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Far-right grouping in European Parliament expels high-flying Alternative for Germany party
BRUSSELS (AP) - A German far-right party set for big gains in upcoming European elections suffered another setback on Thursday when it was expelled from a right-wing group in the European Parliament. ...
May 23, 2024
Group of graduates walk out of Harvard commencement chanting 'Free, free Palestine'
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A group of graduates walked out of the Harvard commencement on Thursday chanting "Free, Free Palestine" after weeks of protests on campus. School officials announced Wednesday,...
May 23, 2024
Canada coach names squad for Mexico friendlies but Olympic roster decisions remain
Canada coach Bev Priestman is starting to get some of her injured talent back ahead of the Paris Olympics. Nichelle Prince, Olivia Smith and Jayde Riviere, unavailable for the SheBelieves Cup earlier ...
May 23, 2024
Canada's Shapovalov falls to Griekspoor at Geneva Open
GENEVA - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the Geneva Open after falling 6-7 (7) 7-6 (4) 6-3 to Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands. Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., fired 10 aces, committed fou...
May 23, 2024
Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that said the district discriminated against Black vot...
May 23, 2024
Top UN court declines to issue preliminary orders in Mexico-Ecuador dispute over Quito embassy raid
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The top United Nations court declined Thursday to immediately order Ecuador to protect Mexican diplomatic property following the storming of Mexico's embassy in Quito to ...
May 23, 2024
US will announce $275 million more in artillery and ammunition for Ukraine, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is expected to announce an additional $275 million in military aid for Ukraine on Friday as Kyiv struggles to hold off advances by Russian troops in the Kharkiv reg...
May 23, 2024
'Looking over our shoulders': A killing looms large in a little B.C. town
LUMBY, B.C. - Something has shifted in the pretty little village of Lumby, B.C. It's subtle, say residents of the community of 2,000 people, nestled in the hills of the North Okanagan in B.C.'s Interi...
May 23, 2024
Toronto awarded WNBA's first franchise outside US, with expansion team set to begin play in 2026
Toronto has been awarded the WNBA's first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026. Larry Tanenbaum-led Kilmer Sports Ventures is paying $50 million for t...
May 23, 2024
Toronto awarded WNBA's first franchise outside US, with expansion team set to begin play in 2026
Toronto has been awarded the WNBA's first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026. Larry Tanenbaum-led Kilmer Sports Ventures is paying $50 million for t...
May 23, 2024