who wanted to teach
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to revoke the tenure of a former campus chancellor who was fired after making pornographic films, rejecting h...
Sep 27, 2024
Statistics Canada reports real GDP grew 0.2% in July
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product grew 0.2 per cent in July, following essentially no change in June, helped by strength in the retail trade sector. The agency says the growt...
Sep 27, 2024
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