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Press group: Hollywood libel lawsuit could set bad precedent
FAIRFAX, Va. - Free press advocates in Virginia are concerned that a libel lawsuit between Hollywood actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard could set a bad precedent. The Virginia Press Association asked ...
Nov 11, 2019

Jury has questions as deliberations continue in Halifax jail cell death case
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia jury will return to deliberations Sunday morning in the case of two special constables charged in the death of an impaired 41-year-old man who suffocat...
Nov 11, 2019

John Legend lends support as Florida felons get vote rights
MIAMI - Singer John Legend was on hand to lend support Friday as 18 former felons were granted the right to vote in what Miami officials called a simple and streamlined process. The ceremony in a Miam...
Nov 11, 2019

Hundreds of thousands evacuated as cyclone hits Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A strong cyclone made landfall early Sunday in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of people have moved to shelters across the low-lying delta nation's vast coastal region. Pac...
Nov 11, 2019

Canadians to mark Remembrance Day this morning
OTTAWA - Canadians will gather at cenotaphs and monuments across the country this morning to remember and honour those who took up arms - and in some cases paid the ultimate price - to defend this cou...
Nov 11, 2019

AP sources: Former Trump adviser John Bolton has a book deal
NEW YORK - Former national security adviser John Bolton has a book deal, The Associated Press has learned. The hawkish Bolton departed in September because of numerous foreign policy disagreements wit...
Nov 11, 2019

Chrissy Teigen honoured at Baby2Baby gala
CULVER CITY, Calif. - Chrissy Teigen said she felt honoured to receive an award at the Baby2Baby Gala, but her acceptance speech wasn't all about her achievement: "No kid should go hungry. No kid shou...
Nov 11, 2019

New York Rep. Peter King won't seek reelection in 2020
New York Rep. Peter King announced Monday he will not seek reelection in 2020. The 14-term Republican congressman said in a Facebook post that his commute was a main factor in his decision, saying he ...
Nov 11, 2019

Remembrance Day and Don Cherry's poppy rant; In-The-News for Nov. 11
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 11. What we are watching in Canada ... Ca...
Nov 11, 2019

Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaign
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Gambia filed a case Monday at the United Nations' highest court accusing Myanmar of genocide in its campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Lawyers for Gambia said in a...
Nov 11, 2019