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Rep. Carolyn Maloney's 30-year career ends in loss to Nadler
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Democrat Carolyn Maloney's three-decade career in the U.S. House is coming to a close after she lost Tuesday to her longtime colleague-turned-rival Jerry Nadler, a Democratic ...
Aug 23, 2022
Mullin wins US Senate GOP runoff in deep-red Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin won Tuesday's GOP primary runoff for Oklahoma's unexpired U.S. Senate seat, making him a likely favorite to win the seat U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe is leaving...
Aug 23, 2022
Curacao eliminates Canada at Little League World Series with 4-2 win
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - The dream run is over for the Little Mountain Little Leaguers of Vancouver who, despite a desperate sixth-inning rally, were beaten 4-2 Tuesday and eliminated from title cont...
Aug 23, 2022
Florida Democrats choose Rep. Crist to challenge DeSantis
MIAMI (AP) - U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist won the Democratic nomination for governor in Florida on Tuesday, putting him in position to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis this fall in a campaign that the Republica...
Aug 23, 2022
Château Laurier believes swap of famous Churchill portrait was by a 'professional'
OTTAWA - The Chteau Laurier says it's been able to narrow down a time frame of when it believes a famous portrait of Sir Winston Churchill was stolen from its walls: sometime between Christmas Day las...
Aug 23, 2022
Placido Domingo's name comes up in Argentina sex sect probe
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Opera star Placido Domingo's name has appeared in an investigation of a sect-like organization in Argentina that also had U.S. offices and whose leaders have been charge...
Aug 23, 2022
Funkanometry to appear on America's Got Talent semi-final round
NANAIMO - A pair of mid-Island dancing phenoms will try to maintain their presence on a popular televised talent show.Nanaimo's Jacksun Fryer and Duncan's Carlow Rush appear live on America's Got Tale...
Aug 23, 2022
Republican Sweeney plans to withdraw from Alaska House race
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Republican U.S. House candidate Tara Sweeney said Tuesday she plans to end her campaign, saying she does not see a path to victory or to raise the money needed to be succe...
Aug 23, 2022
Quebec provincial election campaign to begin Sunday, François Legault confirms
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the fall provincial election campaign will begin Sunday. He made the announcement today in a video uploaded to social media. Legault says campaigning wil...
Aug 23, 2022
Car rams through north Nanaimo business, owner calls for safety improvements
NANAIMO - An elderly motorist accidentally crashed through the front windows of a Turner Rd. business Tuesday afternoon, causing considerable damage.Nobody was injured when a silver Volkswagen Jetta j...
Aug 23, 2022