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Rosario, Castro and Polanco homer as Twins dump Blue Jays 8-0 in series opener
TORONTO - These are the nights that are the painful part of the rebuilding process for the Toronto Blue Jays. The nights when the youngsters make errors, the bats are quiet, and there is little e...
May 08, 2019
Giannis has 39, Bucks beat Celtics 113-101, lead series 3-1
BOSTON - When Giannis Antetokounmpo picked up his fourth foul early in the third quarter of a tie game, the Boston Celtics sensed a chance to pull away. Instead, Milwaukee took control. Of the game, a...
May 08, 2019
Villalba, Gressel score to lead Atlanta past Toronto 2-0
ATLANTA - Hector Villalba and Julian Gressel scored to lead Atlanta United to its third victory in a row, 2-0 over Toronto FC in a matchup of the last two MLS Cup champions Wednesday night. After a sl...
May 08, 2019
Ottawa police looking for missing Supreme Court Justice Gascon, family concerned
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Police Service says Supreme Court of Canada Justice Clement Gascon has gone missing. Police say Gascon, who is 59, was last seen Wednesday afternoon in the city. Investigators...
May 08, 2019
Fox Sports, Stars Group to offer sports betting in deal
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A major U.S. sports network is getting into the sports betting game. Fox Sports says it is buying just under 5 per cent of the Stars Group for about $236 million, and that both c...
May 08, 2019
Plane skids off wet runway in Myanmar; pilot, 3 others hurt
YANGON, Myanmar - A plane operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines skidded off the runway while landing Wednesday evening at Myanmar's Yangon International Airport, injuring at least four people includin...
May 08, 2019
Denver is 1st US city to decriminalize 'magic mushrooms'
DENVER - Voters have made Denver the first U.S. city to decriminalize psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in "magic mushrooms." Preliminary results show that the citizen-led initiative narrowly pa...
May 08, 2019
C. diff sniffed out at UHNBC
PRINCE GEORGE - Angus is the first dog of its kind in North America. He sniffs out C. diff, an infection commonly spread in hospitals that causes acute diarrhea. He's been part of a program that visit...
May 08, 2019 Angus
Florida governor signs bill allowing more armed teachers
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - More Florida teachers will be eligible to carry guns in the classroom under a bill Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Wednesday that immediately implements recommendations from a ...
May 08, 2019
Santa Fe Opera announces plans to stage world premieres
SANTA FE, N.M. - World-premiere operas derived from the gender-bending Broadway hit "M. Butterfly" and from meditations on Victorian-era repression in Bram Stroker's "Dracula" are coming to the Santa ...
May 08, 2019