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'Cautionary tale:' High DDT levels in New Brunswick lakes decades after ban
Several remote New Brunswick lakes still have high levels of a pesticide banned 46 years ago - findings with significant implications for today, says the scientist behind a study on DDT published Wedn...
Jun 12, 2019
Patriots' Kraft to receive warm welcome in Israel
JERUSALEM - Israel is rolling out the red carpet for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who arrives next week to collect the Genesis Prize, a prestigious award dubbed by its sponsors as the "Jew...
Jun 12, 2019
Swedish police shoot man threatening people at train station
STOCKHOLM - Swedish police officers shot and wounded a man who was banging a bag on the ground and claiming to have a bomb at a train station in the city of Malmo, authorities and a witness said Monda...
Jun 12, 2019
Stern words from Iran: US cannot 'expect to stay safe'
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it "cannot expect to stay safe" after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran, taking a hard-line stance ami...
Jun 12, 2019
Mexico denies Trump's claim of secret concessions in deal
WASHINGTON - Three days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal with Mexico to stem the flow of migrants at the southern border, the two countries appear unable to agree on exactly what's i...
Jun 12, 2019
Tony highlights: A historic win and a strong night for women
NEW YORK - When effervescent actress Ali Stroker came onstage to accept her historic trophy as the first actor in a wheelchair to win a Tony, it wasn't just the feel-good moment of the night. It may h...
Jun 12, 2019
Roaring Raptors' fans go quiet as Warriors win Game 5 of the NBA Finals
TORONTO - Almost 20,000 rapturous Raptors fans cramming a downtown arena and tens of thousands more across Canada watched in disbelief Monday as the home team lost by a single point to the Golden...
Jun 12, 2019
Principal accused of copying Kutcher speech is suspended
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. - A West Virginia, principal accused of plagiarizing Ashton Kutcher in an address to his school's graduating class has been suspended without pay for five days. The News and Sentine...
Jun 12, 2019
Facebook launches political-ad tool, but still allows some controversial content
OTTAWA - Anyone who wants to buy political ads on Facebook in the lead-up to the federal election will have to be approved by the company, but unpaid content that simply blurs lines -like a ...
Jun 12, 2019
Ottawa to launch 'pay experiments' as next step to replace Phoenix pay system
OTTAWA - The minister responsible for replacing the federal government's disastrous civil-service pay system says Phoenix will likely be running for several years while a series of pay "experiments" a...
Jun 12, 2019
