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Storms leave deaths, damage and injuries in their wake
Strong storms, including at least one tornado, swept through parts of the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic region, damaging homes and businesses and causing injuries after storms in the South killed at le...
Apr 17, 2019
Conservative MP Mark Warawa facing cancer battle, asks for 'miracle'
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP from British Columbia says he is undergoing tests to determine if he has pancreatic cancer - and, if so, how far the disease may have spread. Mark Warawa, the...
Apr 17, 2019
Kenya's Cherono wins men's Boston Marathon in sprint to tape
BOSTON - Two-time Boston Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa turned onto Boylston Street with a sliver of a lead, leaning in front of two other runners with the finish line in sight. Unfortunately for him...
Apr 17, 2019
India's Jet Airways suspending operations, no money to fly
NEW DELHI - Jet Airways, once India's largest airline, says it is temporarily suspending all operations after failing to raise enough money to run its services. The company said Wednesday that it has ...
Apr 17, 2019
Metro grocery stores to permit reusable containers in effort to cut waste
MONTREAL - The Metro grocery chain will allow customers across Quebec to bring reusable containers for the purchase of fresh products in what one expert de...
Apr 17, 2019
Lots to Do at the Library
The John Cuelenaere Library has something for everyone.See the posters below.
Apr 17, 2019
Texts: Chicago prosecutor called Smollett 'washed up celeb'
CHICAGO - Text messages show the Chicago prosecutor whose office handled the case of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett told her top deputy that Smollett was a "washed up celeb" who was overcharged. The o...
Apr 17, 2019
Canada's Denis Shapovalov falls in first round of Monte-Carlo Masters
MONTE CARLO - Canada's Denis Shapovalov has made an early exit at the Monte-Carlo Masters. The No. 15 seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., lost 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 to unseeded German Jan-Lennard Struff in the fir...
Apr 17, 2019
NBC, LA 2028 to combine to sell sponsorships, ad time
NBC Universal and the LA Olympics are going into business together, combining to package commercial time on all the network's platforms with opportunities to sponsor the American team through 2028. Th...
Apr 17, 2019
Former Volkswagen CEO charged with fraud in Germany
FRANKFURT - German prosecutors charged former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and four others with fraud in the emissions cheating scandal that has helped turn many Europeans against diesel engines a...
Apr 17, 2019
