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China defends handling of rocket that fell to Earth
BEIJING - China's government defended its handling of a rocket booster that burned up over the Indian Ocean and said Monday it was unfairly being held to different standards than the U.S. and other sp...
May 10, 2021
New White House panel aims to separate science, politics
WASHINGTON - Eager to the turn the page on the Trump years, the Biden White House is launching an effort to unearth past problems with the politicization of science within government and to tighten sc...
May 10, 2021
Inside Arizona's election audit, GOP fraud fantasies live on
PHOENIX - On the floor of Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where Sir Charles Barkley once dunked basketballs and Hulk Hogan wrestled King Kong Bundy, 46 tables are arrayed in neat rows, each with a Lazy Su...
May 10, 2021
UK Labour leader shuffles team after disappointing elections
LONDON - The leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party shook up his top team after disappointing election results, moving his party chairwoman, economy spokeswoman and chief whip in an attempt ...
May 10, 2021
Amazon blocked 10 billion listings in counterfeit crackdown
NEW YORK - Amazon, which has been under pressure from shoppers, brands and lawmakers to crack down on counterfeits on its site, said Monday that it blocked more than 10 billion suspected phoney listin...
May 10, 2021
Canada to get two million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses as provinces expand rollouts
OTTAWA - Canada is scheduled to receive two million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week as provinces continue to ramp up their immunization efforts. The two million shots represent...
May 10, 2021
With a sexual assault rate four times national average, Labrador advocates seek help
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Rigolet is a close-knit Labrador community of about 300 people where everyone knows each other. It should be a place where people feel safe, but resident Desiree Wolfrey says she's ...
May 10, 2021
McIlroy ends 18 months without winning at Quail Hollow
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Rory McIlroy finally won when he least expected it, and it was as sweet as he could have imagined. Only after he hung on for a one-shot victory in the Wells Fargo Championship, his f...
May 09, 2021
Three-point nights for Gaudreau, Tkachuk keeps Flames alive in playoff race
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 6-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night. Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk each scored and added two assists. Mik...
May 09, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on May 9, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday May 9, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 265,509 new vaccinations administered for a total of 15,917,555 ...
May 09, 2021
