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Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in Durham's Trump-Russia probe
WASHINGTON - A former FBI lawyer will plead guilty to making a false statement in the first criminal case arising from U.S. Attorney John Durham's investigation into the probe of ties between Russia a...
Aug 14, 2020
Asylum seekers on front lines of COVID-19 to have chance at permanent residency
OTTAWA - Asylum seekers working on the front-lines of the COVID-19 crisis are getting an early chance at permanent residency in Canada. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced the program ...
Aug 14, 2020
R. Kelly's manager charged with phone threats to theatre
NEW YORK - R. Kelly's manager has been arrested on charges that he threatened a shooting at a Manhattan theatre two years ago, forcing an evacuation and the cancellation of the screening of a document...
Aug 14, 2020
Bulls fire coach Jim Boylen after missing playoffs again
CHICAGO - The Chicago Bulls fired coach Jim Boylen on Friday, the new front office beginning its remake of a team that missed the playoffs again. The Bulls were 22-43 and were one of the eight teams t...
Aug 14, 2020
J Balvin says he is recovering from the coronavirus
NEW YORK - Colombian superstar J Balvin says he is recovering after battling the coronavirus. In a pre-taped video that aired Thursday night as Balvin accepted an award at Premios Juventud 2020, the p...
Aug 14, 2020
Atlantic Canadians against lifting travel restrictions next month, survey finds
A new survey indicates Atlantic Canadians are largely opposed to lifting quarantine requirements for Canadians who live outside the region. More than 3,300 Atlantic Canadians participated in the Halif...
Aug 14, 2020
Canadiens coach Julien has stent installed in coronary artery, will return home
TORONTO - The Montreal Canadiens say head coach Claude Julien is returning home to Montreal a day after he had a stent installed in a coronary artery. Julien was rushed to St. Michael's Hospital in To...
Aug 14, 2020
Whitecaps sell South Korean midfielder Inbeom Hwang to FC Rubin Kazan
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have sold South Korean international midfielder Inbeom Hwang to Russia's FC Rubin Kazan. Hwang has signed a three-year deal with his new team, which said he will jo...
Aug 14, 2020
Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges writes children's book
NEW YORK - Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges has written a children's book with a candid telling of the past and positive message for the future, inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests. Delacort...
Aug 14, 2020
US industrial production up 3%; factory output up 3.4%
WASHINGTON - American industry continued to regain ground lost in the coronavirus recession last month, but production remains well below where it was before the pandemic struck. The Federal Reserve r...
Aug 14, 2020