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Canada's Alphonso Davies named to L'Equipe's world team of the year in 2020
Canadian star Alphonso Davies earned another honour Monday, named to L'Equipe's world team of the year for 2020. The 20-year-old fullback from Edmonton is one of four current Bayern Munich players on ...
Jan 04, 2021
US construction spending increases solid 0.9% in November
WASHINGTON - Spending on U.S. construction projects increased 0.9% in November as strength in home building offset weakness in other parts of the construction industry. The November gain followed a bi...
Jan 04, 2021
'Find' votes, Trump urges Georgia as various election dramas near Capitol Hill climax
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Voters in Georgia will head to the polls Tuesday to determine who holds the balance of power on Capitol Hill for the next two years. But they've already been upstaged by President D...
Jan 04, 2021
Ted Danson and Holly Hunter combine for comedy 'Mr. Mayor'
NEW YORK - There's a government office right there in the very title of Ted Danson's new series, but the new NBC comedy "Mr. Mayor" is anything but political. "If you consider politics the headlines i...
Jan 04, 2021
Canadian defensive tackle Jake Thomas set to return for ninth season with Bombers
WINNIPEG - The longest-serving member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers has signed a one-year extension with the club. Canadian defensive tackle Jake Thomas will return for his ninth season with Winnipeg. ...
Jan 04, 2021
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ adds $5.5 million in 2nd US weekend
In its second weekend in U.S. theatres, "Wonder Woman 1984" earned an estimated $5.5 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates Sunday. It's a 67% drop for the superhero sequel, which is si...
Jan 04, 2021
Report: Talk show host Larry King in hospital with COVID-19
LOS ANGELES - Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday. Citing an unidentified person close to the family, CNN ...
Jan 04, 2021
Iran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid US tensions
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said on Monday it has begun enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground nuclear facility, a short, technical step to weapons-grade levels of 90% amid escalating tensions with the...
Jan 04, 2021
Republicans condemn 'scheme' to undo election for Trump
WASHINGTON - The unprecedented Republican effort to overturn the presidential election has been condemned by an outpouring of current and former GOP officials warning the effort to sow doubt in Joe Bi...
Jan 04, 2021
Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs
WASHINGTON - In an extraordinary rebuke of President Donald Trump, all 10 living former secretaries of defence are cautioning against any move to involve the military in pursuing claims of election fr...
Jan 04, 2021